Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Saint Clair, Saginaw Bay, Green Bay
Rivers
Grand, Muskegon, Manistee, Menominee, Saint Marys, Saint Clair, Detroit
Highest Point
Mount Arvon
Islands
Isle Royale
Bordering States
Ohio (southeast), Indiana (south), Wisconsin (west), Canada- Ontario (north and east)
National Parks
Isle Royale NP
Key Products
Motor Vehicles, Dairy Products (especially cherries and blueberries), Cereal
Natural Resources
Copper, Iron (especially on the Upper Peninsula)
Michigan - History
Early 1600’s
French explorers including Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette and Sieur De La Salle explore region.
1668
First permanent settlement established at Sault Sainte Marie.
1763
Following the French and Indian War, France relinquishes all land claims over the region
1837
26th state admitted to the Union
Present Day
Detroit, known as the "Motor City", is the headquarters of the Ford Motor Company, and Michigan ranks as the top auto producer in the United States
Michigan - Facts
Michigan has the longest stretch of freshwater shoreline of any state in the US.
Michigan’s has the second longest shoreline after Alaska (Note: This includes only freshwater shorelines. The second longest ocean shoreline which has salty water belongs to Florida.)
Detroit is a major port of entry from Canada, located on the shared Lake Saint Clair and the Detroit and Saint Clair rivers, at the boundary of the two larger lakes Erie and Huron, and across from Windsor, Ontario
The Sault Sainte Marie Canals link lakes Superior and Huron by way of the Saint Mary’s River and pass through the adjacent towns that bear this same name
Battle Creek is the headquarters of the Kellogg Company, making Michigan the country’s top producer of cereal
The Mackinac Bridge, one of the world’s longest suspension bridges, passes over the Straits of Mackinac, which link lakes Michigan and Huron, near Mackinac Island
More Arabs live in Michigan than in any other state