It’s official: Minnesota’s state fossil is the giant beaver, an extinct creature the size of a small bear that roamed around the Twin Cities more than 10,000 years ago. Lawmakers had approved the new ...

Milk, blueberry muffins, honeycrisp apples, “Grace,” ice hockey, L’etoile du Nord and “Hail! Minnesota.” Each is among 20 state symbols in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. One more to add to that? The state ...

Out of all the stars in the sky, out of all the bones beneath our feet, Minnesota lawmakers chose only the best. Minnesota deserves the best, which is why choosing state symbols has always been a ...