Minnesota
by Emily
Minnesota's location is in the Midwest, 50 degrees north and 90 degrees west. Minnesota's climate is mixed. The snow in Minnesota falls up to 42.3 inches. Its population is 4,077,148 and its size is 84,068 square miles. Minnesota's capital cities are Minneapolis, St. Paul (capital), Duluth, Bloomington, Rochester, St. Louis, and Richfield. Its different landforms are the Minnehaha Falls, Lake superior, the Seven Sisters, and Stately Hills. Minnesota has many different facts. Its state nickname is the North Star State, the state motto is, ''The Star of the North''. The state bird is the Common Loon, the state flower is the Pink and White Ladies Slipper, the state tree is the Red Pine tree, the state gemstone is the Lake Superior Agate, the state song is ''Hail Minnesota''. And the state fish is the Walleye.
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The name Minnesota comes from ''Sioux'', which means cloudy weather. Some of Minnesota's famous sites are Fort Snelling, the state capitol and the Railroad Center. Its customs are eating mostly vegetables and chicken. Minnesota has many events; here are a few of them, the winter festival, the International Falls, carnival Polka, Music Fest, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Swayed Pines Folk Fest, Grandma's Marathon, Fiesta Days, Pine Island Cheese Festival, Art in the Park, Open Horseshoe Festival, Taste of Minnesota Food Festival and Fish Fry Day in Crane Lake. Some of Minnesota's recreations are the annual state Minnesota State fair, Public Parks, Minnehaha Falls and the different sports.
EconomicMinnesota manufactures plastic tape, thermostats, calendars, canned food, sugar beets, colored grasohosen, sand, gravel and cement. Minnesota grows vegetables and raises turkeys and chickens. Minnesota’s natural resources above ground are oats, sweet corn, dressed turkeys and chickens, butter and honey. Below ground they have potatoes and beets.
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