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Flying a flag with a complicated design is like trying to read the Encyclopædia...
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Learn about the role of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; from the documentary...
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The loon is the state bird of Minnesota.
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Minnesota's state flower is the pink-and-white lady's slipper.
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Spoonbridge and Cherry, sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen,...
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota.
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Lake Itasca, Itasca State Park, northwestern Minnesota.
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Wild rice growing in Rice Lake, part of Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, McGregor,...
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A view of Lake of the Woods, a scenic lake astride the Canadian–United States boundary...
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Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie, a tallgrass prairie preserved at Lake Benton, Minnesota.
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Skyline of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the Mississippi River in the foreground.
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Open-pit mine in Hibbing, Minnesota.
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A view of the rides and attractions at the Nickelodeon Universe indoor theme park...
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Aerial Lift Bridge (1904–05) on Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota.
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A view of the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul. The building, which opened to the...
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A multitalented musician, Prince played guitar, keyboards, drums, and bass. A considerable...
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The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, designed by Frank Gehry, University of Minnesota,...
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Mill City Museum, along the Falls of St. Anthony on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis,...
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Grand Casino Arena, home to the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the Professional...
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The Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau at bat during a game against the Detroit Tigers,...
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Ice Palace at the Winter Carnival, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Camping and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, northern Minnesota.
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The sun sets over Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota.
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Quarries in Pipestone National Monument, southwestern Minnesota.
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Great Hall, Grand Portage National Monument, northeastern Minnesota.
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The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota, painting by Henry August Schwabe, c. 1902....
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C.C. Washburn's flouring mills, by the Falls of St. Anthony in the historical milling...
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Protesters marching on Hiawatha Avenue while decrying the killing of George Floyd,...
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A picture of Renee Good is displayed at a makeshift memorial for her after she was...
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A rosary adorning a framed photograph of Alex Pretti that was left at a makeshift...
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An online tool lets users select and compare the sizes of two U.S. states.
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