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Moving to Michigan

Michigan became the 26^th state on Jan 26^th, 1837. Michigan is also known as the "Great Lakes States" due to the fact than it borders four of the five great lakes including Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Michigan is also known as the Wolverine state because in years gone by people believed that people from Michigan were bloodthirsty creatures.

Origin of state's name: The name Michigan comes from an old Indian work meaning "Great Water".

Population: The population of Michigan is in excess of 9.9 million people based on the last census of 2000.

Driving

Driver's license information, applications, testing requirements, Driver's manuals and testing locations can all be found on the Michigan Secretary of States website

http://www.michigan.gov/sos

Capital City: The capital city of Michigan is Lansing and the state is surrounded by several other states including Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota at the water.

Economy: Michigan is famous for its fruit and nursery stock. In fact Holland Michigan celebrates the Tulip festival each year. Cattle and dairy production as well as corn and some soybeans help drive the economy. The state is also well known for its heavy machinery production and of course automobile production as well as chemical products and food processing.

State Bird:The state bird is the Turdus Migratorius or American robin that is also the state bird of Connecticut and Wisconsin.

State Flower: The state flower is the Apple Blossom or Pyrus Coronaria which is noted for its beautiful fragrant flower. Michigan is on of the top apple producing states is the US.

State Song: The state song is "Michigan, My Michigan" by Miessner and Malloch.and the song is full of praise for beautiful state.

Michigan – Interesting Facts

• Michigan is home to numerous lighthouses
• The first air conditioned car was made in Michigan
• The Kellogg cereal company founded by the Kellogg brothers is based in Battle Creek, Michigan.
• The University of Michigan was the first university in the US and was originally established in the early part of the 19^th century
• The western shore of Michigan is famous for its sand dunes and is a very popular vacation destination for people living in the mid west.
• The 38^th president of the US, Gerald Ford grew in Cedar Rapids

Michigan – Famous People

Many famous people were born and raised in Michigan and many famous people call Michigan home today. This includes actors, athletes, authors, politicians and entertainers. Arguably one of the most famous people to come out of Michigan is of course the vivacious Madonna. Diana Ross and Steve Wonder both well known singer are also from Michigan as is the actor Tom Selleck and of course the infamous basketball great, Magic Johnson.