Minnesota State Symbols
Minnesota State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
The "Land of 10,000 Lakes," Minnesota got its nickname because there are more than 12,000 lakes throughout the state. Minnesota offers students opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and experience American culture. Ranked as one of the healthiest states with a high level of literacy, Minnesota is conducive to student learning. Some of the largest corporations in the United States, including 3M and General Mills, are headquartered in Minnesota.
Minnesota's name comes from the Dakota (Sioux) word for the Minnesota River's "sky-tinted waters." The Minnesota Territory was formed in 1849 from what had been part of the Northwest Territory, and Minnesota joined the Union in 1858. The state flower is the pink and white lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae), and the capital is St. Paul.
Minnesota State Symbols contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Minnesota state facts such as Minnesota state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Minnesota, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots.
Minnesota State Symbols, Emblems, & Mascots |
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Symbols |
Symbol Name - (Species) |
| Bird | Common Loon (Gavia immer) |
| Butterfly | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
| Drink | Milk |
| Fish | Walleye Pike (Stizostedion v. vitreum) |
| Flag | State Flag |
| Flower | Pink and White Lady Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) |
| Fruit | HoneycrispTM apple (Malus domestica "Honeycrisp™") |
| Gemstone | Lake Superior Agate |
| Grain | Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica) |
| Motto | L'Etoile du nord (Star of the north) |
| Nicknames | Read more |
| Muffin | Blueberry Muffin |
| Mushroom | Morel (Morchella esculenta) |
| Photograph | "Grace" (Eric Enstrom) |
| Quarter | Minnesota State Quarter |
| Seal | Great Seal |
| Soil | Lester |
| Song | "Hail! Minnesota" |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Tree | Red (Norway) Pine (Pinus resinosa) |
