Education in 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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