Michigan

== =*Michigan is a mid-western state named after Lake Michigan.= =***Michigan - The only Water Winter Wonder Land!!**= =*Michigan means "large water" or "large lake" in french-Christine W.= =*Tourists spend about 17.5 Billion Dollars a year in this state.-Christine W.= ** * Michigan has the only floating post office in the world. The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships still underway.- Samantha M. **


 * *Henry Ford, who produced his first experimental car in 1893, founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 in Michigan - Samantha M. **

Michigan is located below the Great Lakes! Stephanie G. =**Michigan is the only state to consist entirely of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often dubbed "the mitten" by residents, owing to its shape. The Upper Peninsula (often referred to as "The U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km)-wide channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Upper Peninsula is economically important for tourism and natural resources. (Miriam Choi)**=
 * Kid Rock is from Detroit. - Stephanie G**