Minnesota State Symbols

Minnesota State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

Minnesota Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

The "Land of 10,000 Lakes," Minnesota got its nickname because there are more than 12,000 lakes throughout the state. Minnesota offers students opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and experience American culture. Ranked as one of the healthiest states with a high level of literacy, Minnesota is conducive to student learning. Some of the largest corporations in the United States, including 3M and General Mills, are headquartered in Minnesota.

Minnesota's name comes from the Dakota (Sioux) word for the Minnesota River's "sky-tinted waters." The Minnesota Territory was formed in 1849 from what had been part of the Northwest Territory, and Minnesota joined the Union in 1858. The state flower is the pink and white lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae), and the capital is St. Paul.

Minnesota State Symbols contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Minnesota state facts such as Minnesota state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Minnesota, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots.



Minnesota State Symbols, Emblems, & Mascots

Symbols

Symbol Name - (Species)

Bird Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Butterfly Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)
Drink Milk
Fish Walleye Pike
(Stizostedion v. vitreum)
Flag State Flag
Flower Pink and White Lady Slipper
(Cypripedium reginae)
Fruit HoneycrispTM apple
(Malus domestica "Honeycrisp™")
Gemstone Lake Superior Agate
Grain Wild Rice
(Zizania aquatica)
Motto L'Etoile du nord
(Star of the north)
Nicknames Read more
Muffin Blueberry Muffin
Mushroom Morel
(Morchella esculenta)
Photograph "Grace" 
(Eric Enstrom)
Quarter Minnesota State Quarter
Seal Great Seal
Soil Lester
Song "Hail! Minnesota"
Sport Ice hockey
Tree Red (Norway) Pine
(Pinus resinosa)
US State Symbols
State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state.