State Project Part 1

1. [Year of statehood] May 11, 1858
2. [Populations] 4,919,479;
3. [Capital] Saint Paul
4. [Motto] L'Etoile du nord... The star of the north
5. [Bird] Common Loon
6. [Flower] Pinkand white lady's-slipper
7. [Tree] Red Pine
8. [Song Title] Hail! Minnesota

9. they are ll pretty simple
flag, shape, bird, flower, tree!

10.
a. Name of each attraction
1.Minnesota's Mall of America
2.Lake Calhoun

b. The city where each attraction is located.
1.Bloomington, MN
2.Minneapolis, MN

c. Give a brief description of each attraction
1. has more than 520 stores
2.Lake Calhoun is the largest of the five lakes comprising Minneapolis Chain of Lakes

d.
1.Mall
2.Lake


11. Find 4 fast facts about your state. Remember you are trying to entertain so pick interesting facts that make your state UNIQUE.
a.Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast.

b.The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet.

c.Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables

d.The first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant in the United States were done at the University of Minnesota.

12. List all sources used in finding your state information and pictures (EX: www.50states.com) include the following about each site:
a. 50 states
b. www.50states.com
c. todayy
d. None
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