1. M INNESOTA THE STAR OF THE NORTH STATE By: Rheya Wilk

2. S TATE INSECT Monarch Butterfly

3. STATE SEAL AND BIRD State sealState bird Common loon

4. M INNESOTA ’ S STATE ROCK The Agate

5. S TATE TREE The Red Pine

6. M INNESOTA STATEHOOD DATE

7. M INNESOTA IS IN THE M IDWEST REGION. Bordering states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin

8. S TATE CAPITAL LARGEST CITY St. Paul Minneapolis Population: 392,880

9. S TATE P OPULATION : 4,919,479 (Year: 2006)

10. Sources: Atlas http://state.1keydata.com http://www.sos.state.mn.us http://cf067b.medialib.glogster.com www.e-referencedesk.com http://www.dfw.state.or.us http://www.sos.state.mn.us http://upload.wikimedia.org www.statesymbolsusa.org http://ostermiller.org http://www.doghousecarts.com http://static.squarespace.com http://en.wikipedia.org http://blogs.kqed.org