It is illegal to pick the lady slipper. Walleye, a favorite fishing catch, inhabit waters in all parts of the state, but mainly the large, cool lakes in northern Minnesota. Their eyes are sensitive to light, so they go to deep dark waters during the day and move to shallow lake areas at night. Minnesota's record walleye weighed 17 pounds 8 ounces. These tasty brown, spongy-topped mushrooms pop up in fields and forests in spring time, and are considered a rare delicacy by mushroom hunters.
Wild rice grows naturally in the shallow waters of lakes in central and northern Minnesota.
For many years, all the wild rice produced in the world came from Minnesota. It is also planted as a farm crop. State Muffin Blueberry Wild blueberries are native to northeastern Minnesota, growing in bogs, on hillsides, and in cut over forested areas. State Drink Milk Minnesota produces 9.7 billion pounds of milk a year and ranks fifth in dairy production among the states. These unusually beautiful quartz stones are banded with rich red and orange colors derived from iron ore in the soil.