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Michigan State Motto"Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice"This Michigan state motto is a Latin motto which in English means "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you". The Michigan state motto was adopted in 1835 as part of the state's coat-of-arms and state seal. The nature of the Michigan motto seems somewhat different from that of many of the other state mottos as it does not emphasize the more frequently used patriotic values such as "union", "peace", "God", "justice", "equality", "liberty" and the like. On the state webpage, the state of Michigan MichiganGov Michigan State Nicknames "The Great Lake State" or "The Great Lakes State" or "The Lakes State"
"Water Wonderland" or "Water Winter Wonderland" Once again a reference to the large water ressources in Michigan. In fact you are never more than 6 miles away from a water reserve of any natural kind and never more than 87.2 miles from one of the Great Lakes's shores. "Lady of the Lake" "The Wolverine State" 1) One legend goes that the great number of wolverines in the state are the reason for the Michigan nickname, however, the Michigan Historical Center claims that wolverines were very rare, if they even existed at all. 2) Another story dates back to 1835 to a conflict between Michigan and Ohio when they were both making claims to a boundary called the "Toledo Strip". The Ohians were supposed to have mentioned the Michiganians as being "...as vicious and bloodthirsty as wolverines." 3) A third theory says that in the 1830s Native Americans referred to the new settlers as greedy and ruthless wolverines as they visciously fought for land. "The Auto State" or "The Automotive State"
Michigan State Slogans Whereas the Michigan state motto intends to describe the 'soul' of Michigan - Michigan state motto: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" - Michigan state slogans focus especially on attracting tourists, and as you will see, in both a serious and funny ways: "Pure Michigan" "Michigan, Give Your Business the Upper Hand" "Great Lakes, Great Times" "Michigan: First Line of Defense From the Canadians" "Michigan: America's Left Hand" "Michigan: Talk to the Hand" "Michigan: The Hideous Growth on the Forehead of America"
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