Facts about Michigan

Michigan Facts

Learn facts about Michigan for kids.

Have you ever taken a vacation to Michigan before? You could live there. Whichever it may be, you can discover some cool facts about Michigan here! Joey and Jinger love to learn cool facts about the different states. They would like me to share some of those cool facts with you! Every Thursday, I will post cool facts about each of the fifty states in the United States. The states will be done in alphabetical order! Last week, we posted facts about Massachusetts. This week, we are posting cool facts about Michigan. You will learn about Michigan's state flag, bird, and other facts. Only 28 more states to go! 

Did you know Michigan was the twenty-sixth (26^th) state to join the union? Yes, that is correct! Michigan officially joined the union on January 26, 1837! Michigan is located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States. Michigan is bordered by three (3) states: Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio. Parts of Michigan’s borders touch four great lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron. Michigan is the eleventh (11^th) largest state in the United States. Michigan is one of the bigger states. There are about 10,050,811 people who live in Michigan.

 

Michigan famous person alert:

Did you know that Elijah J. McCoy lived in Detroit, Michigan? He is a famous inventor of train lubrication systems, an engineer, and a brilliant man who transformed the railroad system.

 

Tell us about a famous person who resides in your state.

 

Facts about Michigan:

1. Michigan is known for The stunning Great Lakes, the automobile industry, and fishing. A few of the nicknames for Michigan are the Great Lake State, the Wolverine State, and the Water Winter Wonderland State. The Michigan state motto is Si quaeris peninsula amoenam circumstance. The motto is a Latin phrase: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. The Michigan state motto was adopted on June 2, 1835. The abbreviation for Michigan is MI.

2. Michigan's capital is Lansing, which officially became the capital sometime in 1847 and has an estimated population of about 117,488 people.

3. The state bird of Michigan is the American Robin. It was chosen as the state bird on April 8, 1931. The American Robin likes to sing (chirp). It has a reddish-orange chest area. The rest of the bird is dark grayish brown, with a dark brown-grayish capped head. It is a magnificent bird.

4. The Michigan official state flower is the Apple blossom. Apple blossoms bloom on apple trees. The Apple blossoms are white and pink in color. The flowers are beautiful! The Apple blossom became Michigan’s official state flower sometime in 1897. The Apple blossoms bloom from April to June.

5. Michigan’s current state flag was officially adopted in 1911. It has a dark blue background and features Michigan’s coat of arms on it.

6. Some crops grown in Michigan are apples, corn, cranberries, hay, potatoes, and wheat.

7. Some cool places to visit in Michigan are Mackinac Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, MI.

8. Some animals that live in Michigan are black bears, bobcats, elk, long-tailed weasels, river otters, and white-tailed deer.

9. Michigan can get very hot and cold, depending on the time of year. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Michigan was 112 degrees Fahrenheit in Stanwood, Michigan, on July 13, 1936. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Michigan was -51 degrees (51 degrees below zero) Fahrenheit in Vanderbilt, Michigan, on February 9, 1934.

 

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Get your free printable Michigan worksheet here:

 Michigan worksheet

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Books about Michigan:

1. The Legend of Michigan by Trinka Noble

2. What's Great about Michigan? by Anita Yasuda

3. Totally Michigan! by Peg Connery-Boyd

4. M Is For Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet by Annie Appleford

Parents/caretakers, be sure books are child-friendly before reading them to your child/children.

 

You can Click here to purchase the 50 States workbook on Amazon.

You can also use the 50 States tab at the top of my page to find all the 50 states' posts in one convenient place. 

 

Tune in next week to learn some really cool facts about Minnesota! Thank you for reading my post!! “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.”-Dr. Suess

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