By Tre Jackson3rd Hour

Michigan Motto

• Michigan’s motto was originally spoken in Latin.

• It was adopted in 1835 and if translated it reads “If you speak a pleasant peninsula, look about you”.

• Michigan’s motto is not an official motto.

Michigan Song

• A song made by Jeff Daniels called “Michigan My Michigan”.

• A song to thee, fair State of mine,Michigan, my Michigan;But greater song than this is tine,Michigan, my Michigan;The whisper of the forest tree,The thunder of the inland sea;Unite in one grand symphonyOf Michigan, my Michigan.

Michigan Flag

The current state flag is not the first but the third one.

It has an eagle to represent America

and an elk to represent Michigan.

It was adopted in 1911.

Michigan BirdThe Michigan

bird is the American

Robin.

It became the official bird in

1931.

Michigan Flower

• Michigan’s flower is the Apple Blossom.• It was designated as the state flower in 1897.• The Apple Blossom comes from the Apple

Tree.

Michigan Tree

• The official state tree of Michigan is the Eastern White Pine.

• It was accepted as the official tree in 1955.

About Michigan

LansingMichig

an

The Capitol is where the legislation and

government is located

The largest city in Michigan is Detroit with 58,000 square miles of land.

Michigan NativesTerry Crews

Stevie Wonder

Byron Allen

Kid Rock

Dwayne Adway

More

• Home of the largest tire, Madonna was born here, and the first licensed American woman pilot, and the first woman in the world to fly solo over the English channel was born here in 1875

Michigan Attractions

Detroit Institute of Arts

John Ball Zoo

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

Guardian Building

Motown Historical Museum

Record Temeratures

• 111 (the hottest ever recorded in SaginawThe hottest temperature ever recorded in the state was 112F, whichoccurred on July 13, 1936 in Mio.Lowest temperature Vanderbilt at -51 in 1934http://www.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/sig_weath_events.html

Michigan Rivers

• Detroit River • Grand River • Kalamazoo River • St. Clair River • St. Marys River

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/michigan/

Michigan Lakes

• Lake Michigan• Lake Superior • Lake Huron • Lake Erie • Lake St. Clair

Michigan’s Geography

• Michigan’s highest point is Mt. Arvon at 1978 ft above sea levelStates that border Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio and Wisconsin

Michigan Governor

• Two years ago, businessman Rick Snyder was a virtual unknown in thepolitical world. Governor Rick Snyder won in a landslide victory afterrunning as "One Tough Nerd" ready to make the tough decisions careerpoliticians refused to make

• http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57579---,00.html

Major Links

• State Agency http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140--289231--,00.html

• Education http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/Client_Newsletter_399327_7.pdf

• Voting Agencies http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633-49313--,00.html

Major Links

• Human Services http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/Client_Newsletter_399327_7.pdf

• Election Agency http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12GEN/

• State News http://www.michigan.gov/minewswire

More Links

• Michigan Residents http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26000.html

Michigan Colleges

• The main colleges we know today are Eastern Michigan, University Michigan, and Michigan State University. http://collegestats.org/colleges/michigan

Websites

• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/AmericanRobin_bird.html