Industry: Machinery, food processing, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, mining, tourism.
State Flag: The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath:1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota.
State Flower: Pink and white lady's slipper
Highest Point: Eagle Mountain; 2301 feet, 37th
Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Superior; 602 feet, 42nd
Motto: L'Etoile du nord
The star of the north
State Nickname: North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes
