America was a nation without a National Loon Day. Until Larissa Loden made one. The loon is everywhere in Minnesota — in the lakes, on the state seal, celebrated through art, statues, tattoos and ...
The first ever National Loon Day will be celebrated this Friday.
Today is National Loon Day, and it's the first time it has actually been celebrated. Mar. 13 marks the 65th anniversary of the common loon becoming Minnesota's state bird. Minnesota has the largest ...
Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal captured the state’s wild, lake-centered identity as clearly as this sleek, red ...