State Photograph - Grace

The photograph "Grace" was adopted as the state photograph in 2002.

The photograph “Grace,” depicting an elderly man bowing his head and giving thanks, was taken in Bovey, Minnesota in 1918 by Eric Enstrom, and was adopted as the official state photograph in 2002. A copy of the photograph is on display in the secretary of state’s office in St. Paul.

Eric Enstrom Official Website

Minnesota Statutes 2002 section 1.1498

State Symbols

State Bee - Rusty Patched Bumblebee
State Bird - Loon
State Butterfly - Monarch
State Constellation – Ursa Minor
State Drink - Milk
State Fire Musuem – Bill and Bonnie Daniels Firefighters Hall and Museum
State Fish - Walleye
State Flag
State Flower - Pink and White Lady's Slipper
State Fossil – Giant Beaver
State Fruit - Honeycrisp Apple
State Gemstone - Agate
State Grain - Wild Rice
State Motto - L’etoile du Nord
State Muffin - Blueberry
State Mushroom - Morel
State Photograph - Grace
State Seal
State Soil - Lester
State Song - Hail! Minnesota
State Sport - Ice Hockey
State Tree- Norway Pine