Michigan

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Michigan

• The Great Lakes State

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Michigan

• Important Facts
• State Animal
• State Bird
• State Flag
• State Flower
• State Stone
• State Tree

Mackinac Bridge
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Important Facts

• Admitted to statehood January 26, 1837
• Worlds Motor Capital
• John Engler is the current Governor.
• Current Population is 9,938,444
• Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension
  bridges in the world. It connects the lower and
  upper peninsula.

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State Animal White Tailed Deer

• Usually 2.75-3.5 feet tall at the shoulder
• Travel in groups of three or less
• Live in forests and swamps
• Fawns are born between April and July.

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State Bird Robin

• Breeds from North Carolina
• In the winter they eat berries and fruits.
• In the spring they eat worms, grubs and other
  insects.

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State Flag

• Flag has three mottoes
• Red Ribbon
• One nation made up of many states
• Blue Shield
• I will defend
• White Ribbon
• If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about
  you.

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State Flower Apple Blossom

• Introduced to the state in 1897.
• Bloom in Michigan during the middle of May
• Begin to bloom in the southwest part of the state
  and then move northward

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State Stone Petoskey

• A fossilized coral from a coral reef that was
  found in the northern part of the Lower
  Peninsula.
• Petoskey stones are often used for jewelry.
• Adopted as the state stone in 1965

Unpolished Petoskey Stone
Polished Petoskey Stone
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State Tree White Pine

• Became the state tree in 1955
• A symbol of one of Michigans biggest industries
  of the past lumbering

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Bibliography

• Da Yoopers Guide to the Oldest Antiques on Earth
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.dayooper.com
• Nature Sound Studio
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.naturesound.com/
• Mackinac Bridge
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.mackinacbridge.org/
• Forest Resources Agrifoods
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.gov.nf.ca

• Rolling Hills Refuge
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.rhrwildlife.com
• Geobopological Survey
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.geobop.com
• 50 States.com
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.50states.com
• Stuff about Michigan
• Last Visited on April 4, 2002.
• http//www.sos.state.mi.us/history/michinfo/