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NICK NAME | Great Lakes, Water Wonderland, The Wolverine State, Upper Peninsula often referred to as the Land of Hiawatha. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Lansing | |
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LARGEST CITY | Detroit | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Grand Rapids | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Wayne | |
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AREA | 96,810 sq. miles; 56,809 sq. miles land, 40,001 sq. miles water. (11th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 1.980 ft., Mount Curwood (Baraga County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | 572 ft. along Lake Erie. | |
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ABBREVIATION | MI (postal); Mich (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 248, 313, 517, 616, 906 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern & Central (for Western counties of Upper Peninsula) | |
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PART OF REGION | Great Lakes, Midwest | |
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ADMISSION DATE | January 26, 1837 (26th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the Great Lakes region of the United States, bordering Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Ontario (Canada) and Lake Erie. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Named in 1805, apparently for Lake Michigan; itself named from an Indian word, possibly Chippewa Michigama "great lake," or possibly from mishi-maikin-nac "swimming turtle," descriptive of Mackinac Island. Early 18th Century maps of North America vary, some labeling present-day Lake Huron as Lake Michigan (and labeling the latter as Lake Illinois), but present naming practice is seen on maps regularly after 1757. | |
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STATE BIRD | Robin (Turdus migratorius) | |
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STATE FISH | Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Apple Blossom (Malus Sylvestris) | |
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STATE GEM | Chlorastrolite | |
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STATE SOIL | Kalkaska Soil Series | |
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STATE SONG | "Michigan, My Michigan" | |
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STATE STONE | Petoskey Stone | |
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STATE TREE | White Pine (Pinus Strobus) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice (Latin: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you") |
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