About Minnesota 5

 This time, I will write about quarter. I have corrected quarters for the long time. This time, I will write about thing that we learned. A quarter is one- fourth of a dollar or 25 cents. Each quarters commemorate the 50 states. The quarters are issued in the same order in which the states were admitted to the Union. In 2008, the last states to join the Union were represented in the new quarters that were issued. In 2009 the new quarters will represented the District of Columbia and five US territories: The commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, The US Virgin Island, and The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island. I saw the Guam's.
 The second quarter to be released in 2005 commemorated the State of Minnesota, "Land of 10,000 Lakes." On may 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state admitted into the Union, and consequently it was the 32nd coin to be issued in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters Program. The design features a tree-lined lake with two people fishing. I didn't notice for the first time. A loon on the water, and a texture outline of the state surrounding its nickname, " Land of 10,000 Lakes." People who lived in Minnesota suggested ideas to represent our state. In fact, there were a lot of lakes.
 It was decided that the quarter should represent the natural beauty of the state. Lakes in Minnesota offer outdoor recreation and provide homes for the state bird: the loon. Minnesota is also home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This one-million acre wilderness area was established by Congress in 1978, and contains more than 1,500 miles of canoe routes and nearly 2,200 designated campsites. Notice the Norway pine on the quarter, the state tree. I learned about this tree from my host mother.

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