My home state is Minnesota-
1. Land of 10,000 lakes

2. You can water ski, snow ski and cross country ski without leaving the state

3. 6th top place to live

4. 4 seasons with beautiful gorgeous autumns. Temps from 100 to -50 Fahrenheit!

5. Fairs and festivals year round including the winter carnival when Vulcan chases king boreal off his throne. Sometimes with real life sized ice castles.

6. State of "nice"

7. Home of Hormals, IBM, Mayo clinic, Betty Crocker.

8. Very tolerant of alternative life styles.

9. A ton of theaters, twin cities only second to NY

10. Wild rice, walleye fish, and tater tot hot dish.