State Abbreviation - MI
State Capital - Lansing
Largest City - Detroit
Area - 96,810 sq miles
Population - 9,938,444 (as of 2000 by US Census Bureau)
Major Industries - Car manufacturing, Farming (corn, soybeans, wheat), Timber, Fishing

Origin of the Name Michigan - Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea wate" (referring to the Great Lakes). State Nickname - Wolverine State
State Motto - "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" [If you are seeking a amenable (pleasant) peninsula, look around you]
State Song - Michigan, My Michigan
Governor - Jennifer Granholm (D)
U.S. Senators - Carl Levin (D), Debbie Stabenow (D)
Web Site - www.michigan.gov

Important Cities

Note - Facts from Wikipedia.com

• Detroit - Largest city in the state according to the 2000 census with 951,270 people. Also known as Motor City.
• Grand Rapids - Known as the Furnature City with the second largest population in the state (197,800).
• Warren - Third largest city in state with 138,247 people.
• Flint - Population 124,943 (The birthplace of General Motors, also known as "The Vehicle City")
• Sterling Heights - Fifth largest city in the state with a population of 124,471
• Lansing - The State Capital with a population of 119,128
• Ann Arbor - Home of the University of Michigan (population of 114,024)
• Livonia - Seventh largest city in Michigan with a population of 100,545
• Dearborn Ford Motor Company headquarters is located here; birthplace of Henry Ford. (population of 98,000)
• Clinton Township - Population of 95,648
• Battle Creek - Cereal City U.S.A.
• Bay City - Major port on the Saginaw River
• East Lansing - Michigan State University location
• Frankenmuth - Michigan's Little Bavaria, major tourist attraction
• Fremont - Baby Food Capital of the world - World Headquarters of The Gerber Products Company
• Holland - Home of the Michigan Dutch
• Kalamazoo
• Marquette - Largest city in the Upper Peninsula with 19,661 people.
• Midland - Headquarters of the Dow Chemical Company and the Dow Corning Corporation
• Port Huron - Major international crossing and home of the Blue Water Bridge
• Saginaw
• Sault Ste. Marie - Home of the Soo Locks and Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
• Traverse City - The "Cherry Capital of the World", tourist attraction.