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Michigan's Top State Facts: Travel Michigan: Population: 9,938,444 Governor: Jennifer Granholm (D, to January 2007) Entered the Union:
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 Sports Teams: Detroit Lions (Football), Detroit Pistons (Basketball), Detroit Tigers (Baseball), Detroit Red Wings (Hockey) Origin of Name: From Indian word "Michigana" meaning "great or large lake" 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 Bordering States: Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and also the nation of Canada
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