1. Presentation by: Gage Clark April 15, 2014
Welcome to Michigan
Presentation by: Gage Clark
April 15, 2014

2. Where am I?

3. Capital & Major Cities Lansing (State Capital) Grand Rapids Warren
Sterling Heights
Detroit

4. What to do? Climb Castle Rock in St. Ignace
Stay the night at a working light house on Lake Superior
Climb the big dune at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park
Go for a swim in Lake Michigan

5. Facts
Population: 9,883,640
Motto: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.
Flower: Apple Blossom
Bird: American Robin
The quarter depicts the
outline of the state and the
Great Lakes.

6. State Flag
Michigan’s current flag was the third state flag and it was adopted by Public Act 209 in 1911.
This flag displays Michigan’s Coat of Arms: E Pluribus Unum (For many, one), Tuebor (I will defend), and If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. The blue of the flag, along with the moose , elk and blue shield represent TUEBOR, “I will defend.” The eagle symbolizes E Pluribus Unum, “For many, one.”