The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Michigan: Michigan is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas.

General reference

* Names ** Common name: Michigan *** Pronunciation: **

Official name A legal name is the name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes. A person's legal birth name generally is the name of the person that was given for the purpose of registration of the birth and which then ap ...

: State of Michigan ** Abbreviations and name codes * Postal symbol: MI * ISO 3166-2 code: US-MI * Internet second-level domain: .mi.us ** Nicknames *** The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates) *** Pure Michigan (currently used to promote tourism and on highway signs) *** Spectacular Peninsulas (currently used on license plates) *** Mitten State *** Winter Water Wonderland (previously used on license plates) *** Wolverine StateBarry Popik
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Geography of Michigan

Geography of Michigan * Michigan is: a US state, a federal state of the United States of America * Population: 9,883,640 (2010), 8th in the U.S. * Size: 96,716 sq miles (250,493 km²), 11th in the U.S., width: 386 miles (621 km), length: 456 miles (734 km), 41.5% water

Location of Michigan

Location: 41° 41' N to 48° 18' N latitude, 82° 7' W to 90° 25' W longitude * Regions in which Michigan is located: **

Northern hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

** Western hemisphere ***

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

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North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

***** Anglo America ***** Northern America ****** United States of America *******

Contiguous United States The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...

******** Central United States ********* Corn Belt ********* East North Central States ******** Midwestern United States ****** Great Lakes Region * Located next to: ** Adjacent states *** *** *** *** *** ** Adjacent Canadian province *** * Time zones: ** Eastern ( UTC-5/ -4), 79 of 83 counties ** Central (UTC−6/ -5), 4 western U.P. counties

Demography of Michigan

* Census statistical areas * Demographics

Environment of Michigan

* Climate * Flora and fauna ** Upper Peninsula ** Lower Peninsula *** Northern Michigan ** Flora ** Fauna ***

Birds Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

*** Butterflies and moths *** Frogs and toads *** Mammals ***

Reptiles Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the Class (biology), class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsid, sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, Squamata, squamates (lizar ...

* Geology * Protected areas ** National battlefield park: River Raisin **

National forests A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory. Background The precise application of the terms va ...

** National historical park: Keweenaw ** National lakeshores:

Pictured Rocks Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. It extends for 42 miles (67 km) along the shore of Lake Superior and covers . The park has extensive views of the hilly sho ...

and

Sleeping Bear Dunes Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan, Leelanau and Benzie County, Michigan, Benzie counties near Empire, Mi ...

** National memorial: Father Marquette **

National Natural Landmarks The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only national natural areas program that identifies and recognizes the best ...

** National marine sanctuary: Thunder Bay ** National park: Isle Royale ** National Wild and Scenic Rivers ** National and international wildlife refuges ** National wilderness areas ** State forests ** State game and wildlife areas ** State parks, forests, recreation areas, and scenic sites ** Regional and local parks ***

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

*** Huron–Clinton Metroparks *** Midland County *

Superfund sites Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. They were designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERC ...

* Water

Natural geographic features of Michigan

* Great Lakes * Islands *

Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

– Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. *

Mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

* Waterfalls

Places in Michigan

* Historic places ** National Historic Landmarks ** National Historic Bridges **

State Capitol Building This is a list of state and territorial capitols in the United States, the building or complex of buildings from which the government of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia and the organized territories of the United States, exercise ...

Populated places In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of citie ...

* Tourist attractions ** Tourist attractions in Metro Detroit

Regions of Michigan

* United States ** Great Lakes region, Midwest U.S. Census Bureau region, sometimes "Middle West", "Old Northwest", or "North Central" region *** **** Upper Peninsula ***** Copper Country *****

Keweenaw Peninsula The Keweenaw Peninsula ( , sometimes locally ) is the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States, leading to its moniker of "Copper Country." As o ...

**** Lower Peninsula ***** Northern Michigan ***** Mid-Michigan ****** Central Michigan ****** Flint/Tri-Cities ****** The Thumb ****** Southern Michigan ***** West Michigan ****** Southern Michigan ****** Michiana ***** Southeast Michigan ****** Metro Detroit * ZIP code range: 48001-49971 (1752 zip codes)"Zip Code Listings for Michigan"
Mongabay web site *

Area codes A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, rea ...

: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, and 989

Government and politics of Michigan

Government of Michigan * Politics ** Elections ** Electoral reform ** Political party strength ***

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

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Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...

*** Green Party *** Libertarian Party *** Socialist Party * U.S. Senate and House delegations ** U.S. congressional districts * U.S. federal courts ** U.S. Supreme Court *** U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit **** U.S. District courts

Branches of the government of Michigan

Government of Michigan *

Executive branch The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a State (polity), state. In poli ...

** Governor ***

Departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

** Secretary of State **

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

* Legislative branch (

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

) **

Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...

( upper house) **

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

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lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

) * Judicial branch **

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

*** Court of Appeals

Military in Michigan

* Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs ** Michigan National Guard *** Michigan Army National Guard *** Michigan Air National Guard ** Volunteer Defense Force (MI VDF)

Local government in Michigan

Administrative Divisions of Michigan MichiganCounties

* 83 Counties ** Cities, villages, townships, and unincorporated communities *** Villages *** Townships *** Unincorporated communities *** State capital: Lansing *** Largest city: Detroit *** City nicknames *** Sister cities *** Lost cities, towns, and counties **** Ghost towns ****

Former cities A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the ...

**** Former villages **** Defunct townships

Laws in Michigan

* Federal law * Michigan law ** Michigan Compiled Laws ** Capital punishment ** Constitution of Michigan ** Crime in Michigan ** Gun laws ** Same-sex marriage

Law enforcement in Michigan

* State and local law enforcement agencies ** Conservation Officers ** County prosecuting attorney **

County sheriffs A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

** Department of Corrections ***

Prisons A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...

** Local police departments **

State Police State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction o ...

* Federal law enforcement agencies **

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...

** U.S. Attorney ** U.S. Customs and Border Protection **

U.S. Marshals Service The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The USMS is a bureau within the U.S. Department of Justice, operating under the direction of the Attorney General, but serves as the enforcem ...

U.S. Secret Service The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and ...

History of Michigan

* History of Michigan * History of Michigan ** commons:History of Michigan

Historic locations in Michigan

* National Historic Landmarks * National Register of Historic Places

Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan

* Historical libraries and museums ** Arab American National Museum,

Dearborn Dearborn may refer to: People * Dearborn (surname) ** Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), U.S. Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson, Senior Officer of the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 Places in the United States Forts * Fort Dearborn, ...

** Byron Area Historic Museum ** Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit ** Detroit Historical Museum ** Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point ** Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village,

(a.k.a. The Henry Ford) ** Holocaust Memorial Center,

Farmington Hills Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Metro Detroit, Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Tro ...

Michigan Historical Center Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

, Lansing **

Motown Historical Museum "Hitsville U.S.A." is the nickname given to Motown's first headquarters and recording studio. The house (formerly a photographers' studio) is located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan, near the New Center area. The house was purch ...

, Detroit (a.k.a. Hitsville U.S.A.) ** Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit, Hamtramck **

William L. Clements Library The William L. Clements Library is a rare book and manuscript repository located on the University of Michigan's central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Specializing in Americana and particularly North American history prior to the twentieth centu ...

Ann Arbor Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), ...

* Historical societies ** Bluewater Michigan Chapter of the

National Railroad Historical Society The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for the historical development of railroads. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsyl ...

** Canton Historical Society and Museum ** Detroit Historical Society ** Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Whitefish Point **

Keweenaw County Historical Society The Keweenaw Peninsula ( , sometimes locally ) is the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States, leading to its moniker of " Copper Country ...

Leelanau Historical Society and Museum The Leelanau Historical Society and Museum is located at 203 E Cedar Street in Leland, Michigan, on the banks of the Leland River and two blocks from historic Fishtown and Lake Michigan. The museum's exhibits reflect the cultural history of the Lee ...

Mason County Historical Society Mason County Historical Society, located in Ludington, Michigan, is a Background Mason County Historical Society was formed November 30, 1937. References External links * {{Coord, 43, 55, 38, N, 86, 26, 43, W, region:US-MI_type:landmar ...

** Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collection, Lansing (Historical Society of Michigan) ** Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, Lansing ** Tecumseh Historical Society **

Ypsilanti Historical Society The Ypsilanti Historical Society, founded in 1961, operates the Ypsilanti Historical Museum and Rudisill-Fletcher-White Archives in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The museum and archives are located at 220 N Huron St. in an Italianate mansion built in 1860 ...

History of Michigan, by period

* Timeline of Michigan history * Indigenous peoples **

Algonquian peoples The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups. Historically, the peoples were prominent along the Atlantic Coast and into the interior along the Saint Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes. T ...

* French colony of Canada, 1668–1763 **

Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit (1701–1796) was a fort established on the north bank of the Detroit River by the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and the Italian Alphonse de Tonty in 1701. In the 18th century, Fr ...

, 1701–1779 ** Fort Michilimackinac, 1715–1783 * French colony of la Louisiane, 1699–1764 * French and Indian War, 1754–1763 ** Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762 ** Treaty of Paris of 1763 * British (though predominantly

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

) Province of Quebec, 1763–1791 * American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 ** United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ** Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 ** Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787 *

Territory Northwest of the River Ohio The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...

, 1787–1803 * Territory of Indiana, 1800–1816 * Territory of Michigan, 1805–1837 ** War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 *** Siege of Detroit, 1812 *** Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814 * State of Michigan becomes 26th State admitted to the United States of America on January 26, 1837 ** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 ** American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 *** Civil War units *** Detroit race riot of 1863 ** Prohibition in Detroit, 1919–1933 *** Rum-running in Windsor *** The Purple Gang *** The reign of Singing Sam, 1921–1930 **

New Deal The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Major federal programs agencies included the Civilian Cons ...

, 1933–1936 ** Detroit race riot of 1943 **

Detroit riot of 1967 The 1967 Detroit Riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot or Detroit Rebellion, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between Black residents and the De ...

Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal The Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal was a political sex scandal in the United States emerging from a whistleblower lawsuit involving former Detroit Police chief Gary Brown, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staf ...

, 2008

History of Michigan, by region

* Midwestern United States ** Michigan *** Upper Peninsula **** Superior (proposed U.S. state) ****

*** Lower Peninsula **** Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ***** Port Oneida Rural Historic District **** The Thumb ****

**** Detroit **** Saginaw **** Wyandotte **** Williamston

History of Michigan, by subject

Bath School disaster The Bath School disaster, also known as the Bath School massacre, was a series of violent attacks perpetrated by Andrew Kehoe on May18, 1927, in Bath Township, Michigan, United States. The attacks killed 38 elementary schoolchildren and ...

Chrysler Corporation Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automoti ...

* Civil War units * Ford Motor Company * General Motors Corporation *

Ghost towns in Michigan A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...

* Legal history *

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

* Purple Gang * Railroads * University of Michigan * Toledo War (a.k.a. Michigan-Ohio War) * Wisconsin v. Michigan border dispute court cases

History of Michigan, lists of people

* Early settlers * Notable people from: ** Upper Peninsula ** Northern Michigan ** Western Michigan ** Central Michigan ** The Thumb ** Metro Detroit *

Governors of Michigan The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of Michigan and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed b ...

** Territorial governors * In the American Revolution * In the American Civil War * Olympic medalists *

Politicians A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

* U.S. congressional delegations from Michigan ** U.S. Representatives ** U.S. Senators

History of Michigan, people

* People from Michigan ** Cass, Lewis ** Chrysler, Walter **

Custer, George Armstrong George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, ...

(raised in Monroe) ** Edison, Thomas (raised in Port Huron) ** Ford, Gerald (38th President of the United States) ** Ford, Henry ** Hoffa, James R. "Jimmy" ** Malcolm X (raised in Lansing) ** Marquette, Jacques (a.k.a. ''Père Marquette'') ** Parks, Rosa (lived in Detroit) ** Pontiac (Obwandiyag) ** Salk, Jonas (University of Michigan faculty member) ** Schoolcraft, Henry ** Seaborg, Glenn T. (1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) ** Stewart, Potter (Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) ** Ting, Samuel C. C. (1976 Nobel Prize in Physics) ** Reuther, Walter ** Weller, Thomas Huckle (1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine) ** Woodcock, Leonard

History publications about Michigan

* Michigan History magazine

Culture of Michigan

Cuisine A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region. Regional food preparation techniques, customs, and ingredients combine to ...

* Festivals * Museums * Religion ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ** Episcopal Diocese *

Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...

* State Symbols **

Flag A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...

** Great Seal * Motto:

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes Pleonasm#Acronyms and initialisms, pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most wid ...

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

The Arts in Michigan

* Art museums and galleries * Artists *

Authors An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

* Museums * Music * Musicians * Theater

Culture by region

* Culture of Detroit

Sports in Michigan

Sports in Michigan * College * High school * Professional **

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

, football ** Detroit Pistons, basketball **

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

, hockey **

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

, baseball * List by sport * List by city

Economy and infrastructure of Michigan

* Buildings and structures **

Airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

** Bridges *** Ambassador Bridge *** Blue Water Bridge *** Mackinac Bridge *** Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge ** Power stations ** Hospitals * Companies * Newspapers * Non-profit organizations * Radio stations * Television stations * Transportation ** State Trunkline Highway System ***

Interstate Highways The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...

*** U.S. Highways *** State highways ** Railroads ** Soo Locks

Education in Michigan

Education in Michigan * School districts **

High schools A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

* Private schools *

Colleges and universities This is a list of lists of universities and colleges. Subject of study * Aerospace engineering * Agriculture * Art schools * Business * Chiropractic * Engineering * Forestry * Law * Maritime studies * Medicine * Music * Nanotechnology * Osteopathy ...

References

External links

www.michigan.gov
Official State of Michigan Web site
www.michigan.org
Pure Michigan, Michigan's Official Travel and Tourism Site
Michigan eLibrary
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