1. North Dakota - South Dakota
The Midwest
Ohio – Michigan – Indiana– Illinois Wisconsin –Minnesota – Iowa –Missouri Kansas – Nebraska
North Dakota - South Dakota

3. Ohio Region: The Midwest Capital: Columbus Nickname: The Buckeye State
Misc.: Became a state on 1803 (17th). Birthplace of John Glenn, U.S. Marine, Astronaut, and U.S. Senator

4. O-H-I-O!

5. Michigan Region: The Midwest Capital: Lansing
Nickname: The Wolverine State
Misc.: Became a state on Jan. 26, 1837 (26th). Home of Detroit “The Motor City” Birthplace of the American Auto Industry

6. Detroit

7. Indiana Region: The Midwest Capital: Indianapolis
Nickname: The Hoosier State
Misc.: Became a state on Dec. 11, 1816 (19th) Home of the Formula One Race known as the Indianapolis 500

8. Indianapolis 500

9. Illinois Region: The Midwest Capital: Springfield
Nickname: The Land of Lincoln
Misc.: Became a state on Dec. 3, 1818 (21st). Home of Chicago, the third most populous city in the U.S..

10. Chicago

11. Wisconsin Region: The Midwest Capital: Madison
Nickname: The Badger State
Misc.: Became a state on May 29, 1848 (30th) Home of the Wisconsin Dells, largest water park in the World  

12. Wisconsin Dairy Farm

13. Minnesota Region: The Midwest Capital: St. Paul
Nickname: The Gopher State
Misc.: Became a state on May 11, Also known as “the Land of 10,000 Lakes”

15. Iowa Region: The Midwest Capital: Des Moines
Nickname: The Hawkeye State
Misc.: Became a state on Dec. 28, 1846.

16. “Field of Dreams” Iowa

17. Missouri Region: The Midwest Capital: Jefferson City
Nickname: The Show Me State
Misc.: Became a state on Aug  

18. Mark Twain House, Hannibal Missouri

19. Kansas Region: The Midwest Capital: Topeka
Nickname: The Sunflower State
Misc.: Became a state on Jan. 29, Also the name of a classic rock band
    

20. Nebraska Region: The Midwest Capital: Lincoln
Nickname: The Cornhusker State
Misc.: Became a State on 10/31/1864. Home of many wagon trails to California and Oregon.  

21. North Dakota Region: The Midwest Capital: Bismarck
Nickname: The Peace Garden State
Misc.: Became a State on 11/2/1889.  It is the most rural of all states. 90% is farmland.  

22. South Dakota Region: The Midwest Capital: Pierre
Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
Misc.: Became a State on 11/2/1889 Home to Mount Rushmore

23. Midwest Culture Farming German, Polish, and Scandinavians
The Rust Belt
“MoTown”
Being friendly
Main Street USA
Trains

24. Midwest Food Deep Dish pizza Pork Tenderloin Sandwich Soybeans Corn
Beer
Hotdish
Maid-Rite sandwich
Chicago Hot Dog
Dairy products
Kansas City barbecue
German sausage/bratwurst
Cherries