BRIAN & ANGELA

STATES OF THE USA 1 ~ MICHIGAN !

 

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