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 Leif Ericson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A statue of Leif near the Minnesota State Capitol in St.
It is believed that Leif was born around 980 in Iceland, the second son of Erik the Red (Old Norse: Eiríkr rauði), a Norwegian-Icelandic outlaw, himself the son of another Norwegian outlaw, Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson.
Research done in the 1950s and 1960s by explorer Helge Ingstad and his wife, archaeologist Anne Stine, strongly suggests that the settlement of Leif Ericson and his party in Vínland was actually the tip of Newfoundland later known as L'Anse aux Meadows.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leif_Ericson   (671 words)

  
 Minnesota State Flower Pink and White Lady Slipper Cypripedium reginae
The Legislature, somewhat flustered, moved quickly to correct the situation and, on February 19, 1902, Cypripedium reginae was adopted as the "...official flower of the state of Minnesota" by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota.
The pink and white lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae, is the official flower of the state of Minnesota.
State Birds & Flowers 1000-pc Puzzle: Created at the request of The National Wildlife Federation this design is a beautiful and informative puzzle featuring every state bird perched on the appropriate state flower.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/flowers/mn_pink_white_lady_slipper.htm   (712 words)

  
 Top 20 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States.
In 1854 St Paul incorporated as a city and in 1858 Minnesota was admitted to the union with St. Paul becoming the 32nd state capitol.
A tree-shaded neighborhood surrounding the University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus, bordering Northeast Minneapolis on the west and the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on the east.
encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota   (2325 words)

  
 MPR: Minnesota state shutdown ends with early-morning deal
Minnesota state workers are back on the job after Gov. Pawlenty and legislative leaders reached an early-Saturday-morning agreement that ends the state's first-ever partial government shutdown.
The law allows furloughed state workers to go back to work while lawmakers iron out the final details in the tax and spending bills.
The key thing right now at 2:25 this morning is that state employees are going back to work in the morning and our members need to go back to work," he said.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/07/09_scheckt_day9   (828 words)

  
 New York Architecture Images- Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert moved to New York in 1899 after a successful career in St. Paul, Minnesota, that included the design of the Minnesota State Capital.
In 1882 he established a partnership with James Knox Taylor in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Works designed by the firm during the early 1930s were competent Classical buildings which lack the originality of such contemporary Modernists as Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
www.nyc-architecture.com /ARCH/ARCH-CassGilbert.htm   (1115 words)

  
 minnesota state of resort minneapolis at minnesota14.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Find cheap flights and hotel rates for Minnesota from over 100 top travel sites at Kayak.com.
Lutsen Ski Area in Minnesota has 87 runs spread over four mountains rising 1,000 feet above Lake Superior.
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