L'Étoile du Nord

L'Étoile du Nord is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". It is the motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It was chosen by the state's first governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, and was adopted in 1861, three years after admission of Minnesota to the union.[2] Because of this motto, one of Minnesota's nicknames is The North Star State. The Minnesota North Stars ice hockey team chose the English translation for their name.

This article is about the Minnesota state motto. For other uses, see Étoile du Nord.
The motto, as it appears on the Seal of Minnesota

Many cities and place names in Minnesota owe their founding to or recall the presence of early French-Canadian settlers, such as St. Cloud, Duluth, Saint Paul, Hennepin County, Faribault, Voyageurs National Park and Lac qui Parle.

See also

References
  1. "2006 Minnesota Statute § 1.135, subd. 3(f)(1)". State of Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  2. "Minnesota State Symbols: State Motto". Retrieved 2007-02-19.
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