Michigan

• Admitted to statehood: Jan. 26, 1837
• Origin of name: From Chippewa words "Mici gama" meaning "Great Water"
• Capital: Lansing
• Nickname: "The Wolverine State"
• Motto: "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice" (Translation: If You Seek a Pleasent Peninsula, Look about You)
• Bird: Robin
• Flower: Apple Blossom
• Song: "Michigan, My Michigan"
• Stone: Petosky Stone
• Tree: White Pine
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