Capital: Lansing
Origin of State Name: The name is taken from that of Lake Michigan. Based on Chippewa Indian word “meicigama” meaning “great water” (the Great Lakes)
Nickname for State: The Wolverine State. The name refers to the importance of wolverine pelts to early trading posts.
Nickname for residents: Michiganders
Motto: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Apple Blossom
State Tree: White Pine
State Fish: Brook Trout
State Game Mammal: White-tailed Deer
State Gem: Chlorastrolite
State Soil: Kalkaska Soil Series
State Stone: Petoskey Stone
State Reptile: Painted Turtle
State Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris
State Fossil: Mastodon
FAMOUS FOR: The Great Lakes, Automobile Plants, Kellog Cereal, Beaumont Tower, Air Zoo, Whitefish Point Underwater Driving Preserve, Fork Wilkins Historic Complex, The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Iron County Historical Museum, Upper Peninsula Firefighters Memorial Museum, Marquette Maritime Museum, Marquette Regional History Center, Devos Art Museum, Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum, Woods and Water Ecotours, Coopertown USA Mining Museum, Keweenaw Peninsula, Mackinac Seaplane Tours, Soo Locks Boat Tours, Uncommon Adventures, Horsehoe Falls, Redjacket Trolley, Mackinac Island Butterfly House, Garlyn Zoo, City Opera House, Big Bear Adventures, The Jungle Family Fun Center, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Ramsdell Theatre, Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Dennos Museum Center, Centre Ice Arena, Ranch Rudolf, Friske Orchards, Mackinaw Trolley Company, Old Presque Isle Lighthouse and Museum, Cheboygan Opera House, City of Alpena Heritage Riverwalk, Crystal Coaster Alpine Slide, Thunder Bay Island, Tawas Point Lighthouse, Besser Museum for Northeast Mchigan, Charity Island Lighthouse, Lumberman’s Monument Visitor Center, Iosco County Museum, Michigan Magazine Museum, Dinosaur Gardens, AuSable River Queen, Alcona Park, Robinette’s Apple Haus and Winery, Mirror Maze, USS Silversides Museum, Davison Historical Society and Museum, The Flower Farm, Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan’s Adventure Amusement Park and Wild Water Adventure, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad, John Ball Zoo Society, Olde World Canterbury Village, Forever Curious Children’s Museum, Jellystone Park, Niles Haunted House Scream Park, Neils’ Dutch Village, The Holland Museum, Fritz Olsen Sculptures, Outdoor Discovery Center, Curious Kids’ Museum, Deer Forest Exoctic Animal Sanctuary, Abrams Planetarium, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Yankee Air Museum, Meadow Brook Hall, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Walter Chrysler Museum, Freedom Hill County Park.
FUN FACTS:
Detroit is the number one city in the world for car manufacturing.
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