Michigan

Capital: Lansing

Population: 9,938,444

Entered the Union: Jan. 26, 1837

As the: 26th state

Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)

Nickname: Wolverine State

Origin of Name: From Indian word "Michigana" meaning "great or large lake"

Major Industries: Motor vehicles and parts, minerals, farming

Historical Sites: Mackinac Island, Fort Mackinac, Greenfield Village, Sault St. Marie

Points of Interest: Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshores