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Michigan Facts |
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| 1. Michigan's state flag has a
blue shield with a sun, (1) a man with a gun, (2) an elk and a moose and (3)
an eagle. What do each of these three things represent? Click here to find out!
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| 2. What does the
name "Michigan" mean? Click here to find out!
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| 3. Michigan's state
capital city is Lansing. What was the state's original capital before
Lansing? Click here to find out!
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| 4. What are the
names of 2 actors who were born in Michigan? Click here to find out!
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| 5. One nickname for
Michigan is "Great Lake State" because of the lakes that surround Michigan.
But how many inland lakes are there in Michigan? Click here to find out!
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| 6. In Michigan, you
are always close to a lake. If you're in Michigan, how close
are you to an inland lake, or to a Great Lake? Click here to find out!
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| 7. Another nickname for Michigan
is the "Wolverine State". About how many wolverines are left in
Michigan? Click here to find out!
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| 8. The first
Detroit Zoo opened in 1883, but it wasn't originally a zoo. What was
it before Luther Beecher bought it and made it into Detroit Zoological
Gardens? Click here to find out!
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| 9. Michigan
is the only bi-peninsular state, meaning we have 2 peninsulas: the
Upper and the Lower peninsula. The people who live in the Upper
Peninsula are called "Yoopers", but what is the nickname for the people who
live in the Lower Peninsula? Click here to find out!
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| 10. Michigan
has 83 counties. If you live near me, in Warren, you live in Macomb
County. What 4 other counties touch Macomb County? Click here to find out! |
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