Minnesota - State Symbols

State Symbols

Main article: Lists of U.S. state insignia

Minnesota's state symbols:

State bird: Common Loon
State butterfly: Monarch
State drink: Milk
State fish: Walleye
State flower: Pink and white lady slipper
State fruit: Honeycrisp apple
State gemstone: Lake Superior agate
State grain: Wild rice
State motto: L'Étoile du Nord ("The Star of the North")
State muffin: Blueberry
State mushroom: Morel
State photograph: Grace
State song: "Hail! Minnesota"
State sport: Ice hockey
State tree: Red Pine also known as Norway Pine
Nicknames:
- "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
- "North Star State"
- "Gopher State"
- "Land of Sky-Blue Waters"
- "Bread and Butter State" (A reference to the grain and dairy products Minnesota produces)

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