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Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.It borders Wisconsin to the southwest in the Upper Peninsula, and Indiana and Ohio to the south in the Lower Peninsula; it is also connected by Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie to Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario.
Michigan is one of the fifty states in the United States of America. It is the 11th largest state in the United States. It is made up of two peninsulas (connected by the Mackinac Bridge), the only state to be so. It borders the U.S. states of Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Illinois
Michigan's oldest university, the University of Michigan was founded in Detroit in 1817 and was later moved to its present location in Ann Arbor. The state's oldest cultural institution, the Historical Society of Michigan, was established by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft in 1828.
Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the United States, being bordered by four of the five Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair. It also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. Michigan has the second-most water area of any state, behind only Alaska.
Michigan, constituent state of the U.S. It is split into two large land segments: the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula and the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula. The Upper Peninsula shares a southwestern border with Wisconsin, while the Lower Peninsula is bordered to the south by Indiana and Ohio.
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press . ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6 .
With more than half the state covered in forests, Michigan is filled with white pine (the state tree), American mountain ash, boxelder, sugar maple, and red mulberry. Michigan rose, orange...
Biff Poggi, a former Michigan offensive analyst in 2016 and Jim Harbaugh's associate head coach from 2021-22, announced via social media that he'll be in Ann Arbor with U-M head coach Sherrone ...
Michigan ( ˈmɪʃɪgən (ajutor · info)) este un stat al Statelor Unite ale Americii aflat în zona cunoscută în Statele Unite ale Americii ca Midwest. A fost denumit după Lacul Michigan.
Michigan’s official state motto holds many truths – our state is a land of great splendors. Full of natural beauty, historical importance, and a talented, resourceful population, Michigan has it all.