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
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
