Thursday, September 9, 2010

Michigan

Motto: "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice" - Latin - If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" "Tuebor" - Latin - "I will be defended"

Nickname: "The Wolverine State"
Capital: Lansing
Population: 10,079,985 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 8th in US State Population
Size: 490 miles long and 240 miles wide at its most distant points; consists of two separate peninsulas; covers 96,810 square miles - 11th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Apple Blossom

The word Michigan originally referred to a clearing on the lower peninsula and was derived from the Chippewa Indian word "majigan" which means "clearing." Lake Michigan was named after this clearing by European explorers in the area in the 1670s. The state later took the name of the clearing as well.

Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837. It was the 26th state to be admitted to the Union.

People who live in or come from Michigan are called "Michiganians," "Michiganders," or "Michiganites."

There are not any events available in Michigan at the current time.

Visit the official Michigan Tourism Site