Minnesota

 
Capitol: St. Paul


Became the 32nd state
to enter the union on
May 11, 1858


State flower: lady slipper

State bird: common loon

State song: "Hail Minnesota"

State tree: red pine
(also known as Norway pine)

State motto: L'Étoile du Nord  (The North Star)


Nicknames: "North Star State", "Gopher State", and "Land of 10,000 Lakes"


Size in land area: 79,610 square miles

Minnesota City Guides

Hotels

• Bloomington
• Brainerd 
• Brooklyn Center 
• Detroit Lakes 
• Duluth 
• Eagan 
• Eden Prairie 
• Fergus Falls 
• Grand Marais 
• Grand Rapids 
• Hibbing 
• Hutchinson 
• International Falls 
• Lake City 
• Minneapolis 
• Park Rapids 
• Pequot Lakes 
• Red Wing 
• Rochester 
• St Cloud 
• St Paul 
• Stillwater 
• Virginia 
• Winona 

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