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State Symbols & Agriculture

Are you good at understanding symbols?

A symbol is an object that represents a bigger idea. A symbol can take the place of words when it is the right picture or design. A great example of a symbol is an emoji because it is an image that expresses a certain emotion.

Our state symbols represent special things about Minnesota. The Minnesota state legislature has chosen many items from agriculture as official symbols to represent our state.

Did you know?

Minnesota Governor Walz named the Rusty Patched Bumblebee the official state bee in 2019. It is an endangered species that you might be able to find in your own backyard!

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)
Milk Circle

STATE DRINK

Milk

Minnesota cows produce over one billion gallons of milk each year!

Apples

STATE FRUIT

Honeycrisp Apple

Fourth graders from Anderson Elementary in Bayport lobbied the State Legislature to give us this state apple.

Wild Rice

STATE GRAIN

Wild Rice

Wild rice was an important food of the Ojibwe for centuries. Minnesota produces over half of the world’s hand-harvested wild rice.

Tree Circle

STATE TREE

Red (Norway) Pine

The tallest red (Norway) pine in Minnesota stands 120 feet high and is over 200 years old.

Name the Symbol

State Flower

Lady Slipper

State Bird

Loon

State Fish

Walleye
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