Applications folder on dock has red FR or R icon after dragging from Mac HD

In Snow Loopard, 10.6.8 Mac Mini 500GB HD
I somehow dragged my applications folder off the dock. Now I have tried to drag/drop it several times, but each time it does not open. It says "open in finder".
Then I found a thread that said drag it from Mac HD window in finder and it worked, but now it looks like a red folder with FR or R letter on it?
What can I do to restore applications folder properly?

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