D.Z. Dragon is off on another adventure!
With hundreds of kids at Pine City Elementary School earning Positive Dragon Zone slips, D.Z. Dragon is going on more adventures. This time he is staying in Minnesota. In fact, DZ Dragon himself will be able to stay around for all the school activities while a picture of him (like Flat Stanley) will be making the journeys. Each time the school reaches 3,000 Dragon Zone slips, a class will be randomly picked to choose the next adventure. How many different places in Minnesota will he be able to go? The more Dragon Slips you earn, the more places he will be able to go!
WHERE IN MINNESOTA HAS OUR FLAT DZ DRAGON VISITED?
Total Dragon Zone Slips Earned: 47,961
WHERE IN MINNESOTA HAS OUR FLAT DZ DRAGON VISITED?
Total Dragon Zone Slips Earned: 47,961
Flat DZ Dragon also hd an opportunity to travel to SPAIN this year with Mrs. Peters.
42,000 DZ Slips - Winona, MN (Mrs. Fort's Class)
- Winona is named after Princess We-Noh-Nah - daughter of Chief Wapasha.
- Winona is known as the stained class capital of the United States.
- Winona is located in bluff country along the scenic Mississippi River, 170 miles from Pine City.
39,000 DZ Slips - Stillwater, MN (Ms. Flock's Class)
- Stillwater began as a lumber town before Minnesota was a state!
- Minnesota’s first territorial prison was built in Stillwater in 1853.
- Stillwater’s historic lift bridge was built in 1931 over the St. Croix River.
Ms. Flock's Presentation about Stillwater
36,000 DZ Slips - Minneapolis, MN (Ms K. Larson's Class)
Flat DZ Dragon at the MN Twins Home Opener
- The Honeycrisp apple was invented at the University of Minnesota.
- Minneapolis was ranked as the "Most Literate City" in 2015.
- Minneapolis will host the Super Bowl in 2018 at the new Viking's Stadium.
33,000 DZ Slips - Mankato, MN (Mr. Polzine's Class)
- Mankato is the childhood home of author Maud Hart Lovelace
- MN State University Mankato is home to the MN Vikings Training Campl
- Mankato is located 80 miles southwest of Minneapolis and has a population of about 40,000 people.
- The city is located on the MN River
- Slideshow about Mankato created by students in Mr. Polzine's Classroom
- Slideshow about Mankato
- Slideshow about Mankato
30,000 DZ Slips - Alexandria, MN (Mr. Johnson's Class)
- It is the county seat of Douglas County
- The population is 11,580 people
- It is named after Alexander and William Kinkhead
27,000 DZ Slips - White Bear Lake, MN (Mrs. Macho's Class)
- The city got its name from a native american legend about a great white bear around the lake.
- The population is 24,555
- and White Bear Lake is home to author David LaRochelle and MN Wild Hockey Player Ryan Carter.
24,000 DZ Slips - Forest Lake, MN (Mrs. Thompson's Class)
- Forest Lake has 19,132 residents
- 2 teachers at this school live in Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is the name of a city AND a lake
21,000 DZ Slips - Duluth, MN (Mr. Clementson's Class)
- Home to the UMD Bulldogs
- Duluth is a port city on Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world
- Tourist destinations include: The Great Lakes Aquarium, the Aerial Lift Bridge, Glensheen Mansion, Canal Park, and Bentleyville
18,000 DZ Slips - (Mr. Bloomquist's Class)
15,000 DZ Slips - Chisholm, MN (Ms. Jensen's Class)
Flat DZ Dragon's Visit to Chisholm - presented by Ms. Jensen
- Home to Iron Man Memorial - the 3rd tallest free-standing statue in America
- Minnesota Discovery Center
- The Bridge of Peace
12,000 DZ Slips - Bemidji, MN (Mrs. Brown's Class)
- Bemidji is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statues
- The Sanford Center is in Bemidji
- Bemidji is the Curling Capital of the US.
9.000 DZ Slips - Milaca, MN (Mrs. Adam's Class)
- Milaca is home to the WORLD's largest high school cross country meet! (Milaca Mega Meet)
- Milaca arguably has the finest mountain bike trail system in the state.
- Milaca hosts a "Bluegrass Festival" for 3 days each year in July.
6,000DZ Slips - Longville (Mrs. Blake)
- Longville is the Turtle Race Capital of the world.
- The population of Longville was 110 at the 2014 census.
- Longville brings in many tourists in the summer to fish and waterski on its many area lakes.
3,000 DZ Slips - St. Paul (Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Huetll, Mr. Bloomquist)
- St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota
- More than 8- languages are spoken in St. Paul Public Schools.
- There are many attractions in St. Paul, including the Science Museum of Minnesota.