Travel Day -> Minnesota

Minnesota is a midwestern U.S. state bordering Canada and Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. The state contains more than 10,000 other lakes, including Lake Itasca, the Mississippi River’s primary source. The “Twin Cities” of Minneapolis and state capital Saint Paul are dense with cultural landmarks like the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center, a modern art museum.



Abbreviation: MN

Capital: Saint Paul

Temperature: 9 degrees, mostly cloudy

Time: 1:00 (CST, 1 hour behind us)

Nickname: “The North Star State” Our state motto is 'L'Etoile du Nord' (translation: Star of the North) and we are the most Northerly of the contiguous United States. We are also known as 'The Land of 10,000 Lakes' (on our auto license plates) but the actual count is closer to 14,000.





Population: 5.7 million (PA 12.8)

Size: 86,943 sq mi (PA 46,000)

Cost of living:  $36,798 (PA $49,040)

Minimum wage: $10.59 (PA $7.25)

Statehood: May 11, 1958

State Flag: 

The pink-and-white lady's slipper is the state flower. The 19 stars symbolize the fact that Minnesota was the nineteenth state to enter the Union after the original thirteen. The larger star at the top symbolizes the North Star.


State Bird:

Common Loon


State Flower:
Showy lady's slippers

State Tree:
Red Pine

State Animal:
White Tailed Deer

State Quarter:
Minnesota, admitted into the Union on May 11, 1858, themed the coin, Land of 10,000 Lakes. It highlights an image of 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.

Minnesota accent

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The 'Angle'

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Saint Anthony Falls

Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Voyageurs National Park

Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior

Port of Duluth

Port of Duluth in winter


Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway

Eagle Mountain

Mall of America


'Met' Stadium home plate

Stadium Seat

State Fair

Steel Venom

Target





Henry Woolsen

Guess Who?
Bob Dylan

Prince

Charles Shultz

Judy Garland

Vince Vaughn

Jesse Ventura

John Madden

Winona Ryder

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Lindsey Vonn



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