50 States of Mind
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MI
The name Michigan is derived from two indian words meaning "great mountain place."
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In 1847 Lansing becomes the "capital in the forest" as the state legislature chooses and unoccupied woodland site as the state capital.
Half of Michigan is forested, and it's impossible to stand more than six miles (10 km) away from a lake, river, or stream.
Capital
Lansing

Admitted
May 29, 1848

Order
30th State

Nickname
The Wolverine State
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The lady bug dancing on the leaf marks the capital, Lansing.