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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