Minnesota “L'Etoile du Nord” or “The Star of North” is the state motto of Minnesota.

 

Symbols: All About Minnesota  Bird Loon  Butterfly  Monarch  Drink Milk  Fish Walleye Mushroom Morel (Morchella esculenta)  Fruit  Honeycrisp™ Apple (Malus pumila cultivar Honeycrisp)  GemStone Lake Superior Agate  Grain Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica or Zizania palustris}  Flower  Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae} Muffin Blueberry Muffin   Others Proposed Over the years, other state symbols have been suggested, either in the legislative process or by the public and the media. State Insect Mosquito, Animal Gopher, Candy Licorice, Book Little House on the Prairie, and more. Minnesota Music Jams, Attractions and Events Halfway Jam  Royalton, Mn Moondance Jammin Country Fest Walker, Mn We Fest Soo Pass Ranch, Detroit Lakes, Mn Mall Of America Bloomington, Mn. Paul Bunyan Trail Brainerd, Mn. [Read About This Legend Paul Bunyan] Taste Of Minnesota St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN Biographies: Famous Minnesotans Border States:   Iowa   Michigan (water border)   North Dakota   South Dakota   Wisconsin Climate: Minnesota Weather: Minneapolis, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Constitution: 32nd State Admission to Statehood: May 11, 1858 Agriculture: Dairy products, corn, cattle, soybeans, hogs, wheat, turkeys. Industry: Machinery, food processing, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, mining, tourism. Road Side America: Minnesota Attractions Sports: Minnesota Teams Minnesota Twins - State BaseBall Minnesota Vikings - State Football Minnesota Wild - State Hockey Minnesota Timberwolves - Men's BasketBall Minnesota Lynx Women's BasketBall State Parks: Minnesota State Quarters: Minnesota Realeased April4th, 2005 County Profile: County Map   87 Counties Current Events: Minnesota News Headlines Fast Facts: MN Facts And Trivia Flag: The Minnesota State Flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath: 1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota.   Get this Flag Motto: L'Etoile du nord The Star Of The North National Forest: Chippewa National Forest, Superior National Forest Nickname: North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes Origin Of State's Name: Based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water," referring to the Minnesota River or the state's many lakes Population: Quick facts   4,919,479; 21st, 12/00 State Parks: Minnesota Geographic Center: Crow Wing, 10 miles southwest of Brainerd Highest Point: Eagle Mountain; 2,301 feet, 37th Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Superior; 602 feet, 42nd Largest Cities: Minneapolis   Saint Paul   Duluth   Rochester   Bloomington   Brooklyn Park   Plymouth   Eagan   Coon Rapids   Burnsville License Plates: Minnesota Local Resources: Minnesota Courts Minnesota Fire Departments Minnesota Counseling Services Minnesota Police Departments Minnesota Government Offices Lottery: Minnesota Lottery Maps: Rand McNally   DMOZ   Blank Outline Map   50states List Museums: The Virtual Library Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Public Records: Minnesota Representatives: US House:   109th Congress US Senate:   110th Congress Minnesota House: Members Minnesota Senate: Members Road Side America: Minnesota Topography: Image   Central hill and lake region covering approximatley half the state; to the northeast, rocky ridges and deep lakes; to the northwest, flat plains; to the south, rolling plains and deep river valleys. Travel: Minnesota Travel Unclaimed Funds: Minnesota Veteran Affairs: Minnesota VA   Military Links Vital Records: Minnesota Soil: Minnesota - Lester Song: Hail! Minnesota   words by: Truman E. Richard and Arthur E. Upson music by: Truman E. Richard