Michigan State Information

Agriculture: Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle, vegetables, hogs, corn, nursery stock, soybeans.
Industry: Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism.

State Flag: The design on Michigan's deep blue field has three mottoes:
On a red ribbon - "One Nation Made Up of Many States"
On a blue shield - "I will Defend"
On a white ribbon - "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around"
On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States. Flag adopted 1911.
State Flower: Apple Blossom
Highest Point: Mt. Arvon; 1980 feet, 38th
Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Erie; 572 feet, 40th
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice
- If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.
State Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State
Population: Roughly about 9,938,444
State Song: Michigan, My Michigan
State Tree: Eastern White Pine
Zip Codes: Michigan Zip Codes