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"Hail Minnesota" is a manhole cover art project commissioned by the City of Minneapolis, MN in 1992 for the redesign of Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. It includes 11 different designs with nearly 75 castings installed over 13 city blocks of the downtown mall.

The designs commemorate the state icons and is titled with the state motto, "Hail Minnesota". Included are the the state bird, flower, fish, tree, fruit and the great breadbasket grains. All deserve to be remembered in the measure of Minnesota.