Some fun facts about Minnesota!                                                                             Capital City: St. Paul Nickname: North Star State / Gopher State / Bread and Butter State Motto:  L’Etoile du Nord (The star of the north.) Statehood: May 11, 1858 (32th) Origin of State’s Name: Based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for “sky-tinted water,” referring to the Minnesota River or [...]