Michigan is world famous as the home of the automobile industry. It was also the home of the famed surgeon and nutritionist John Harvey Kellogg, William Boeing, Sr. and Magic Johnson.
When the first Europeans arrived in Michigan, there were many Native American Indian tribes in the area. Etienne Brule was the first to arrive in 1618. He was later followed by Jacques Marquette, Louis Joliet and Sieur De La Salle.
The first permanent settlement was established at Sault Ste. Marie in 1668.
In 1763, the British ousted the French after the French and Indian Wars.
The United States acquired the region after the Revolutionary war. However it remained a major source of conflict until after the War of 1812.
Michigan borders four of the five great lakes. The straits of Mackinac which links Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, separate the state into a lower peninsula and an upper peninsula. The two peninsulas are connected by the Mackinac Bridge, which is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.
The Sault Ste. Marie canals connect Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Though Michigan is best known for the auto industry, it also manufactures refrigerators, furniture, hardwoods, prepared cereals, aircraft parts and machine tools.
The state is also rich in minerals such as iron, iodine, bromine, gypsum, lime, bromine, cement, copper and gravel.
Michigan raises sugar beets, apples, grapes, pears, cherries, potatoes and beans.
Since Michigan has more than 10,000 inland lakes and mile and mile of shoreline on the great lakes, it is a have for commercial and sport fishing. Its beautiful forests attract tourists from all over the country.
The major cities in Michigan are Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Sterling Heights, Flint, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Dearborn and Westland.
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