Michigan Facts
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State Abbreviation: MINickname: Great Lakes State, Wolverine State, Water Wonderland
Origin of name: From Chippewa words mici gama, meaning "great water," after the lake of the same name.
Capital: Lansing
Motto: "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice", which is Latin for "If you Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You."
Michigan State Seal
Bird: Robin
Fish: Brook Trout
Flower: Apple Blossom
Fossil: Mastodon See mastodon fact sheets
Game Mammal: White-tailed Deer
Gem: Isle Royale Greenstone
Reptile: Painted Turtle
Soil: Kalkaska Sand
Song: My Michigan
Unofficial state song: Michigan, My Michigan
Stone: Petoskey Stone
Tree: White Pine
Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris
Michigan is the nation's number one cherry producing state. Michigan produces 70 to 75 percent of the tart cherries grown in the United States.
The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of fresh water on earth; 20% of the earth's total fresh water. Only the polar ice caps contain more fresh water.
There are five Great Lakes.
To remember the Great Lakes names, remember the word "HOMES."
H=Huron
O=Ontario
M=Michigan
E=Erie
S=Superior
Origin of name: From Chippewa words mici gama, meaning "great water," after the lake of the same name.
Capital: Lansing
Motto: "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice", which is Latin for "If you Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You."
Michigan State Seal
Bird: Robin
Fish: Brook Trout
Flower: Apple Blossom
Fossil: Mastodon See mastodon fact sheets
Game Mammal: White-tailed Deer
Gem: Isle Royale Greenstone
Reptile: Painted Turtle
Soil: Kalkaska Sand
Song: My Michigan
Unofficial state song: Michigan, My Michigan
Stone: Petoskey Stone
Tree: White Pine
Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris
Michigan is the nation's number one cherry producing state. Michigan produces 70 to 75 percent of the tart cherries grown in the United States.
The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of fresh water on earth; 20% of the earth's total fresh water. Only the polar ice caps contain more fresh water.
There are five Great Lakes.
To remember the Great Lakes names, remember the word "HOMES."
H=Huron
O=Ontario
M=Michigan
E=Erie
S=Superior
