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Thursday, January 10, 2008
 Michigan State Flag Size: 3'x5' most popular size Michigan's official flag was adopted in 1911. The flag has a deep blue background and pictures an elk and moose around a blue shield labeled "TUEBOR," meaning "I will defend." The shield pictures a man with a raised hand and a gun, a rising sun, a peninsula and lakes (representing Michigan's geography). Over the shield is a bald eagle (holding an olive branch and a sheaf of three arrows) and a red ribbon reading "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (which is the motto of the U.S.A. and means "Out of Many, One" - this refers to the states of the United States being united into one country). Under everything lie two white ribbons that read "SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMOENAM" and "CIRCUM SPICE," which means, "If you are seeking a amenable (pleasant) peninsula, look around you." State Capital: Lansing Largest City: Detroit State Flower: Apple blossom State Tree: White pine State Bird: Robin State Nickname: Wolverine State State Motto: "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" [If you are seeking a amenable (pleasant) peninsula, look around you] Bordering States: Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota Origin of the Name: Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea wate" (referring to the Great Lakes). Related topics US State Flags America Flag Canada Flag Rebel Flag Historical Flag by: Flags Mart 
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