A Minnesota Poem      
"Minnesota Blue" was written in 1985 by Cordell Keith Haugen as a tribute to his native state Minnesota. more

State Bird      
The Common Loon with its distinctive cry is Minnesota's State Bird. more

State Butterfly      
The Monarch butterfly with its black and orange markings is Minnesota's State Butterfly. more

State Drink      
In 2004, milk was designated as Minnesota's State Drink. more

State Fish      
The Walleye, whose common name comes from the fact that their eyes, like those of cats, reflect light, are Minnesota's State Fish. more

State Flag      
The Minnesota's State Flag, adopted in 1957, is blue with gold fringe. more

State Flower      
The rare Pink and White Lady Slipper is Minnesota's State Flower. more

State Fruit      
The Honeycrisp Apple is Minnesota's State Fruit. more

State Gemstone      
The unusually beautiful quartz Lake Superior Agate is Minnesota's State Gemstone. more

State Grain      
Northern wild rice is the official State Grain of Minnesota. more

State Muffin      
The blueberry muffin was adopted as the official Minnesota State Muffin in 1988. more

State Mushroom      
The morel mushroom, considered a rare delicacy by mushroom hunters, is Minnesota's State Mushroom. more

State Photograph      
The world-renowned photograph "Grace," depicting an elderly man bowing his head and giving thanks, taken in Bovey, Minnesota, in 1918, by Eric Enstrom, is designated as the State Photograph. more

State Quarter      
The quarter design features a tree-lined lake with two people fishing, a loon on the water, and a textured outline of the State surrounding its nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes." more

State Seal      
The official seal shows a barefoot farmer plowing a field near St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. more

State Song      
"Hail! Minnesota" Written by two students at the University of Minnesota in 1904 and 1905. It was the official University song until 1945, when it became the state song. more

State Tree      
The Red Pine, commonly known as the Norway Pine is Minnesota's State Tree. more