| Date Admitted: | 1837 |
| State Capital: | Lansing |
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| Admission to U.S.: | Twenty-sixth State |
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| Area: | 96,810 square miles |
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| Highest Point: | Mt. Arvon - 1,978 feet (604 m) above sea level |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1911 |
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| State Motto: | "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around" |
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| Nickname: | The Wolverine State |
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| State Song: | "My Michigan" |
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| State Flower: | Apple Blossom |
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| State Wildflower: | Dwarf Lake Iris |
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| State Tree: | White Pine |
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| State Bird: | Robin |
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| State Mammal: | White-tailed deer |
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| State Reptile: | Painted turtle |
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| State Fish: | Brook trout |
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| State Stone: | Petoskey Stone |
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| State Gem: | Chlorastrolite |
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| State Soil: | Kalkaska sand |
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| State Seal: |  |
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