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The 1857 anti-railroad political cartoon that gave Minnesota the nickname "Gopher State" Minnesota has three nicknames: "Land of 10,000 Lakes", which evolved from the desire of early settlers to advertise the state's large number of lakes to attract more people; "Gopher State", which was inspired by an early political cartoon criticizing the construction of several railroads in the mid-1800s ...
A state nickname is not to be confused with an official state motto. State, ... Gopher State [16] Land of 10,000 Lakes ("10,000 Lakes" used on license plates)
The state's nickname "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is apt, as there are 11,842 Minnesota lakes over 10 acres (4 ha) in size. [65] Minnesota's portion of Lake Superior is the largest at 962,700 acres (389,600 ha; 3,896 km 2) and deepest (at 1,290 ft (390 m)) body of water in the state. [65]
There are actually nearly 12,000 lakes in the state of Minnesota, but "The Land of 11,842 Lakes Over 10 Acres" doesn't roll off the tongue with ease. "The Land of 10,000 Lakes" it is. Daniela Goen ...
Famous for its Great Lakes and auto industry, Michigan adopted the Latin motto "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice," in 1835. It encourages one to appreciate the state's natural beauty ...
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an American member-owned agricultural cooperative based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States, [2] focusing on the dairy industry.
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
At the helm of Land O’Lakes is Beth Ford, the first woman to lead the $19 billion Arden Hills, Minnesota, cooperative, which has 9,000 employees and 2,809 member-owners.