Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Minnesota State Symbols


The state butterfly: Monarch. These fly to Mexico in the winter and return to Minnesota in the summer.



The state bird: Common Loon. Look how her baby rides on her back!


The state flower: Showy Lady's Slipper. Remember, you cannot pick these or buy them in a store!


The state fruit: Honeycrisp Apples. These were developed at the University of Minnesota. They are very delicious!


The state fish: Walleye, from one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes!


The state rock: Lake Superior Agates. They are very beautiful!






What symbolizes your country?  Please click "Comments" to tell us about the symbols of your country!

15 comments:

  1. my countery is eritrea has blue bird & sunray flower

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  3. my symbol is the eagle is the bird in the world becous is stay up of problem of the sky no have for the foot becous have butiful vision for see your foot in the sky is solid in the world for me have better forme of the life me contry is colombia is bety butiful i inviting you wahing your fauna is buttiful is colombia

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  4. i am nurto so my country is somalia i like my country has best indian ocean second best animal tiger and lion and elephant and camel that is best in africa somalia kenya and other africans that is oll same in africa histry

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  5. We have big ocean it is beautiful because the ocean smell so good. We have nice fishing my country has many lakes. My country has birds are bautfull. The seagulls in ocean the seagull how to look it is beautiful a symbolizes.My country is Somalia.

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  6. My country is Mexico. The symbol is roses.

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  7. MY COUNTRY Is somalia manye animals and differente vegetabls. Also have a nice beace and very hot .My Country is Mogadiushu Somalia. My symbol National animal is a cow and goat.Also it has many fishs and leion. I like my Country, It has many flowes. I have not to say onther things it is enough for today.

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  8. My country is eritrea. it has differnt many beless fruit.

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  9. My country is cambodia and the symbolize at my country is fruite honey crisp apples.They are so developed at my country aned they are so delicious.All the cambodia's people like it so much.But this fruit have only winter overthere so they alway buy it in the winter to keep it at a summer.Because in summer didn't have it and in the winter overthere not cold the same here it's a warm and summer not so hot it hot simple.So i like overthere and i like this fruit thank bye.

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  10. My country is somala we had big Indian Ocean maney Fishs in The sea we went Play Every friday we had my family and friends more fun but Like Amercia To live my life I happy

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  11. My country is Zacatecas is beautiful it has in other animal Eagle plant peppers beans cow in different place good

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  12. my country is very beautiful because it has more
    place for to visit example los cabos San lucas.
    and other place.flowers and birds eagle .

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  13. mY COuNTRY is Mexico the symbol is the Monarch the OTHER Symbol is the eagle this country IS beautiful

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  14. My name is Fany,I am Colombia,is beautiful contry your people is kind and beach is fine.In my contry have different symbols,the eagle,hat, orchid,beautiful stone its name is emerald

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