Michigan

Great Lakes state

Michigan is a state in the upper Midwest of the United States, distinctive for comprising two peninsulas separated by the Straits of Mackinac.

The name comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "large lake," fitting for a state bordered by four of the five Great Lakes.

Michigan is associated with the auto industry, particularly Detroit: Michigan's economy was built on cars.

In card games, Michigan is a variant of rummy also called Newmarket or Boodle.

statehood

Lansing

Michigan state capital

constitution · Great Seal · state bird · robin · state tree · white pine · state flower · apple blossom · state motto · state parks

automotive

Detroit

Michigan automotive hub

assembly line · Motor City · Chevrolet · Buick · Cadillac · automaker · car manufacturing · UAW · Model T · pickup truck

GreatLakes

Lake Huron

Great body bordering Michigan

shoreline · dunes · beaches · lighthouses · shipwrecks · fishing · boating · sailing · kayaking · marinas

winter

lake effect snow

Moisture from unfrozen bodies

snowmobile · frost · subzero · windchill · polar vortex · ice storms · snow days · salt trucks · ski resorts · frozen lakes

wolverine

mascot

Group's symbolic figure

mustelid · fierce · tenacious · state nickname

UpperPeninsula

copper mining

Extracting Cu from earth

iron ore · wilderness · snowbelt · remote · rugged · northern lights · snowmobile · cross-country skiing

Categories
Opposites
great lakes regional rivalry

MichiganOhio

Midwestern state, major river

Ohio State · Wisconsin · Minnesota · Indiana · Illinois

college football rivalry

MichiganOhio State

Major Columbus public university

Notre Dame · Alabama · Penn State · USC

geographic/climatic contrast

MichiganFlorida

Southeastern American peninsula state

Texas · Arizona · Hawaii · California · New Mexico

Phrases
Family

Michigander

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G