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thenewgreen  ·  3605 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Are Your Official State Symbols, or Do You Have a State Fish?

MICHIGAN Michigan state bird: American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

  Michigan state coat-of-arms: Coat-of-Arms of the State of Michigan
  Michigan state fish: Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
  Michigan state flag: Flag of the State of Michigan
  Michigan state flower: Apple blossom (Malus domestica)
  Michigan state fossil: Mastodon (Mammut americanum)
  Michigan state game animal: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
  Michigan state gem: Isle Royale greenstone or Chlorastrolite
  Michigan state mammal: [White-tailed deer] (Odocoileus virginianus)  
  Michigan state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspect (Latin for If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you) [1]
  Michigan state nicknames: Great Lakes State, Wolverine State, Mitten State, Water-Winter Wonderland
  Michigan state reptile: Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
  Michigan state seal: Great Seal of the State of Michigan
  Michigan state soil: Kalkaska Sand
  Michigan state song: My Michigan website
  Michigan state stone: Petoskey stone
  Michigan state tree: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
  Michigan state wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris)