Minnesota Flag


The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath: 1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota.

Minnesota Page

Minnesota was the 32nd state to join the union.
It was settled in 1805 and entered the union on May 11, 1858.
The state capitol is in Saint Paul.

Their nickname is: The North Star State / The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Their motto is: The star of the north
Origin of state's name: Based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water," referring to the Minnesota River
or the state's many lakes

Below is a list of some of the ciites we have visisted during our trip(s) to Minnesota

Minneapolis St. Paul

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Page last updated August 2014.