Because the team mascot is a golden gopher.
Because it's called Minnesota since May 11, 1858 the year when Minnesota was found
Because the state animal is a gopher.
Gopher guys were looking for gopher girls
Minnesota is the Gopher State.
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Indiana is known as the Hoosier state. Minnesota has several nicknames including the Gopher State.
Gopher, developed at the University of Minnesota and named after the university's mascot, allowed menu-driven access to data resources on the Internet
Land of 10,000 lakes North Star State Gopher State
Yes it is also known as North Star State & Land of 10,000 Lakes
The address of the Gopher State Railway Museum Inc is: Po Box 125, New Prague, MN 56071-0125
Minnesota got that nick name from a cartoon showing gophers wearing top hats as they work on the railroads to go through Minnesota.....by J.S
Yes, the Gopher is Minnesota's state animal.
The official state bird for the state of Minnesota is the Common Loon (Gavia immer), adopted in 1961.