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"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."
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| "It's the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and to humbly implore his protection and favor." |
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| Benjamin Franklin |
| "Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants." |
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| Henry Ford |
"Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty."
"Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving."
"There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something." |
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| Entered the Union: January 26, 1837 (26) |
Capital: Lansing |
Origin of Name: Based on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water"
(the Great Lakes) |
| State Nicknames: Wolverine State • Great Lakes State |
State Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice
(If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you) |
| State Tree: Eastern White Pine |
State Bird: Robin |
| State Mammal: White-tailed Deer |
State Flower: Apple Blossom |
| State Song: Michigan, My Michigan |
| National Forests: 3 • State Parks: 99 |
| Famous For: the Great Lakes, Automobile Plants, Kellog Cereal |
| Famous Michiganians: Anita Baker • Ted Nugent • Diana Ross • Bob Seger • Stevie Wonder (singers) William Boeing (airplane manufacturer), Roger Chaffee (astronaut), Francis Ford Coppola (film director), Gerald Ford (President), Henry Ford (pioneer auto manufacturer), Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball), Charles Lindbergh (aviator), Chief Pontiac (Ottawa Chief), Iggy Pop (musician), Della Reese (actress, singer), Julie Harris • Steven Seagal • Tom Selleck • Tim Allen (actors), Dick Martin • Lily Tomlin (comedians), Danny Thomas (entertainer), Robin Williams (comedian, actor) |
Native Animals and Birds: Click on photos of the animals and birds on
this page to find out more about them and to hear the sounds they make. |
| State Fair: Detroit |
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| Michigan National Forests |
| Michigan State Parks |
| Michigan Historic Sites |
| Michigan Attractions |
| Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| Detroit Pistons (NBA) |
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| Skiing in Michigan |
| Fishing in Michigan |
| Hunting in Michigan |
| Listen to Robin's Song |
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| Michigan Butterfly Gallery |
| Snakes of Michigan |
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| Michigan Hotels & Reviews |
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| French explorer Étienne Brulé arrived in Michigan in 1620. In 1634, Jean Nicolet explored parts of the Upper Peninsula for France. Missionaries established a mission at Keweenaw Way in 1660. In 1668, Father Jacques Marquette established the first permanent settlement of Michigan at Sault Sainte Marie. By 1700, missionaries had explored much of the region and built missions and trading posts throughout both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. |
| At the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763, England controlled most French claims in North America, including Michigan. |
| During the Revolutionary War, settlers in Michigan favored British rule and often raided American settlements. At the end of the war in 1783, Michigan came under American control. Detroit and Fort Mackinac however, did not surrender until 1796. |
| Michigan is divided into Upper and Lower peninsulas by the Straits of Mackinac, which link lakes Michigan and Huron. The two parts of the state are connected by the 5-mile long Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge. |
| Michigan is the only bi-peninsular state. The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is sometimes called "the mitten," because of its shape. |
| The Great Lakes account for one-fifth of the world's surface freshwater supply. |
| The first people in the nation to receive assigned phone numbers lived in Detroit in 1879. |
| Michigan is a leading state in the ownership of recreational boats and in the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. |
| Bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the United States. |
| A person in Michigan is never more than 85 miles from Great Lakes water and is never more than 6 miles from a natural water source. |
Petoskey Stones are the fossilized remains of a coral that grew in Michigan 350 million years ago.
Petoskey means "rays of rising sun" in Indian. This stone is found nowhere else in the world. |
| In 1939, the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car. |
| The first state police radio system in the world was established in 1929 by the Michigan State Police. |
| The world’s largest weather vane in located in Montague. It stands 48 feet tall and weighs 3,500 pounds. Its wind arrow is 26 feet long. |
| Singing sand can be found on the beaches of Grand Haven. The sand particles make a whistling sound as you walk upon them. |
| Michigan has 116 lighthouses and navigational lights. |
| The first soda pop made in the U.S., Vernor’s ginger ale, was created by accident in 1866 in Detroit. |
| Michigan's Ethnic Roots: German 20.4%, African 14.2%, Irish 10.7%, English 9.9%, Polish 8.6%. |
| Religion in Michigan: 82% Christian (58% Protestant, 23% Catholic, 1% Other) 15% No Religion, 2% Muslim, 1% Jewish |
| Michigan has approximately 40 ski resorts and more than 4,000 miles of snowmobile trails. |
| Michigan leads the nation in the production of dry navy beans, black beans and cranberries. |
| Henry Ford, who produced his first experimental car in 1893, founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903. He was the father of modern assembly lines which enabled mass production of large numbers of inexpensive automobiles (a car could be completed in 98 minutes). Ford emassed one of the world's largest fortunes while paying his workers high wages ($5/day in 1914). Henry Ford's philosophy for business: "Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible." |
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April 1
April Fool's Day
is celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes or sending someone on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
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| Arbor Day |
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April 26, 2013
Arbor Day is a national holiday enacted in 1872 to encourage people to plant trees and appreciate all the things trees give us. |
| National Day of Prayer |
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May 2, 2013
National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting all Americans to pray for our nation. It as created in 1952 by Congress and Pres. Harry S. Truman.
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| Mothers Day |
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May 12, 2013
is Mother's Day! It is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May to honor mothers and motherhood. In 1914, Pres. Woodrow Wilson made this an official holiday in the USA.
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| Armed Forces Day |
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May 18, 2013
Armed Forces Day
is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the five military branches of the United States' armed forces.
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| Pentecost |
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May 19, 2013
Pentecost
is the day the Christian church was born. On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he sent the Holy Spirit to fill his disciples with the empowerment of God's presence.
Read more in our forum.
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| Memorial Day |
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May 27, 2013
Memorial Day
is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service
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