Travel Day -> Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. It has land borders with Wisconsin to the northwest, and Indiana and Ohio to the south; it is also connected by Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie to the states of Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario.

Abbreviation: MI

Capital: Lansing

Temperature: 

Time: 2:00 (mostly!) 

Michigan observes Eastern Time, except for four counties and two cities, which observe Central Time.



Nickname: Michigan's traditional nickname is "The Wolverine State." There are many theories as to how Michigan came to have this nickname. The wolverine has a reputation as having "a vicious disposition and destructive capabilities." 

Today Michigan is often called "The Great Lakes State" (this nickname is featured on the U.S. Mint's bicentennial commemorative quarter for Michigan).  Michigan borders Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. Lake Ontario is the only Great Lake that Michigan does not touch.


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Population: 10.05 million (PA 12.8)

Size: 96,716 sq mi (PA 46,000)

Cost of living:  $50,049 (PA $49,040)

Minimum wage: $10.10

Statehood: January 26, 1837

State Flag: 


The state coat of arms depicts a blue shield, upon which the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, and a man with a raised hand, representing peace and holding a long gun, representing the fight for state and nation as a frontier state.

As supporters, the elk and moose are derived from the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms, and depict great animals of Michigan. The bald eagle represents the United States, which formed the state of Michigan from the Northwest Territory.

The design features three Latin mottos. From top-to-bottom they are:

  1. On red ribbon: "E Pluribus Unum", means "Out of many, one", a motto of the United States.
  2. On light blue shield: "Tuebor", means "I will defend."
  3. On white ribbon: "Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice", means "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.", and is the official state motto.



State Bird:

American Robin


State Flower:
Apple Blossom

State Tree:

Eastern White Pine

State Quarter:

Michigan Accent

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Porcupine Mountains

Mackinac Bridge

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Lighthouses of Michigan

Lake Superior

Lake Huron

Lake Michigan

Beach front houses on Lake Erie

Mount Arvon

Michigan State Capital Building

Chewing Gum Wall

Michael and James Lanier

General Motors (logo on right will be used for electric cars)



Highland Park Ford Plant

Kirtland's Warbler

J.W. Westcott II

Huron Portland Cement Company

Grand Rapids & the Grand River

The Ambassador Bridge

world's largest limestone quarry

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Detroit Zoo

Float Copper

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Pencil Sculpture

World's Largest Weather Vane

Harriet Quimby

Tuskagee Airmen

Guess Who???


Magic Johnson

Madonna

Stevie Wonder

Diana Ross

Alice Cooper

David Spade

Smokey Robinson

Bob Seger

Tom Selleck

Burt Reynolds

Kid Rock

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Visiting Marquette Michigan in winter















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