State symbols

Minnesota State Bird: Common loon

Minnesota State Butterfly: Monarch

Minnesota State Drink: Milk

Minnesota State Fish: Walleye

Minnesota State Flower: Showy lady's slipper

Minnesota State Fruit: Honeycrisp apple

Minnesota State Gemstone: Lake Superior agate

Minnesota State Grain: Wild rice

Minnesota State Motto: L’etoile du Nord (translation: “Star of the North”)

Minnesota State Muffin: Blueberry

Minnesota State Mushroom: Morel

Minnesota State Song: "Hail! Minnesota"

Minnesota State Tree: Norway pine (also referred to as red pine)

For more information, please visit the Minnesota State Legislature page.

(Reviewed 2008)