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Major General C. C. Andrews, ca. 1865

Major General C. C. Andrews, ca. 1865.

Ambrotype of C. C. Andrews in uniform. The number and arrangement of buttons on his frock coat, in the junior-officer style, indicate that he had not yet been promoted above the rank of captain, and that the photograph was taken in 1861 or 1862.

C. C. Andrews, ca. 1845

Daguerreotype of C. C. Andrews, about sixteen years old, ca. 1845.

C. C. Andrews, ca. 1843

C. C. Andrews, about fourteen years old, ca. 1843.

Common Loon

A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Its striking calls and black-and-white summer plumage have made it an emblem of Minnesota, where more of the birds live than in any other state except Alaska. The loon became Minnesota’s state bird in 1961.

MN90: Minnesota’s State Bird

It isn’t a Minnesota summer without the sound of a loon coming off the lake. Producer Britt Aamodt wonders, “What are all those sounds the loon makes, and what do they mean?”

Minnesota Loon Restoration Project map

Map highlighting the eight counties where Minnesota’s Loon Restoration Project is taking place, 2024. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

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C. C. Andrews, 1916

C. C. Andrews, 1916

C. C. Andrews, 1889