Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | The Wolverine State, Lake State, Great Lakes State, Lady of the Lake, Water Wonderland, Auto State | |
Motto | Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice | |
Song | My Michigan | 1937 |
EcoSymbols > | ||
Flower | sweet crabapple blossom (Malus coronaria) | 1897 |
Wildflower | dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris) | 1998 |
Tree | eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) | 1955 |
Bird | robin (Turdus migratorius) | 1931 |
Bicentennial Bird | Kirtland’s warbler (Dendroica palmarum) | 1976 |
Game Mammal | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1997 |
Reptile | painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) | 1995 |
Fish | brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 1988 |
Soil | Kalkaska Soil Series | 1990 |
Fossil † | mastodon (Mammut americanum) | 2002 |
Gem | chlorastrolite | 1973 |
Stone | Petoskey stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) | 1965 |
Cultural Symbols > | ||
Historical Society | Historical Society of Michigan | 2002 |
Children’s Book | The Legend of Sleeping Bear | 1998 |
Flag Pledge | 1972 |
Michigan Symbols ˆ
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