Michigan State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Michigan Symbols, Michigan Emblems, and Michigan Mascots
Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures. Find origin of the state name. View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
Midwest
Wolverine State
Michigan Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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| Bird | Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1931 |
| Fish | Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) 1965 |
| Flag | State Flag, 1911 |
| Flower | Apple Blossom (Pyrus coronaria) April 28, 1997 |
| Flower - Wild | Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris) 1998 Native to the state, the endangered flower grows along the northern shorelines of Lakes Michigan and Huron. |
| Fossil | MASTODON (Mammut americanum) 2000 Fossils of the prehistoric mammal have been found in more than 250 locations in the state. |
| Gemtone | Isle Royal Greenstone (Chlorastrolite) 1973 Known as the Isle Royale greenstone, Chlorastrolite ranges in color from yellowgreen to almost black. It is primarily found in the Upper Peninsula. |
| Mammal: Game | White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) 1997 |
| Motto | Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.) |
| Reptile | Painted Turtle (Chysemys picta) 1995 |
| Seal | Great Seal, 1835 |
| Soil | Kalkaska soil series, 1990 |
| Song | "My Michigan" May 21, 1937 Words by Giles Kavanagh Music by H. O'Reilly Clint |
| Song: Unofficial | "Michigan, My Michigan" Written by: William Otto Miessner & Douglas M. Malloch. |
| Stone | Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria pericarnata) 1965 |
| Tree | White Pine (Pinaceae Pinus strobus) 1955 |
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