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Michigan, MI - The Wolverine State
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Great Seal of the State of MichiganMichigan Seal

Adopted in 1835, 1963.

State Seal Adopted by Public Act 19 of 1963, the seal is used on many official state documents. The words "The Great Seal of the State of Michigan, A.D.  MDCCCXXXV" encircle the state coat of arms.

The Great Seal of the State of Michigan was inspired by the seal used by the Hudson Bay Fur Company. Michigan's second governor, Lewis Cass, presented the idea to the Constitutional Convention, and it was accepted on June 2, 1835.

** - The Great Seal is provided here for educational purposes only. State law restricts reproduction of the Great Seal for other purposes.

After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. acquired most of the region, which remained the scene of constant conflict between the British and U.S. forces and their respective Indian allies through the War of 1812.


Indian tribes were living in the Michigan region when the first European, Étienne Brulé of France, arrived in 1618. Other French explorers, including Jacques Marquette, Louis Joliet, and Sieur de la Salle, followed, and the first permanent settlement was established in 1668 at Sault Ste. Marie. France was ousted from the territory by Great Britain in 1763, following the French and Indian Wars.

Capital City: Lansing

Capitol Tour

Michigan: State of Michigan Official Web Site

Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List

Airports: Airports MapAirport Links

Amtrak: Midwest

Area: 96810 sq.mi, 11th   Land 56809 sq. mi., 22nd   Water 40001 sq.mi., 2nd   Great Lakes 38,192 sq.mi., 1st

Area Codes: Michigan

Biographies: Famous People from Michigan

Bird: American Robin

Border States: Regional List •  Illinois •  Indiana •  Minnesota (water border) •  Ohio •  Wisconsin

Cam World: Live Web Cams

City Guides: Michigan

Climate: Michigan

Community Pages: Michigan Cities, Towns, Communities List

Constitution: 26th State

Courts: Judicial System

County Profile: County Map   83 Counties

Current Events: Michigan News Headlines

Department of: Education Certification | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, founded in 1817.

Driving: DSD&V

Economy: Agriculture: Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle, vegetables, hogs, corn, nursery stock, soybeans. •  Industry: Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism.

Fast Facts & Trivia: USA States List

Flag: Michigan (MI)

Flower: Apple Blossom  Malus coronaria

Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List •  Historical Societies

Geographic Center: Wexford, 5 miles northnorthwest of Cadillac

Geology Maps: Michigan

Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns

Governor: Office of Governor

Highest Point:

Highways: Michigan Highways

History: History Timeline   Historical     Civil War

Hotels, Motels & Inns: Michigan

Kids Corner: State of Michigan Kids Site

Largest City Guides: Detroit •  Grand Rapids •  Warren •  Flint •  Sterling Heights •  Lansing  • Ann Arbor •  Livonia •  Dearborn •  Westland

Library: Michigan 

License Plates: Michigan

Lighthouses: Michigan

Lottery: Michigan

Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Erie; 572 feet, 40th

Map: Map of the State of Michigan

Media: Radio •  TV

Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you

Museums: The Virtual Library

Name: Michigan name based on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water" and refers to the Great Lakes.

National Forest: Michigan

Newspapers: Michigan

Population: Quick facts   9,938,444; 8th, 12/00

Real Estate: Every Michigan City, Town & Community

Representatives: Michigan House: Members • Michigan Senate: Members • US House:   110th Congress • US Senate:   110th Congress

Road Side America: Michigan

School Directory: Michigan

Soil: Michigan - Kalkaska

Song: Michigan  •  USA State Song List

Sports: Michigan Teams

State Parks: Michigan

Symbols: Michigan Symbols | Michigan Symbols and Emblems

Tourism: www.michigan.org

Travel: Michigan Travel

Tree: Eastern white pine   Pinus strobus

Veteran Affairs: Michigan VA

Visitor Guides: Michigan Official guide to travel & leisure in Michigan. | Michigan Department of Natural Resources A guide to Michigan's great outdoors; anterless deer licenses are now available.| Kids Discover Michigan

Weather: Lansing, Capital City Airport

White Pages: AnyWho.com  - Over 90 million people listings, businesses, emails, & reverse telephone listings.

Yellow Pages:: Yellow Pages.com

Zoo: Detroit Zoo

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Michigan postage stamp with state bird and state flower - click for larger image