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Michigan, an upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana to its South, Wisconsin to its West, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the North and East.
If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look about You. One of the worlds biggest wonders and some of the Nations most picturesque scenery, Michigan with its two peninsulas, numerous inland lakes and over 3000 miles of shoreline, combined with a pleasantly cool summer climate, have long attracted vacationers.
Places of interest in the state include; Sleeping Bear Dunes national lakeshores; the Tehquamenon Falls; Manistee National Forest; Lake Superior (the infamous sinking of the Edmond Fitzgerald); Mackinac Island (where there are no cars); the Mackinac Bridge; the Soo Locks; Pictured Rocks National Park; Isle Royale National Park and Porcupine National Park.
The Mackinac Bridge Celebrates 50 Years!
The "Mighty Mac" spans 5 miles and connects the Upper Peninsula with the Lower Peninsula and cost $99.8 million to build from 1954 through 1957 by the hands of 3,500 workers. It is the third longest suspension bridge in the world and the longest in the Western Hemisphere. Weighing in at 1,024,500 tons, whose main tower is approximately 552 feet above the water, The "Mighty Mac" has withstood the winds of the Straights, the test of time and the one million cars that travel across it every year. The "Mighty Mac" recently celebrated it's 50th anniversary!
Scenes of Michigan...........
Breathtaking, Picturesque, Inviting! Once you visit, you won't want to leave!
About Michigan
Area, 58,216 sq mi (150,779 sq km).
Population, (2000) 9,938,444, a 6.9% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital, Lansing.
Largest city, Detroit.
Motto, Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice [If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look about You].
State bird, Robin.
State flower, Apple Blossom.
State tree, Eastern White Pine.
State Reptile, Painted Turtle
State Wildflower, Dwarf Lake Iris
State Fish, Brook Trout
State Stone, Petoskey Stone
Lansing is the capital, and Detroit is the largest city. Other major cities include; Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Muskegon, Big Rapids and Ann Arbor.
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We're Proud to be Michiganders!
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