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Michigan Michigan is a U. S. State located in the Great Lakes

Region of the United States of America Consisting entirely of two peninsulas Capital is Lansig Largest city is Detroit Nicknames: The Great Lakes State, The Wolverine State Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice(If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)

State symbols Animal: Wolverine Bird: American Robin Fish: Brook trout Wildflower: Dwarf

Lake Iris Tree: White pine Song: My Michigan

Lansing The capital of Michigan Nicknames: Capital City, L-Town, "The Heart of

Michigan“ Many cultural activities

Government Michigan is governed as a republic, with three

branches of government: The executive branch consisting of the

Governor of Michigan and the other independently elected constitutional officers

The legislative branch consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate

The judicial branch consisting of one court of justice

The Governor of Michigan serve four-year terms and may be re-elected only once

The current Governor is Rick Snyder

Legislature consists of a 38-member Senate and 110-member House of Representatives

There are 83 counties in Michigan

History Home to Native

American cultures before colonization by Europeans

The most populous tribes were Algonquian peoples: Ottawa Anishnabe Potawatomi

The first permanent European settlement in 1668 by French voyageurs

Has been part of the Royal Province of New France and Great Britain

The population grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal in New York State in 1825

Michigan received the western part of the Upper Peninsula as a concession and formally entered the Union in 1837

Diversity By the 1930s more than 30 languages were spoken

in the public schools Destination in the Great Migration from the South Ethnic communities celebrate annual heritage

festivals African Americans from Detroit created Motown

Sound of the 1960s Diverse urban culture

General information about nature

200 named waterfalls Longest freshwater shoreline Rivers are generally short and shallow 64 980 inland lakes and pounds Highest point is Mount Arvon 603 meters The Porcupine Mountain - one of the oldest

mountain chains in the world

Laughing whitefish falls The tallest waterfalls in

Michigan Named for the river Height: 100 meters The highest waterfall in

Michigan that is readily visitable

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

The park covers a 35-mile (60-km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline

Named after a legend of the sleeping bear

Outstanding natural features Was authorized in 1970

Kirtland's Warbler

Wintering in Bahama Needs Pinus bakasiana

(gray pine) to nest Endemic of Michigan

state

Hunting First in the nation in

licensed hunters Many school districts

cancel school on the opening day of firearm deer season

White-tailed deer

Thunderstorms

30 days of thunderstorm activity per year

17 tornadoes per year Especially In the southern

part of state Tornado chasers – popular

activity

Tourism Michigan's tourists spend $17.5 billion per year in the

state Top attractions: the forests, lakes and thousands of

miles of beaches Tulip Time Festival and the National Cherry Festival Detroit and Lansig

Henry Ford (1863-1947)First plant in

Highland Park marked the birth of the automotive industry

Cars made on assembly line

Celebrities

Selma Blair Kid Rock

Serena Williams Alice Cooper

Interesting facts

Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state

A person in the state is never more than 6 miles(10 km) from a natural water source

Mishigama (French) = large water/lake World-class scuba diving destination Largest state par and forest system

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References

http://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/laughingwhitefish.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Bear_Dunes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan