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• Read an Introduction to Michigan symbols. • To learn more about a symbol, click
its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark
(  )
indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However,
many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures
and/or links to related resources.)
| Designation |
Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Year |
| Flag |
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1911 |
| Great Seal |
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1835 |
| Nickname |
Wolverine State |
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| Nickname |
Lake State |
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| Nickname |
Lady of the Lake |
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| Nickname |
Auto State |
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| Motto |
Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice [(Latin...)] |
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| Song |
My Michigan |
1937 |
| Flower |
sweet crabapple blossom |
Malus coronaria |
1897 |
| Wildflower |
dwarf lake iris |
Iris lacustris |
1998 |
| Tree |
eastern white pine |
Pinus strobus |
1955 |
| Bird |
robin |
Turdus migratorius |
1931 |
| Bicentennial Bird |
Kirtland’s warbler |
Dendroica palmarum |
1976 |
| Game Mammal |
white-tailed deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
1997 |
| Reptile |
painted turtle |
Chrysemys picta |
1995 |
| Fish |
brook trout |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
1988 |
| Soil |
Kalkaska Soil Series |
1990 |
| Fossil |
mastodon |
Mammut americanum |
2002 |
| Stone |
Petoskey stone |
Hexagonaria pericarnata |
1965 |
| Gem |
Isle Royal greenstone (chlorastrolite) |
1973 |
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Historical Society of Michigan |
2002 |
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