INTERESTING MICHIGAN FACTS

Capital: Lansing since 1847

Land Area: 56,954 square miles

Counties: 83

Highest Point: Mt. Arvon @ 1,979 feet in Baraga County

Lowest Point: Lake Erie @ 571 feet

Geographic Center: Aprox. 5 miles northwest of Cadillac in Wexford County

Population: Census estimate in 2003 was 10,079,985

Origin of name: Michigama, a Chippewa word meaning "Great Lake"

Statehood: 26th State, on January 26, 1837

Mammal: White Tail Deer

Motto: If you seek, a pleasant peninsula, look about you

Flower: Apple Blossom

Tree: White Pine

Bird: Robin

Stone: Petoskey

Reptile: Painted Turtle

Fish: Brook Trout

Gem: Isle Royal Greenstone (Chlorastrolite)

Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris

Flag: Blue charged with the arms of the state

Hottest Recorded Temperature: 112 degrees F. on July 13, 1936

Coldest Recorded Temperature: -51 degrees F. on February 9, 1934

Great Lakes Shoreline: 3,288 miles

Inland Lakes: Over 11,000

Streams: Over 36,000 miles

Inland Waters: 1,194 square miles

Largest county: Marquette @ 1,821 square miles

Lost vessels on the Great Lakes: estimated @ 6000

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