article_snippet: Dayton and his brother, Andrew, whose father is the state's governor, are Minneapolis businessmen whose clothing store and restaurant have a decidedly local flavor.
article_snippet: Dayton, after touring Scandinavia (many Minnesotans are of Norwegian descent), became enthralled by the region's strong identity.
article_snippet: So why, he questioned, didn't Minnesota?
article_snippet: When Dayton got home he hired a Minnesota company to make stocking hats for he clothing boutique that said, "North.
article_snippet: They sold out and Dayton's idea headed, well, north.
article_snippet: Minnesotans just got it, he said.
article_snippet: MinnesotaMinnesota," Dayton joked.
article_snippet: I don't know if Dayton will be successful, but I do understand why he wants Minnesota to define Minnesota.