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Michigan

Michigan. Michigan State Symbols (Animals). State Bird- Robin State Mammal- White Tail Deer State Reptile- Painted Turtle State Fish- Brook Trout. Michigan State Symbols (Plants). State Flower- Apple Blossom State Wildflower- Dwarf Lake Iris State Tree- White Pine.

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Michigan

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  1. Michigan

  2. Michigan State Symbols (Animals) • State Bird- Robin • State Mammal- White Tail Deer • State Reptile- Painted Turtle • State Fish- Brook Trout

  3. Michigan State Symbols (Plants) • State Flower- Apple Blossom • State Wildflower- Dwarf Lake Iris • State Tree- White Pine

  4. Michigan State Symbols (Earth) • State Stone- Petoskey Stone • State Gem- Chlorastrolite ("green star stone") • State Soil- Kalkaska Sand • State Flag-

  5. Michigan Tourist Sites • Air Zoo • American Museum of Magic • Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo • Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest • World's Largest Tire

  6. Interesting Facts • Grand Rapids was the first city in the U.S. to put fluoride in their water. •   The world’s largest weather vain in located in Montague. It stands 48 feet tall and weighs 3,500 pounds. Its wind arrow is 26 feet long. • The first state police radio system in the world was established in 1929 by the Michigan State Police.  •   In 1939, the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car.  • Eau Claire holds the annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship contest. The record set in 1988, was for spitting 72 feet, 7 1/2 inches.  •   Michigan has the only floating post office in the world. The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships still underway. •   Spanning five miles between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. •   The first people in the nation to receive assigned phone numbers lived in Detroit in 1879.

  7. Demographics • Statehood:  January 26, 1837, the 26th state Capital:  Lansing • Total Area:  11th among states, 250,465 sq km (96,705 sq mi) • Water Area:  103,328 sq km (39,895 sq mi) • Highest Point:  Mount Arvon, 603 m (1,979 ft) • Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Erie; 572 feet • Total Population:  8th among states2000 census -  9,938,4442005 estimate - 9,817,242 • Population Density in 2000:  67 people per sq km (173 per sq mi) • Distribution in 1990:  70% Urban, 30% Rural • Economy:  Gross State Product - $359 billion (2003)Personal income per Capita - $31,178 (2003) • Largest cities in 2000: Detroit:  900,198Grand Rapids:  197,800Warren:  138,247

  8. Works Cited • http://www.thingstodo.com/states/MI/facts.htm • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/michigan/ • http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/mi.html

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