State Abbreviation - MI State Capital - Lansing Largest City - Detroit Major Industries - Population - 9,895,622 (as of 2013) [Michigan is the 9th most populous state in the USA, after California, New State Stone: Petoskey Stone State Gem:Chlorastrolite ("green star stone") State Flower: Apple blossom State Tree: White pine Detroit is known as the car Michigan State University has the largest single campus student body of any Michigan university. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the state and one of the largest universities in the country. Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. They have been operating for In 1929, the Michigan State Police established the first state police radio system in the world. Michigan ranks first in state boat registrations. On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States. Another nickname for Michigan is the “Great Lake State.” Michigan's shores touch four of the five Great Lakes, and Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes. In Michigan. Some people believe that Ohioans gave Michigan the nickname “The Wolverine State” around 1835 during a dispute over the Toledo The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, it spans 5 miles over the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula andThe Upper Peninsula.

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State Abbreviation - MIState Capital - LansingLargest City - DetroitMajor Industries - car manufacturing, farming (corn, soybeans, wheat), timber, fishing

Population - 9,895,622 (as of 2013) [Michigan is the 9th most populous state in the USA, after California, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio]

State Stone: Petoskey StoneState Gem:Chlorastrolite("green star stone")State Flower: Apple blossomState Tree: White pineState Bird: RobinState Reptile: Painted turtle

Detroit is known as the car capital of the world.

Michigan State University has the largest single campus student body of any Michigan university. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the state and one of the largest universities in the country. Basketball team: Michigan Wolverines

Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. They have been operating for 125 years.

In 1929, the Michigan State Police established the first state police radio system in the world.

Michigan ranks first in state boat registrations. The Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured

the first air-conditioned car in 1939.

On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States.

Another nickname for Michigan is the “Great Lake State.” Michigan's shores touch four of the five Great Lakes, and Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes. In Michigan.Some people believe that Ohioans gave Michigan the nickname “The Wolverine State” around 1835 during a dispute over the Toledo strip

The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, it spans 5 miles over the Straits of Mackinac,Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula andThe Upper Peninsula.