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A Brief Description During the last Ice Age, North America was sculpted by massive glaciers and the subsequent craters formed by retreating (melting) ice. In that process the Great Lakes were born and this state named Michigan took shape.
Almost surrounded by four of the fresh water Great Lakes, Michigan is a unique state, divided into two peninsulas, and joined together by a suspension bridge, that spans the Straits of Mackinac.
Europeans began arriving in the 17th century, and for decades, the British, French and local Indian forces struggled for control. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris, finally awarded Michigan to the new United States.
The upstate logging and mining industries, and the automobile giants of Detroit, were built around the shipping lanes of the Great Lakes, and this tranquil midwestern state became an economic powerhouse in the 20th Century.
The Upper Peninsula is a beautiful, rugged, sparsely populated place, where severe winters are commonplace. The Lower Peninsula, home to most of the people, is dotted by small towns, large cities and fertile farmland in all directions.
The shorelines of Michigan are covered by over 115 lighthouses - their mission is to warn mariners of possible danger, and they do their job well. They also stand as proud beacons to the Michigan success-story, and this state's vital relationship with the wonders of the Great Lakes.
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Famous Natives MICHIGAN FAMOUS NATIVES - here! Fast Facts MICHIGAN FAST FACTS - here!  Flag and Symbols MICHIGAN FLAG AND SYMBOLS - here! Landforms MICHIGAN LANDFORMS - here! Land Statistics MICHIGAN LAND STATISTICS - here!  Latitude and Longitude MICHIGAN LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE - here! Links MICHIGAN LINKS - here! Maps MICHIGAN MAPS - (a large selection) here! Time TIME IN MICHIGAN - here!
 Timeline of History MICHIGAN TIMELINE - here! Travel Information MICHIGAN TRAVEL - here! Weather MICHIGAN WEATHER - here!  
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