Designs for the new state flag may be viewed here:

[dflprincess]

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https://serc.mnhs.org/flags?fbclid=IwAR1t-CwhBVBHAJj_CZL8rrc6wQNyCpM32MfI1K_VzamwFHKV11N7L2Nn1-g

Some are quite good, others are just for fun, and some are meh.

My personal favorite of the fun ones is this:
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Though it appears to be upsetting some not familiar with the history of the 1st Minnesota Infantry and the flag it captured (and who apparently have no sense of humor given that they seem to think it's a serious entry).

Some detail on the history (and more at the link)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Virginia_battle_flag?fbclid=IwAR3O0z0O-zN4rkpfRtk7nOw8g8lypSoP6NZAGZpgYq0Kk5DN3aXrMH-BRLw

The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, the flag was brought to Minnesota and exhibited at the state's capitol for several years before passing into the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society after 1896 where it has remained since. Although various groups in Virginia have requested that the flag be returned, beginning as early as 1960, Minnesota has repeatedly declined to return it, with Governor Jesse Ventura asking "Why? I mean, we won."[1]

The battle flag was captured at the Battle of Gettysburg by Private Marshall Sherman of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment, and remained in Sherman's possession in Minnesota after being inventoried by the United States War Department in 1867. A 1905 congressional resolution that flags from the American Civil War should be returned to their places of origin did not lead to the return of the flag to Virginia, nor did requests by Virginia or groups therein for its return in 1961, 1998, 2000, and 2003; a request by the governor of Virginia to borrow the flag in 2013 was also declined.

The flag is stored in a drawer at the Minnesota Historical Society, with its exact location undisclosed for security reasons. There are several holes in the flag, and the middle eyelet is torn; however, it is mostly intact with less than one percent of its fabric missing.

[PlutosHeart]

1. There were too many designs

for me to think about. Some good ones and some not.
I don't have a favorite at all except am fond of blue, green and maybe some white in it.

[dflprincess]

2. It is overwhelming to start going through them

and realize there's around 2,000 entries.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. I enjoyed looking at the submissions. I especially liked the ones that were entered by children. ❤️