Minnesota State

As you know, Minnesota has many lakes, some of the well known lakes are the Leech, Upper Red, Lower Red, Winnibigoshis and Vernilion lakes. Some more climate that you might like to here about is the temperature. The temperature is very humid.

In winter Minnesota's temperature averages to be about zero degrees F. In the summer it averages to be seventy-four degrees F. Minnesota doesn't have any mountains only hills. All in all, Minnesota proves to have spectacular climate and history just as great.

Minnesota has intriguing history which starts way back in 6,000 B.C. these people evolved into Mound Builders. Later in about 1362 Vikings came. Sioux Indians later appeared and outgrew the Vikings and the Mound builders. Minnesota was found by French explorers named Pierre Esprit Raddison and his brother in law M'edard Chouart Sieur Du Luth (Duluth is now a large city by Lake Superior) in 1679. France had also claimed other states like Iowa and Illinois.

The French sold their land to Britain who had a war with the Americans called the revolutionary war. The Americans won that war and got the Louisiana Purchase which included all the states east of the Mississippi including Minnesota. Another fact is that Paul Bunion came from Minnesota. In conclusion, Minnesota's history is awesome, but wait until you hear about its wildlife.

In addition to small birds and animals common in the Midwest, Minnesota has many large animals as well. Back in 1990 black bears numbered 20,000. Also, a population of 1,750 timber wolves. Small fur barring animals such as raccoons, muskrats, striped skunks, gray and red foxes and weasels are present allover Minnesota. Bobcats are found in low densities.

Five species of squirrel and two species of flying squirrel are found in forests, while the gopher (the State animal) hangs out in open spaces. The state also has many fish to go in all of the lakes. Some of the fish are walleye, trout, salmon, muskellunge, largemouth bass and sunfish. The rare paddlefish and the long lived sturgeon are both found in St. Croix River. Those are just a few of the 153 species of fish found in Minnesota.

The main part of the economy in Minnesota is the cooperatives, which is a sponsor for buying and selling, mainly for the farmers. Most of the cooperatives where originally immigrants from Denmark or Finland, today many people are cooperatives. Agriculture is also an important part of Minnesota's economic activity. The agriculture to Minnesota is based on wheat, soybeans, hay and flaxseed. Minnesota ranks 5th in the number of farmland, nearly half of the state is farm. Minnesota has great economy and just as great entertainment and sports.

Minnesota has a ton of entertainment and excellent sports teams. Also, Minnesota is home to the NHL (National Hockey League) hall of fame. Minnesota has a baseball team named the Twins, a football team named the Vikings, a basketball team named the Timber Wolves and a hockey team named Wild. The Twins is named after the twin cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul); the Vikings are named after the Vikings that came in the 1300s. The Timber Wolves are named after the amazing population in the 1990s and Wild is named after al of the wildlife in Minnesota.

Some of the fun places you can go to are Mall of America, the Metro dome, the Wheat Mill or the Como Zoo. Those were just a few of the things you can do in Minnesota.

Minnesota is a great place to go to and has more then one interesting fact. To wrap things up, Minnesota has super climate, amazing history, massive wildlife, great economy, and excellent entertainment and sports, that is why I am proud to have Minnesota as my topic.

Statistics:

• Capitol - Saint Paul.
• Population - 4,919,279 people.
• State Hood - May, 11, 1858 32nd state.
• Motto - L'Etolie du Nord .
• Song - “Hail! Minnesota”.
• Tree - Norway Pine.
• Area - 84,068 sq miles.
• Total Water Area - 4,780 sq miles.
• Bird - Common Loon.
• Flower - Pink and White Lady's Slipper.
• Elevation - Eagle Mountain 2,301 feet above sea level.
• Nickname - Land of 10,000 lakes.
• Name means - “Cloudy Water” from the Sioux Indians.
• Rochester is home of the Mayo Clinic.
• The Hockey hall of fame is located in Minnesota as well as four pro sports teams.
• Paul Bunion came from Minnesota.
• Between the 1860s and theearly1900s Minnesota was the leading lumber producing state.
• Minneapolis and St. Paul became big cities because of a man named Edmond La Croix, he found out how to purify white flower in the early 1870's .
• Lake Itasca is the source of the Mississippi and was found by Henry L. Schoolcraft.
• Roger Maris came from Minnesota.