What is National Minnesota Day?
Starting the week of Independence Day and ending with Hawaii. We feature a small portion of each states' past, foods, and the people who make up the state. Several states have their own state celebrations. There's so much more to explore that we can't help but celebrate our beautiful country even more.
Minnesota joined the union on May 11, 1858, making it the 32nd state in the United States, and sharing its northern border with Canada. Minnesota is the northernmost state of the continental forty-eight, with Angle Township on the north edge of Lake of the Woods. ' It extends along Lake Superior's northern shore, also known as the Gopher State.
When the first Europeans began to explore and later settle the area, Dakota Sioux and Ojibwa, Menominee, and other tribes populated the area. Fur trading in the densely wooded territory resulted in French treaties in the late 17th century.
The Mississippi River divides a portion of the state; its source is Lake Itasca. The Mississippi River divides a portion of the state; its source is Lake Itasca. This natural boundary also divided the area when the Treaty of Paris established the United States' western boundary after the Revolutionary War. Minnesota would not be fully established until 1836, when it became part of the Wisconsin Territory, 33 years after the Louisana Purchase.
St. Paul, also known as Pig's Eye Landing, was established in 1838 along the Mississippi River and was dubbed the state capital in 1849.
