Minnesota - School-Age

Minnesota

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32nd State (May 11, 1858), the midwest U.S.

State Abbreviation: MN

Capital: St. Paul

Origin of name: Based on the Dakota Sioux word Minisota. It is based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word "sky-tinted waters." Centuries ago, that is what the Dakota named the river now called the Minnesota River.

Motto: The Star of the North

Nickname: North Star State and Land of 10,000 Lakes

Gemstone: Lake Superior Agate

Grain: Wild Rice

Muffin: Blueberry

Mushroom: Morel

Photograph: Grace by Eric Enstrom

Song: Hail! Minnesota

Tree: Red (or Norway) pine

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Things to Know

United States Senators from Minnesota.

Minnesota supported two major Indian tribes; the Dakota (Sioux) and the Ojibwa (Chippewa). The earliest Europeans in the area were the 17th century French explorers searching for a Northwest Passage

In 1763, the British claimed the area east of the Mississippi River and this area went to the U.S. after the American Revolution. In 1803, the French portion joined America with the Louisiana Purchase. Sioux Indians revolted with bloody fighting in 1862 and were driven out of Minnesota.

Today, Minnesota is a favorite destination for those seeking fishing and solitude on the state's many bodies of water.

Minnesota's main agricultural products are corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, dairy, turkeys, hogs and beef cattle.

Minnesota has the largest wolf population in the lower 48 states.

Major Rivers: Minnesota River, Mississippi River, Rainy River (The Rainy River forms part of the Canada and United States border separating Northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota.),
Red River of the North, St. Croix River

Famous Minnesotans

Charles H. Mayo (1865 - 1939), and William J. Mayo(1861 - 1939), physicians who founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

John S. Pillsbury (1828 - 1901), a leader in flour milling, he helped found the family company in Minneapolis in 1872; three-time Republican governor of Minnesota (1876 - 1882).

Wanda (1893-1946) and Anton Gag, Illustrators/Painters,
Wanda Gag wrote Millions of Cats.

Eric Enstrom (1875 - 1968), Photographer, famous photo Grace

Charles Schulz, Cartoonist, created Peanuts series.

Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., Pilot, first to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Sites to See

Paul Bunyan

Minnesota's natural resources -DNR
Learn all about the animals in Minnesota.

Frogs of Minnesota

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