On Michigan’s 180th birthday we give you 180 reasons to love our statehttp://blog.thedetroithub.com/2017/01/26/on-michigans-180th-birthday-we-give-you-180-reasons-to-love-our-state/I wonder how many people realize that Michigan tops the list in total surface area being water with more than 41% of the total area being water.
The oldest and largest lava flow known on Earth is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Keweenaw Peninsula is also the only site in the nation where prehistoric mining of copper occurred.
In 2014, Michigan had more underground natural gas storage capacity than any other state.
The modern two-day weekend has its origins in the Michigan labor movement.
FALSE industrialist Henry Ford is behind that because it was easier to hire 1000 guys once than to hire 1000 new ones every week.Michigan’s Antrim Gas Field is one of the nation’s top 100 natural gas fields.
Detroit is the only city in the continental U.S. where you look South to Canada. So, geographically speaking, there is no such thing as being born and raised in South Detroit.
Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit...While Michigan doesn’t stop you from having an alligator as a pet, it is illegal to tie your alligator to a fire hydrant.
Stinkin fascistsThe Seney Stretch in the U.P. is the longest curveless section of highway east of the Mississippi River.
Rogers Quarry is the world’s largest limestone quarry.
Sault Ste. Marie is the third oldest remaining settlement in the United States.
Michigan’s Woodward Dream Cruise is the largest one-day auto event in the world.
The Soo Locks are the largest and busiest waterway traffic systems in the world.
It’s illegal to scowl at a woman in Detroit on Sundays.
Stinkin fascistsA massive salt mine is 1,200 feet below the streets of Detroit.
Jackson is the birthplace of the Republican Party.
Ripon Wisconsin actually but the first party convention was held in JacksonMichigan’s state motto is “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice,” meaning “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.”
