Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | The North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Gopher State, Bread and Butter State | |
Motto | L’Étoile du Nord | 1861 |
Song | Hail! Minnesota! | 1945 |
EcoSymbols > | ||
Flower | pink and white lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae) | 1902 |
Flower (former) | lady slipper (Cyprideum calceolous) | 1893 |
Tree | red or Norway pine (Pinus resinosa) | 1953 |
Grain | wild rice (Zizania palustris) | 1977 |
Fruit | Honeycrisp apple (Malus domestica) | 2006 |
Berry | blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) | 1988 |
Mushroom | morel (Morchella esculenta) | 1984 |
Bird | common loon (Gavia immer) | 1961 |
Fish | walleye (Sander vitreus) | 1965 |
Butterfly | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 2000 |
Bee | rusty-patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) | 2019 |
Soil | Lester | 2012 |
Gemstone | Lake Superior agate | 1969 |
Cultural Symbols > | ||
Sport | ice hockey | 2009 |
Muffin | blueberry muffin | 1998 |
Beverage | milk |
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Tartan | Minnesota Tartan | 2002 |
Photograph | Grace | 2002 |
Minnesota Symbols ˆ
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