Michigan Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

January 26, 1837 - Michigan was the 26th state.

Michigan State Capital:

Lansing

State Nickname:

Wolverine State

State Motto:

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice.
Translation: If you are seeking an amenable peninsula, look around you

Michigan State Bird:

Robin

Michigan State Flower:

Apple Blossom

Michigan State Tree:

White Pine

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Detroit
• Grand Rapids
• Warren
• Flint
• Sterling Heights
• Lansing
• Ann Arbor
• Livonia

Ten Famous People From Michigan :

• Ralph Bunche, Diplomat and Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
• Bruce Catton, Historian
• Roger Chaffee, Astronaut
• Francis Ford Coppola, Filmmaker
• Chief Pontiac, Leader of the Ottawa Indians
• Thomas Dewey, Politican
• Henry Ford, Founder of the Ford Motor Company
• Charlton Heston, Actor
• Charles Lindbergh, First Pilot to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean
• Danny Thomas, Actor and Founder of St. Jude's Children's Research Center