LOCATION OF MICHIGAN IN THE USA
MOTTO: SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMOENAM CIRCUMPISCE
IF YOU SEEK A PLEASANT PERNINSULA ~ LOOK AROUND YOU !
12 STATE SYMBOLS ~ Tell us something about STATE & PEOPLE
ALL USA STATES ~ Have State Symbols ~ Flora & Fauna etc.
APPLE BLOSSOM (1891) Fragrant and Beautiful
AMERICAN ROBIN (1931) Best loved Bird !
BROOK TROUT (1965) Delicious ! There are many Rivers
DWARF LAKE IRIS (1998) Grows all along 3300 mile Shoreline !
GREEN STAR GEMSTONE (1972) Precious and Elegant
KALKASKARA SOIL (1990) A Fertile Soil unique to MICHIGAN
MASTADON (2002) A Fossil found in 250 locations !
MICHIGAN APPLE CIDER (TBA ?) Best in the USA !
PAINTED TURTLE (1995) Reptile ~ suggested by School Children !
PETOSKY STONE (1965) Fossilised Coral ~ Beautiful as a Pendant
WHITE PINE (1995) MICHIGAN was once \"First in Timber\"
WHITE TAILED DEER (1997) Gentle and Prolific !
MICHIGAN is the most unique amongst all the 48 Mainland US
States. It is the 8th Largest 56,800 sq miles and has the longest
freshwater shoreline 3288 miles. It is situated in FOUR of the
Great Lakes which gives its name. It consists of two Peninsulas
(see map) and has extremes of temperature 14F (minus 10C)
to 83F (30C) Its Resorts are popular all year round. However
most of the MICHIGANDERS I have met face to face have been
SNOWBIRDS (Seniors escaping from the Winter) in TAMPA FL !
They are all delightful as are those I have met in MICHIGAN and
those I have met \"on line\" ! Their Character reflects their State
Symbols as outlined above ! It has a population of more than
10 million and a low divorce rate ! Love to ALL BRIAN XOXOX