Capital: Lansing
Population: 9,938,444
Entered the Union: Jan. 26, 1837
As the: 26th state
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
Nickname: Wolverine State
Flower: Apple blossom
Bird: Robin
Song: None
Sports Teams: Detroit Lions(Football), Detroit Pistons(Basketball), Detroit Tigers(Baseball), Detroit Red Wings(Hockey)
Origin of
Major Industries: Motor vehicles and parts, minerals, farming
Historical Sites: Mackinac Island, Fort Mackinac, Greenfield Village, Sault St. Marie
Points of Interest: Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshores
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