Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second in gypsum and iron ore.
Colon is home to the world's largest manufacture of magic supplies.
The state Capitol with its majestic dome was built in Lansing in l879.
Indian River is the home of the largest crucifix in the world. It is called the Cross in the Woods.
Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world.
Michigan has more shoreline than any other state except Alaska.
Some Famous Michiganders... Nelson Algren author, Detroit Ralph J. Bunche statesman, Detroit Ellen Burstyn actress, Detroit Bruce Catton historian, Petoskey Roger Chaffee astronaut, Grand Rapids Francis Ford Coppola film director, Detroit Thomas E. Dewey politician, Owosso Edna Ferber author, Kalamazoo Henry Ford industrialist, Dearborn Della Reese singer, Detroit Diana Ross singer, Detroit Thomas Schippers conductor, Kalamazoo Steven Seagal actor, Lansing Bob Seger singer, Detroit Tom Selleck actor, Detroit John C. Sheehan inventor, Battle Creek Potter Stewart jurist, Jackson Lily Tomlin actress, Detroit Danny Thomas entertainer, Deerfield Margaret Whiting singer, Detroit Stevie Wonder singer, Saginaw
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