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Minnesota State Facts & Information

Land of 10,000 Lakes

Date Admitted:1858
State Capital:St. Paul
Admission to U.S.:Thirty-second State
Flag Adopted:1893 amended 1957
State Motto:"The Star of the North"
Area:86,943 square miles
Highest Point:Eagle Mountain - 2,301 feet (701 m) above sea level
Nickname:The North Star State
State Song:"Hail! Minnesota"
State Flower:Lady’s slipper
State Tree:Red Pine
State Bird:Loon
State Insect:Monarch butterfly
State Fish:Walleye
State Mushroon:Morel
State Grain:Wild rice
State Gemstone:Lake Superior Agate