You Know You're in Minnesota When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the North Star State »

Minnesota native Berit Thorkelson specializes in Midwestern travel. Her writing has appeared in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, and Midwest Living magazine.

Many worry that these United States are becoming to much like each other -- but Minnesotans know differently. Fun for all ages, this trivia-cum-brag-book highlights and celebrates the North Star State's different traditions, fashions, cuisine, and history with humor.

For example, you'll know you're in Minnesota when...
* You drink your coffee light and often
* You know buy alcohol from an onsale or an offsale
* The mosquito is the real state bird
* You know the sport ringette
* You can jump from one bank of the Mississippi River to the other
* Supporting the Green Bay Packers is treason
* Lefse is a holiday staple
* You bowl with a frozen turkey
* Betty Crocker is a considered a local
* Sweatshirts are the unofficial uniform