The color(s) blue and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
THE ACCURATE PICTORIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE STATES MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN AND OHIO
The mark consists of a map of an eight state region of the United States, appearing in the color blue, consisting of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio with a large stylized black check-mark in the center of the map.