Michigan State of America

Michigan, 26^th State

“Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice”

(If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)

• Name (Chippewa Indian word): “meicigama”; “great water”
• Governor: Gretchen Esther Whitmer (Democratic Party)
• Capital: Lansing
• Population:  10,045,000 (2020), (10^th most populous)
• Location: on map of US.
  1. North; Lake Superior,Canada
  2. East; Lake Erie, Canada
  3. South; Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
  4. West; Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
  5. Southwest; Illinois,
• Area: 250,737 km²/96,810 mi², 11^th by rank
• Postal abbreviation: MI
• Admitted to Union: January 26, 1837
• official language: none

1.      State’s Symbols

• State tree: Eastern White Pine
• State Grass: none
• State flower: Apple Blossom
• State Wild-flower: Dwarf Lake Iris
• State food: none
• State Game Animal: White-Tailed Deer
• State Insect: none
• State Fish: Brook Trout
• State Amphibian: none
• State Dinosaur: none
• State Reptile: Painted Turtle
• State Bird: Robin Redbreast
• State Fossil: Mastodon
• State Rock: Petoskey Stone
• State Gemstone: Isle Royale Greenstone
• State mineral: none
• State Sports: none
• State Song: My Michigan
• State Tartan: xx
• State Coat of Arms

• State Seal:
• State Poet Laureate: none
• State Folk Dance: none
• State Firearm: none
• State Tall Ship: none
• State Children’s Book: The Legend of Sleeping Bear
• State Soil: Kalkaska Soil Series

2.       Geography Facts

• Land: 147,135 km² (56,809 mi²), 11^th
• Water: 103,602 km, (40,001 mi), 2^nd
• Great Lakes: 98,917 km² (38,192 mi²),1st
• inland lakes: 11,000
• State Forests: 6
• National Forests: 3
• State Parks: 99
• Public Beaches: 24
• National Parks: 5
• Water: 5%
• Largest city (by area): Detroit (370.1 km²)
• Largest city (by population): Detroit (667,272 people)
• Lowest point: Michigan; 572 feet, 38th lowest
• Highest point: Arvon; 1,980 feet, (603 m.), 38th tallest

3.      Facts about Michigan

• Michigan is the only place in the world which has floating post office operating for about 125 years.
• United States first regularly scheduled air passage service began operation between Grand Rapids and Detroit in 1926.
• The sand particles on the beaches of Grand Haven make a whistling sound as you walk upon them so called “Singing sand”.
• Michigan is the only state that’s divided into two peninsulas.
• The Mackinac Bridge, which connects the two peninsulas, is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges and it is five miles long.
• In 1879, Detroit, Michigan became the first city to have phone numbers.
• Detroit, Michigan is the car capital of the world, or “Motor City.”
• Nickname/s: Wolverine State, Great Lakes State
• Key Cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor
• Major industries: Manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, alternative energy.
• Famous for: The Great Lakes, Automobile Plants, Kellog Cereal
• Area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989

4.       Natural Resources

• Agriculture:
  1. Corn
  2. Soybeans
  3. Sugar beets
  4. Wheat
  5. Hay
  6. Christmas trees
  7. Apples
  8. Blueberries
  9. Cherries
• Livestock:
  1. Hog
  2. Poultry
  3. Cow-Calf
• Livestock products:
  1. Dairy
  2. Beef
  3. Poultry products
• Gemstones and Minerals:
  1. Limestone
  2. Iron ore
• Fossil fuel:
  1. Petroleum
  2. Natural gas

5.      Mountains

             Mountains: 292

             Best Hiking Trails to Visit:

• North Country National Scenic Trail
• Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail
• Greenstone Ridge Trail (Isle Royale National Park)
• Lakeshore (North Country Trail)
• Pyramid Point Trail (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
• Big Carp River Trail (Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park)
• Port Crescent Trails (Port Crescent State Park)
• Potawatomi, Algonquin and Chippewa Trails (Negwegon State Park)
• Great Warren Dune Trail (Warren Dunes State Park)
• Penosha Trail (Brighton Recreation Area)

6.        Divisions

• 83 Counties
• 276 cities
• 257 towns
• 1,240 townships