About Minnesota12th largest state in the U.S. (225,181 sq. km)

Macau (29.5 sq. km); Guangdong (177,900 sq. km)

5.3 million people

Name means “sky-tinted waters” and comes from the Lakota tribe of Native Americans

What MN is known for

Snow and cold (North of Beijing)Record Low: −51 °CSnow normally lasts from November - April

Ice fishing

Snowmobiling

What MN is known for

Land of 10,000 lakes (12,000)

Nice people (“Minnesota nice”)

Bugs (Mosquitoes = state bird)

Minnesota Wildlifepink ladyslipper

pine trees

loons

walleyes

Monarch butterfiles

Minnesota Wildlifewhite-tail deer

timber wolves

bald eagles

moose

spiders

Famous Minnesotans

The Coen brothers:Fargo is a famous movie about life in the Midwest

Prince:Singer

Purple RainBob Dylan:Singer

Blowin’ in the Wind

Minnesota Industryiron-ore and

taconite

timber:lumberjacks(Paul Bunyan)

farming

Sports!

Tsuyoshi Nishioka

Vikings (American Football)

Twins (baseball)

Timberwolves (basketball)

Wild (hockey)

Lynx: 2011 WNBA champions(women’s basketball)

Foodmeat & potatoes (gravy)

beef

dairy

bars

Food: Wild Rice(“Mahnomen” – Ojibwe word)

Minnesota CultureSkandinavians: Norway, Sweden, Finland

Saunas: steam room

Lutefisk: cod fermented with lye

Lefse: potato crepe

Minnesota CultureNative Americans:

Ojibwe tribe

birchbark wigwams and canoes

Pow-wows

Gaming

White Earth Reservation: A reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe.

Minnesota Fashion

camouflage snow pants long johns snowmobile gear

Popular Activitieshunting fishing/boating

crafts: quilt making camping

Minnesota talk“You betcha” – what you say when you agree

“Uff-da” – what you say when you are surprised or tired

“Hotdish”

The weather: “Gonna be a hot one again today!”

“Pop”

Minnesota talkThe dialect:

sing-songy

long vowels

(especially ‘o’ as

in the word ‘boat’)

words ending with ‘ag’ have a long 'a’ (the 'a' in 'bag' is similar to the 'a' in 'bake' not 'back’)

Native Americans have an accent of their own

Tourist Attractions

Minnesota State Fair

Food “on a stick”

Carnival rides

Music: Country

Marching bands

4-H

What I do for fun in MN

Prize Questions