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Michigan
Michigan is a state in the
United States. Its U.S. postal
abbreviation is MI.
The state is known as the State nickname: Wolverine State
birthplace of the automotive
industry. However, it also has
a large tourist industry.
Destinations like Traverse
City, Mackinac Island, and the
entire Upper Peninsula draw Capital Lansing
sportsmen and nature lovers Largest City Detroit
from all over the U.S. and Ranked 11th
Canada. Michigan has the
longest coastline of any state
except Alaska and more Area 250,941 km2
recreational boats than any - Total
other state. - Land 147,255 km2
- Water
USS Michigan was named in - % water 103,687 km2
honor of this state.
41.3%
Population Ranked 8th
- Total (2000) 9,938,444
- Density 40/km2
Admittance into
Union
- Order 26th
- Date January 26, 1837
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Latitude 41æ41'N to 47æ30'N
Longitude 82æ26'W to 90æ31'W
Width 385 km
Length 790 km
Elevation
-Highest 603 meters
-Mean 275 meters
-Lowest 174 meters
History ISO 3166-2: US-MI
Once a thriving lumber capital and supplier of iron and copper minerals,
Michigan's declining natural resources gave way at the turn of the twentieth
century. The birth of the automotive industry with Henry Ford's first plant
in the Highland Park suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in
personal transportation that permanently changed the socio-economic climate
of America. Many automotive manufacturing plants remain, however, Detroit
lost its grandeur after World War II, as automotive companies abandoned huge
industrial parks in the area for the cheaper labor found in Southern U.S.
and offshore plants.
Early European History
* 1622 tienne Br l and his companion Grenoble, French explorers, were
probably the first white men to see Lake Superior.
* 1701 Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, with his lieutenant Alphonse de
Tonty, established a trading post on the Detroit River which they named
Fort Pontchartrain; present site of Detroit.
U.S. History
* 1805 Michigan Territory was created, with Detroit designated as the
seat of government. William Hull appointed as governor. Detroit was
destroyed by fire.
* 1828 Territorial Capitol was built at Detroit at a cost of $24,500.
* 1835 First Constitutional Convention. Stevens T. Mason inaugurated as
the first Governor. Stevens T. Mason started a war with Ohio over the
city of Toledo, (now Toledo, Ohio) known as the Toledo War the same
year: Ohio won Toledo but Michigan was given Michigan's upper peninsula
which was part of the Territory of Wisconsin at the time.
* Admitted into the union in 1837 as the 26th state, its slave state twin
is Arkansas
Major Historical Events
* January 26, 1837 Michigan became the 26th US State.
* 1838 Patriot War
* 1847 A law was passed by the State Legislature to locate the State
Capital "in the township of Lansing, in the county of Ingham."
* 1879 New State Capitol dedicated in Lansing. The structure cost
$1,510,130.
* 1890s and 1900s Ford, Chrysler and General Motors founded in
southeastern Michigan.
* 1957 Five-mile long Mackinac Bridge opened November 1.
* 1974 Gerald R. Ford of Grand Rapids became the 38th President of the
United States of America.
* 1976 Throw away bottles banned by referendum vote.
* 1987 Michigan celebrated 150 years of statehood.
Law and Government
* Capital: Lansing
* Law/Government of state
o governor -- current, previous governors
+ Current: Jennifer Granholm
o legislature -- bicameral
+ House of Representatives
+ Senate
o structure of state judicary
o state constitution
* Referendum and Voter Initiative: Michigan's constitution provides for
voter initiative and referendum (Article II, « 9 [[1]] ), defined as
"the power to propose laws and to enact and reject laws, called the
initiative, and the power to approve or reject laws enacted by the
legislature, called the referendum. The power of initiative extends
only to laws which the legislature may enact under this constitution."
Geography
Michigan borders Indiana. Ohio, and Illinois to the south, Minnesota and
Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula. It consists of two
peninsulas:
* the Lower Peninsula and
* the Upper Peninsula
The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten and its 277 miles long from
north to south and 195 miles from east to west. The Upper Peninsula (usually
called simply "The U.P.") is as big as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island combined, but has less than 300,000 inhabitants, who are
known as "Yoopers" and whose speech has been heavily influenced by the large
number of Scandinavian and Canadian immigrants who settled the area during
the mining boom of the late 1800's.
These two sections are connected only by the Mackinac Bridge -- the third
longest suspension bridge in the world. The two peninsulas are surrounded by
an extensive Great Lakes shoreline. Other than Alaska, Michigan has the
longest shoreline of any state -- 2,242 miles (and another 879 miles if
islands are included). This equals the length of the Atlantic Coast, from
Maine to Florida. The Great Lakes which touch the two peninsulas of Michigan
are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. This unique
geography has been credited (or blamed) for the especially dramatic weather
of the state. No point in Michigan is more than 6 miles from an inland lake
or more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes, and the state has more
than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles of rivers and streams.
National parks
Economy
* State income
* Major industries/products
o Automobiles (General Motors, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler), Amway,
Cereal (Kellogs), Copper, Furniture (Steelcase, Herman Miller), Iron
* state taxes
Demographics
* Michigan Resident Population (2000 Census): 9,938,444
* racial/ethnic makeup of state
* religious makeup of state
Important Cities and Towns
* Detroit (Motor City, Motown)
* Grand Rapids (The Furniture City)
Education
Colleges and Universities
* Adrian College * Madonna University
* Albion College * Marygrove College
* Alma College * Michigan State University
* Andrews University * Michigan Technological
* Aquinas College University
* Baker College * Northern Michigan University
* Calvin College * Northwood University
* Center for Creative Studies * Oakland University
College of Art and Design * Olivet College
* Central Michigan University * Rochester College
* Cleary College * Saginaw Valley State
* Concordia College, Ann Arbor University
* Cornerstone University * Saint Mary's College
* Davenport University * Siena Heights University
* Eastern Michigan University * Spring Arbor University
* Ferris State University * University of Detroit Mercy
* Finlandia University * University of Michigan System
* Grace Bible College o University of Michigan
* Grand Valley State University Ann Arbor
* Hillsdale College o University of Michigan
* Hope College Dearborn
* Kalamazoo College o University of Michigan
* Kendall College of Art and Design Flint
* Kettering University * Walsh College
* Lake Superior State University * Wayne State University
* Lawrence Technological University * Western Michigan University
* Macomb Community College * William Tyndale College
Professional sports teams
* Detroit Tigers, Major League * Detroit Shock, Women's National
Baseball Basketball Association
* Detroit Lions, National * Minor League baseball teams
Football League o West Michigan Whitecaps
* Detroit Red Wings, National o Michigan Battle Cats
Hockey League o Lansing Lugnuts
* Detroit Pistons, National
Basketball Association
Miscellaneous Information
Michigan has 116 lighthouses. The first lighthouses in Michigan were built
between 1818 and 1822. They were built to project light at night and to
serve as a landmark during the day to safely guide the freighters traveling
the Great Lakes.
Michigan has most registered boats (over 1 million) in the United States.
Quick Trivia
* Nicknames: Water - Winter Wonderland
* Features: Upper Peninsula , residents nicknamed "Yoopers", Downstaters
are known as 'Michiganders' or 'Michiganians'.
* Motto: "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look about You." which is a
canny misquote of Sir Christopher Wren, the famous British Architect.
* State Bird: red breasted robin
* State Rock: Petoskey Stone, which is composed of fossilized diatoms
from long ago when the middle of the continent was covered with a
shallow sea.
* State Tree: White Pine
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