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Capital City: Lansing
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Location: 42.709N, 84.553W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: January 26, 1837 Ancestry and Genealogy: Michigan State Database Area: 96810 sq.mi., 11th Land 56809 sq.mi., 22nd Water 40001 sq.mi., 2nd Great Lakes 38,192 sq.mi., 1stArea Codes: 50states List Auto Tour: World's Motor Capital Biographies: Famous Michiganians Bird: Robin 50states List Border States: Regional List Illinois Indiana Minnesota (water border) Ohio Wisconsin Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: Michigan City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: Michigan Colleges, Universities: Michigan Colleges , Michigan Business Schools , Michigan Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Michigan Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 26th State County Profile: County Map 83 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Michigan News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DSD&V Economy: Agriculture: Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle, vegetables, hogs, corn, nursery stock, soybeans.Industry: Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism. Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: The design on Michigan's deep blue field has three mottoes: On a red ribbon - "One Nation Made Up of Many States" On a blue shield - "I will Defend" 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 eagle represents the United States. Flag adopted 1911. Get this Flag Flower: AppleBlossom Malus coronariaGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: Wexford, 5 miles northnorthwest of CadillacGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Mt. Arvon ; 1,980 feet, 38thHighway Markers: Michigan Resource Manual History: Historical Civil War Internet Service Providers: Michigan Largest Cities: Detroit Grand Rapids Warren Flint Sterling Heights Lansing Ann Arbor Livonia Dearborn Westland Library: Michigan Michigan Libraries License Plates: Michigan Local Resources: Michigan Courts Michigan Fire Departments Michigan Counseling Services Michigan Police Departments Michigan Government Offices Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Erie; 572 feet, 40thMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspiceIf you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. Museums: The Virtual Library National Forest: Michigan Newspapers: Michigan Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State Nursing Schools: Michigan Origin of state's name: Based on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water" and refers to the Great Lakes.Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Population: Quick facts 9,938,444 ; 8th, 12/00Public Records: Michigan Real Estate: Michigan Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Michigan School Directory: Michigan Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Michigan - Kalkaska Song: Michigan, My Michigan 50states List Sheet Music words by: Douglas M. MallochSports: Michigan Teams State Parks: Michigan State Quarters: Michigan Symbols: Michigan Symbols Topography: Image Low rolling hills give way to northern tableland of hilly belts in the Lower Penninsula; Upper Penninsula is level in the east, with swampy areas, the western region is higher and more rugged.Travel: Michigan Travel Tree: Eastern whitepine Pinus strobus Unclaimed Funds: Michigan Vacation Rentals: Michigan Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: Michigan VA Military Links Vital Records: Michigan Vital Records Weather: Lansing, Capital City Airport White Pages: Michigan White Pages Yellow Pages: Michigan Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Michigan Zip Codes