La Minx
01-15-2003, 02:16 PM
In continuing with info about our home states...
Michigan is the 26th State (in 1837).
1998 Population Estimate: 9,817,242 (ranked 8th in nation)
Nicknames: Great Lakes State, Winter Wonderland, Wolverine State
Although Michigan is often called the "Wolverine State" there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan.
Jennifer Granholm was recently elected the first female governor in MI.
Ten Most Populated Cities (in order): Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Lansing, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Dearborn, Westland (Home of La Minx).
Percent of Forested Land: 53% (some 100 species of trees grow in these forests-more than in all of Europe)
Leads the nation in the registration of pleasure boats and snowmobiles. Park system contains 96 individual state parks spread over 260,000 acres.
Hottest Recorded Temperature: 112 degrees F.
Coldest Recorded Temperature: -51 degrees F. eek!
Only state made of two peninsulas, and is the only state on the mainland of the United States that is divided by water. The Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
Michigan's coastline borders on four of the five Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. The Great Lakes hold one-fifth of the world's supply of fresh water.
Sometimes called the Water Wonderland, Michigan has more miles of shoreline (3,288 miles/5,292 kilometers) than the distance from Maine to Florida, and more miles of coastline than any state except Alaska. There's two square miles of water for every three square miles of land.
Factories in Michigan make about one-fourth of all the cars and trucks produced in the United States.
By inventing and selling cold breakfast cereals, W.K. Kellogg and C.W. Post turned the small town of Battle Creek, Michigan, into the Cereal bowl of the World in early 1900s.
Famous People From Michigan:
Francis Ford Coppola, Gilda Radner, Tom Selleck, Lily Tomlin, Charleton Heston, Sinbad, Gordie Howe, Magic Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Madonna, Diana Ross, Bob Seger, Stevie Wonder, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Casey Kasem, Charles Lindberg, Henry Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Daniel Gerber, Berry Gordy, Lee Iacocca, Malcolm X, Walter P. Reuther
Grand Rapids, Michigan was the first city in the US to put fluoride in their water.
Colon, MI is home to the world's largest manufacturer of magic supplies.
In 1817 the University of Michigan was the first university established by any of the states.
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.
Vernors ginger ale was created in Detroit and became the first soda pop made in the United States.
In 1879 Detroit telephone customers were first in the nation to be assigned phone numbers to facilitate handling calls.
Michigan is the 26th State (in 1837).
1998 Population Estimate: 9,817,242 (ranked 8th in nation)
Nicknames: Great Lakes State, Winter Wonderland, Wolverine State
Although Michigan is often called the "Wolverine State" there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan.
Jennifer Granholm was recently elected the first female governor in MI.
Ten Most Populated Cities (in order): Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Lansing, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Dearborn, Westland (Home of La Minx).
Percent of Forested Land: 53% (some 100 species of trees grow in these forests-more than in all of Europe)
Leads the nation in the registration of pleasure boats and snowmobiles. Park system contains 96 individual state parks spread over 260,000 acres.
Hottest Recorded Temperature: 112 degrees F.
Coldest Recorded Temperature: -51 degrees F. eek!
Only state made of two peninsulas, and is the only state on the mainland of the United States that is divided by water. The Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
Michigan's coastline borders on four of the five Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. The Great Lakes hold one-fifth of the world's supply of fresh water.
Sometimes called the Water Wonderland, Michigan has more miles of shoreline (3,288 miles/5,292 kilometers) than the distance from Maine to Florida, and more miles of coastline than any state except Alaska. There's two square miles of water for every three square miles of land.
Factories in Michigan make about one-fourth of all the cars and trucks produced in the United States.
By inventing and selling cold breakfast cereals, W.K. Kellogg and C.W. Post turned the small town of Battle Creek, Michigan, into the Cereal bowl of the World in early 1900s.
Famous People From Michigan:
Francis Ford Coppola, Gilda Radner, Tom Selleck, Lily Tomlin, Charleton Heston, Sinbad, Gordie Howe, Magic Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Madonna, Diana Ross, Bob Seger, Stevie Wonder, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Casey Kasem, Charles Lindberg, Henry Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Daniel Gerber, Berry Gordy, Lee Iacocca, Malcolm X, Walter P. Reuther
Grand Rapids, Michigan was the first city in the US to put fluoride in their water.
Colon, MI is home to the world's largest manufacturer of magic supplies.
In 1817 the University of Michigan was the first university established by any of the states.
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.
Vernors ginger ale was created in Detroit and became the first soda pop made in the United States.
In 1879 Detroit telephone customers were first in the nation to be assigned phone numbers to facilitate handling calls.