Nicknames and mottos - continued

Nickname                                                           Motto

MICHIGAN

The Wolverine State/Great Lake State

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)

MINNESOTA

North Star State/Land of 10,000 Lakes

L'Étoile du Nord (The North Star)

MISSISSIPPI

Magnolia State/

Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

MISSOURI

Show Me State

Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)

MONTANA

Cornhusker State

Oro y plata (Gold and silver)

Fontes: http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm

              http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801718.html

              http://en.wikipedia.org