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| State Motto: |
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice!
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you! |
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State Home Page:
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http://www.michigan.gov/ |
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Capital:
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Lansing: Lansing
Convention Bureau . Tour
the Capitol |
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Population:
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9,773,892 (Ranked 8th largest state
in the United States) |
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State Flag:
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 The
design on Michigan's deep blue field has three mottoes:
1. On a red ribbon - "One Nation Made Up of Many States"
2. On a blue shield - "I will Defend"
3. On a white ribbon - "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look
Around"
On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man
with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability
to defend his rights. The Elk
and Moose
are symbols of Michigan, while the Bald
Eagle represents the United States.
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| Flower: |
Apple
Blossom (pyrus coronaria)
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| Song: |
Michigan, My Michigan
Douglas M. Malloch/(unknown) |
| Bird: |
American
Robin |
| Tree: |
Eastern
White Pine (pinus strobus) |
| Topography: |
Low rolling hills give way to northern
tableland of hilly belts in the Lower Peninsula; Upper Peninsula is
level in the east, with swampy areas, the western region is higher
and more rugged. |
| Total Area: |
96,810 square miles (Ranked 11th
largest state in the United States) |
| Highest Point: |
Mt. Arvon (1980 feet) |
| Lowest Point: |
Shore of Lake Erie (572 feet) |
| Geographic Center: |
Wexford (5 miles north-northwest
of Cadillac) |
| Interstate Speed: |
70 MPH |
| Urban Speed: |
65 MPH |
| Rural Speed: |
70 MPH |
| Lane Access Speed: |
70 MPH |
| Industry: |
Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated
metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism. |
| Interesting Facts: |
- Detroit is known as the "Car capital of the world".
- Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant.
- Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry.
- Elsie is the home of the world's largest registered Holstein
dairy herd.
- Michigan is first in the US production of peat and magnesium
compounds and second in gypsum and iron ore.
- In Colon you will find the world's largest manufacture of magic
supplies.
- The State Capitol with its majestic dome was built in Lansing
in l879.
- The Brook trout was named Michigan's official state fish in
1988.
- Michigan's state bird, the robin, was adopted in 1931.
- The White Pine has been the state tree since l955. It represents
Michigan's forests and one of the states greatest natural resources.
- Although Michigan is often called the "Wolverine State"
there are no more wolverines in Michigan.
- There are 83 counties in Michigan.
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| Strange Laws: |
- As long as the person is over age 12, and has not been convicted
of a felony, they may have a handgun license.
- A woman is not allowed to cut her hair without her husband's
permission.
- It is illegal to swear in front of women and children.
- It is legal for a thief to file a law suit against you, if they
get hurt while in your house.
- There is a bounty of 10 cents for each rat's head brought to
any town office.
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| Famous People: |
- Nelson Algren author, Detroit
- Ralph J. Bunche statesman, Detroit
- Ellen Burstyn actress, Detroit
- Bruce Catton historian, Petoskey
- Roger Chaffee astronaut, Grand Rapids
- Francis Ford Coppola film director, Detroit
- Thomas E. Dewey politician, Owosso
- Edna Ferber author, Kalamazoo
- Henry Ford industrialist, Dearborn
- Julie Harris actress, Grosse Pointe Park
- William R. Hewlett inventor, Ann Arbor
- Earvin Magic Johnson basketball player, Lansing
- Donald B. Keck inventor, Lansing
- Julie Krone jockey, Benton Harbor
- Ring Lardner writer, Niles
- Charles A. Lindbergh aviator, Detroit
- Madonna singer, Bay City
- Dick Martin comedian, Detroit
- John N. Mitchell attorney general, Detroit
- Ted Nugent singer, Detroit
- John T. Parsons inventor, Detroit
- Gilda Radner comedienne, Detroit
- Della Reese singer, Detroit
- Diana Ross singer, Detroit
- Thomas Schippers conductor, Kalamazoo
- Steven Seagal actor, Lansing
- Bob Seger singer, Detroit
- Tom Selleck actor, Detroit
- John C. Sheehan inventor, Battle Creek
- Potter Stewart jurist, Jackson
- Lily Tomlin actress, Detroit
- Danny Thomas entertainer, Deerfield
- Margaret Whiting singer, Detroit
- Stevie Wonder singer, Saginaw
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| Michigan Poem |
Michigan
God knitted a mitten of sand, rock and lime
made a fountain to last through all time.
He planted its forests with hemlock and pine
then blessed it with rain and golden sunshine.
He feathered its forests and flowered white fields
then gave it a history of automobiles.
In all the wide world there's no other land
that God Himself patterned from
His Own Left Hand.
Author Unknown
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