MN American plate atlas
Minnesota
The North Star State
Meet the plate, people, places, and stories behind one of the road-trip game’s fifty-one essential finds.
Capital
Saint PaulState bird
Common loonJoined the Union
May 11, 185801
A quick trip through time
The Minnesota story
Dakota and Ojibwe history, waterways, milling, farming, immigration, and the growth of the Twin Cities all shaped Minnesota. Its lakes remain central to state identity.
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Bumper-sized history
About the plate
Minnesota plates lean into lakes, loons, and the North Star. The 10,000 Lakes slogan makes the origin easy to confirm.