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Michigan. Keit Mõisavald Seidy Salundi Vardo Vend Tutor Maive Kase. Michigan. Michigan is a U. S. State located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America C onsi sting entirely of two peninsulas Capital is Lansig Largest city is Detroit - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MichiganKeit MõisavaldSeidy Salundi
Vardo VendTutor Maive Kase
Michigan Michigan is a U. S. State located in the Great Lakes
Region of the United States of America Consisting entirely of two peninsulas Capital is Lansig Largest city is Detroit Nicknames: The Great Lakes State, The Wolverine State Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice(If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
State symbols Animal: Wolverine Bird: American Robin Fish: Brook trout Wildflower: Dwarf
Lake Iris Tree: White pine Song: My Michigan
Lansing The capital of Michigan Nicknames: Capital City, L-Town, "The Heart of
Michigan“ Many cultural activities
Government Michigan is governed as a republic, with three
branches of government: The executive branch consisting of the
Governor of Michigan and the other independently elected constitutional officers
The legislative branch consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate
The judicial branch consisting of one court of justice
The Governor of Michigan serve four-year terms and may be re-elected only once
The current Governor is Rick Snyder
Legislature consists of a 38-member Senate and 110-member House of Representatives
There are 83 counties in Michigan
History Home to Native
American cultures before colonization by Europeans
The most populous tribes were Algonquian peoples: Ottawa Anishnabe Potawatomi
The first permanent European settlement in 1668 by French voyageurs
Has been part of the Royal Province of New France and Great Britain
The population grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal in New York State in 1825
Michigan received the western part of the Upper Peninsula as a concession and formally entered the Union in 1837
Diversity By the 1930s more than 30 languages were spoken
in the public schools Destination in the Great Migration from the South Ethnic communities celebrate annual heritage
festivals African Americans from Detroit created Motown
Sound of the 1960s Diverse urban culture
General information about nature
200 named waterfalls Longest freshwater shoreline Rivers are generally short and shallow 64 980 inland lakes and pounds Highest point is Mount Arvon 603 meters The Porcupine Mountain - one of the oldest
mountain chains in the world
Laughing whitefish falls The tallest waterfalls in
Michigan Named for the river Height: 100 meters The highest waterfall in
Michigan that is readily visitable
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
The park covers a 35-mile (60-km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline
Named after a legend of the sleeping bear
Outstanding natural features Was authorized in 1970
Kirtland's Warbler
Wintering in Bahama Needs Pinus bakasiana
(gray pine) to nest Endemic of Michigan
state
Hunting First in the nation in
licensed hunters Many school districts
cancel school on the opening day of firearm deer season
White-tailed deer
Thunderstorms
30 days of thunderstorm activity per year
17 tornadoes per year Especially In the southern
part of state Tornado chasers – popular
activity
Tourism Michigan's tourists spend $17.5 billion per year in the
state Top attractions: the forests, lakes and thousands of
miles of beaches Tulip Time Festival and the National Cherry Festival Detroit and Lansig
Henry Ford (1863-1947)First plant in
Highland Park marked the birth of the automotive industry
Cars made on assembly line
Celebrities
Selma Blair Kid Rock
Serena Williams Alice Cooper
Interesting facts
Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state
A person in the state is never more than 6 miles(10 km) from a natural water source
Mishigama (French) = large water/lake World-class scuba diving destination Largest state par and forest system
Thank you for listening!
References
http://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/laughingwhitefish.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Bear_Dunes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan