Descriptive Essay: The State Of Minnesota Places

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Minnesota

The state that many people underestimate
Long cold winters, but summers that we will never forget
Leaving crunching under your shoes and the flowers budding
Four seasons
Winter, spring, summer, and fall
All four seasons with something to enjoy

10,000 lakes to cool off in the warm Minnesota sun
Tubing behind boats and rolling across the water
Smiling and screaming as you zoom down the long icy snow hills
Freezing your hands off, but then warming up with a glass of hot chocolate
Boating around the lakes and getting the classic Minnesotan wave
The relief when the snow finally starts to melt
And a strong flower smell showers the neighborhoods
It smells like a perfume bottle burst into the air
Everyone starts to bring out their shorts

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