http://www.50states.com/flag/miflag.htm

Our Michigan Symbols

By Ms. Overton’s 3rd and 4th Graders

State seal

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/mi_seal.htmhttp://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1638_8731-22823--,00.html

This seal is on the blue Michigan flag. Some of the words on the seal say, “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.

http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_384.shtmlhttp://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/AmericanRobin_bird.html

Michigan state bird robin

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/fish/mi_brook_trout.htm

http://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htm

Fish symbols

Allison Fayth !

It is colorful all around with blue, red, and green spots on its sides. It grows about 8 inches to 10 inches.

http://www.50states.com/flower/michigan.htm

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/mi_apple_blossom.htm

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blmiflower.htm

State flower the apple blossom since 1897

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/MichiganSymbols.html

http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mifossil.html

Mastodon. They looked like hairy elephants and they lived long ago.

http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/chlorastrolite.htm

Michigan state gem greenstone!

Our state government votedto make this our gem in 1973.you can find this in Lake Superior by Isle Royale.

http://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.html

http://www.oaklandweb.com/govt/state/state_symbols.htm

http://www.northrup.org/photos/painted-turtle/

http://www.northrup.org/photos/painted-turtle/

Painted turtle state reptile

A while ago some students felt we should have a state reptile. In 1995 the painted turtle became Michigan’s state reptile.

Whitetail Deer

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/mammal_deer.html#

State mammal. Over a million deer live here.

State Soil Kalkaska

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/soil/less_pln/color/mi.htmftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/mi_soil.pdf

The state government chose this soil in 1990 so we would remember how important soil is for growing food.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/wildflowerLakeIris.html

Dwarf Lake Iris Wildflower

It’s hard to find and it’s very small.

http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mistone.htmlhttp://www.dayooper.com/petoskey.htm

Petoskey stone

It has a design on it that shows up better when you put water on it. Petoskey stones are left over ancient coral from Michigan was covered with a sea. The stones are very old.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/tree_easternwhitepine.html

White pine

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/p/susmitree.htmhttp://www.oaklandweb.com/govt/state/state_symbols.htm

It is an evergreen. It always stays green in snow and in bad days. Lots of people used it for lumber long ago. It grows best in the north part of the state.

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