Michigan
26th State (January 26, 1837), the midwest U.S.
State Abbreviation: MI
Nickname: Great Lakes State, Wolverine State, Water Wonderland
Origin of name: From Chippewa words mici gama, meaning
"great water," after the lake of the same name.
Things to Know
World's
Motor Capital
A Car Capital-Kids History-Michigan Time Traveler
Michigan is the nation's number one cherry producing state. Michigan
produces 70 to 75 percent of the tart cherries grown in the United States.
Michigan is divided into two large land segments: the Upper and Lower
peninsulas. The two peninsulas of Michigan are separated by the
Straits of Mackinac, which link lakes Michigan and Huron.
The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of fresh water on earth;
20% of the earth's total fresh water. Only the polar ice caps contain
more fresh water.
There are five Great Lakes.
To remember the Great Lakes names, remember the word "HOMES."
H=Huron
O=Ontario
M=Michigan
E=Erie
S=Superior
The Mackinac Bridge
is the one of the world's most beautiful bridges. It is the third longest
suspension bridge in the world and the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere.. The Mackinac Bridge extends over the
Straits of Mackinac. The Straits links Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
The 5 mile long Mackinac Bridge (Big Mac) links Michigan's Lower and
Upper peninsulas.
The Mackinac Bridge - Background Reading
Battle Creek is called the "Cereal Bowl of America." Today,
Battle Creek produces more breakfast cereal than any other city in
the world.
Kellogg's Site
Floating Post Office
The J. W. Westcott II mailboat delivers mail to any vessel on the Great Lakes that passes through Detroit.
Major Rivers: Detroit River, Grand River, Kalamazoo River, St. Clair River, St. Marys River
Famous People From Michigan
Michael
J. Bloomfield, Astronaut (1959-)
Gerald
R. Ford 38th U.S. president, Omaha, Nebraska
Printable
fact sheet on President Gerald R. Ford provides you with photos
and personal information.
Henry
Ford industrialist, born in Dearborn.
Charles
A. Lindbergh aviator, born in Detroit.
Famous for being the first person to cross the Atlantic ocean in an
airplane non-stop
Things to Do
Mastodon Fact Sheet
Print and color the mastodon fact sheet. A new window will open.
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Mastodon Teeth and Tusks
Fact Sheet
Print and color mastodon teeth and tusks fact sheet.
More Mastodon Facts Sheet
Print and color more mastodon facts.
Michigan State Bird and State Flower
Printable Color Page.
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Ojibway Dream Catcher
Need: wire hanger, flannel strips (brown or tan), string, beads, feather.
Shape wire hanger into a circle. Wrap the hanger with flannel strips
and tie. Tie on beaded strings and criss-cross through the inner
circle of the hanger to make a web. Tie on feather at the bottom.
Things to know: The Ojibway tribe of the Great Lakes and northern
plain regions believed that the night was filed with the spirits of
dreams. They suspended dream catchers above the beds of their
children. The web of the dream catchers trapped bad dream spirits.
Good dreams passed through the web and floated down to the sleeping children.
Things to Do-Other Sites
Arc Rock On Mackinac Island
Read an Ottawa
story about how Arch Rock on Mackinac Island was formed.
Michigan
word search.
Kids' Stuff from the Michigan Historical Museum
From the first people in Michigan to the year 2000 find things to make, poems, stories and more.
Sites to See-Michigan Agriculture
Cherry
recipes
Michigan
Agriculture 1900-1930
Make
Rock Candy
Michigan
Apple Recipes
Fun Apple Facts for Kids
Michigan Apple color page and Apple shape word search
History of Michigan Maple Syrup
Learn all about Michigan's syrup industry.
Maple
Syrup recipes.
Michigan
Dairy Facts.
Michigan Turkeys and recipes.
Kellogg's Site
Battle Creek is called the "Cereal Bowl of America."Today,
Battle Creek produces more breakfast cereal than any other city in
the world.There are lots of things to learn and do at this site.
Sites to See
Mastodon
Trackway
The mastodon trackway is a set of preserved mastodon footprints found near Saline, Michigan.
Mastodon
Pictures and info on the Mastodon found near Lennon, Michigan by
zoologist, George Buck, of Flint, Michigan, in 1962.
Michigan
Through The Years
A brief history of the Great Lakes State children's page.
Michigan in Stamps
Take a look at The U. S. Post Office commemorative stamps issued to
commemorate Michigan-related persons and events.
Michigan
Wildflowers
22 megabytes of digital photographs help identify wildflowers found
in Michigan including common and Latin names.
Michigan Butterflies
Pictures of Michigan Butterflies.
Michigan Lighthouses
historical beauties. There are over 100 lighthouses in Michigan. View Michigan Lighthouses.
Michigan
History for Kids
Online magazine
Stories to Read
How
the Robin Got His Red Breast (based on an Irish folk tale)
Michigan Winds retold by S. E. Schlosser
Frozen Flames retold by S. E. Schlosser
Tours
Thanks
for the Memories
Michigan Historical Center
Meet Mason T. Stevens, the museum sort of official tour guide for the
fun stuff. Read all about Mason T. Stevens, the museum mouse and have fun with
the printable activities.
More Things To Do-Other Sites
Michigan State
Quarter
Read about the Michigan State Quarter and print out the color page.
Make
a Model of a Windmill
Read about windmills, then make your own model of a windmill. Print
out the windmill pattern to copy onto heavier paper.
Plank Roads
Michigan
was a leader in the development of plank roads.
Poem: Riding
on the Plank Road
Build
a Model Plank Road
Lumbering
in Michigan Between 1869 and 1900
Design
Your Own Log Marks
Making
Architectural Rubbings
The
Fifties
1950s
Guessing Game
1950s
Cars to Color
Print and Color a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1957 Plymouth Fury
The
Sixties
1960s
Word Find
Tie-Dye
a T-shirt
More Kids Stuff Michican Historical Museum
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