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| JOSH'S HOME STATE |
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| Minot, North Dakota - Birthplace of the one and only Josh Duhamel! |
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| You are listening to "R.O.C.K. in the USA" by John Mellencamp |
| North Dakota is called "The Peace Garden State". The state motto is: "Liberty & union now & forever, one & inseperable." |
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| Josh says of his home state: "North Dakotans are some of th emost real, down to earth people you will ever meet. As far as being real, straighforward, and honest, it was a great place for me to grow up. All my friends and family are still there." |
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| "The weather is really tough," he says about the climate in ND. "My last winter there, the temperature was like a 106 degrees below zero with the wind chill. I couldn't take it anymore, so I left!" |
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| STATE BIRD: Western meadowlark STATE SONG: "North Dakota Hymn" written in 1927 by Dr. C.S. Putnam & James W. Foley, Jr. STATE TREE: American elm STATE FISH: Northern pike STATE FLOWER: Wild prarie rose Source: North Dakota Tourism |
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