STATE OF MICHIGAN

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A person in the state is never more than 10 km away from a natural water

Total Area - 253,793 km2 (Ranked 11th in the US)

Total Population in 2010 - 9,883,640

(Ranked 8th in the US)

The Great Lakes are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake

Superior.

Lake of the Clouds

The Porcupine Mountains

GM World Headquarters in Detroit

Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, known as the

Glass House.

Flag of Michigan

Seal of Michigan

State nicknames: Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, Mitten State, Water-Winter Wonderland

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice

(If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)

State bird: American RobinState animal: Wolverine

State tree: White pine

A woman"s hair legally belongs to her husband, consequently she’s not allowed to cut it without her husband’s written consent.

By law babies are not permitted to cry after 11 pm on Saturday nights.

It is against the law to have a gnome in your garden.

Cars can not be sold on Sunday.

It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants.

MICHIGAN’S FUNNY LAWS

Mackinac Bridge