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Important State Facts

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State Capital

Lansing

State Flag

Established 1911

State Seal

Established 1835

State Motto

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice ("If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you") (1835)

State Nickname

"The Great Lakes State", "The Wolverine State"

State Song

"My Michigan" (1937)

State Bird

American Robin (1931)

State Fish

Brook Trout (1965/1988)

State Reptile

Painted Turtle (1995)

State Fossil

Mastodon (2002)

State Flower

Apple Blossom (1897)

State Tree

Eastern White Pine (1955)

State Wildflower

Dwarf Lake Iris (1998)

State Stone

Petoskey Stone (1965)

State Soil

Kalkaska Soil Series (1990)

State Coat of Arms

Established 1835/1911

State Quarter Design

Michigan State Quarter (2004)

State Game Mammal

White-tailed Deer (1997)

State Native Grain

Manoomin / Wild Rice (2023)

State Gem

Isle Royale Greenstone / Chlorastrolite (1972)

State Children's Book

"The Legend of Sleeping Bear" (1999)

State Historical Society

Historical Society of Michigan