List of Michigan state symbols

List of Michigan state symbols

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. State of Michigan.

tate symbols

*Michigan state bird: American Robin ("Turdus migratorius")
*Michigan state coat-of-arms: Coat-of-Arms of the State of Michigan
*Michigan state fish: Brook Trout ("Salvelinus fontinalis")
*Michigan state flag: Flag of the State of Michigan
*Michigan state flower: Apple blossom ("Malus domestica")
*Michigan state fossil: Mastodon ("Mammut americanum")
*Michigan state game animal: White-tailed Deer ("Odocoileus virginianus")
*Michigan state gem: Isle Royale greenstone or Chlorastrolite
*Michigan state mammal: Wolverine ("Gulo gulo luscus") (unofficial)
*Michigan state motto: "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice" (Latin: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you") (unofficial)
*Michigan state nicknames: "Wolverine State", "Great Lakes State", "Mitten State", "Water-Winter Wonderland"
*Michigan state reptile: Western Painted Turtle ("Chrysemys picta bellii")
*Michigan state seal: Great Seal of the State of Michigan
*Michigan state soil: Kalkaska Sand
*Michigan state song: "My Michigan" [http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481-54116--,00.html#song1 website]
*Michigan state stone: Petoskey stone
*Michigan state tree: Eastern White Pine ("Pinus strobus")
*Michigan state wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris ("Iris lacustris")
*United States quarter dollar - Michigan 2004

ee also

*List of Michigan-related topics
*Lists of United States state insignia
*State of Michigan

References

External links

* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mhc_mhm_statesymbols2002_47909_7.pdf Michigan's State Symbols]


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