Northlandia: How 17 Carlton Third Graders Made the Blueberry Muffin a State Symbol

How 17 Minnesota third graders made the blueberry muffin a state symbol

CARLTON, Minn. — Whenever Carolyn Schroeder eats a blueberry muffin, she thinks back to 1987. Back then, she was a teacher for a class of 17 second graders at South Terrace Elementary in Carlton, Minnesota. She taught the 7- and 8-year-olds about state symbols such as the bird (loon), gemstone (agate) and tree (Norway pine). Schroeder saw a news story about how a group of school children had campaigned to make the official state muffin of Massac…

Northlandia: How 17 Carlton third graders made the blueberry muffin a state symbol

CARLTON — Whenever Carolyn Schroeder eats a blueberry muffin, she thinks back to 1987. Back then, she was a teacher for a class of 17 second graders at South Terrace Elementary in Carlton. She taught the 7- and 8-year-olds about state symbols such as the bird (loon), gemstone (agate) and tree (Norway pine). Schroeder saw a news story about how a group of school children had campaigned to make the official state muffin of Massachusetts the corn …