Return to Book List   Select Your StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming   Michigan Capital: Lansing Major Cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Kalamazoo Location: Great Lakes region Nickname: Wolverines or Great Lakes State Admitted to the Union: 1837 State Motto: "Si queris peninsulam, amoenam, circumspice." ("If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.") State Flower: Apple Blossom State Bird: Robin Virtual Field Trips: Crossroads Village and the Huckleberry Railroad http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/crossroadsvillage.htm   Henry Ford Museum http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/   Yankee Air Museum http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/   State of Michigan Government Site http://www.michigan.gov/   Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American Histo http://maah-detroit.org/