Welcome to Michigan! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Wolverine State, Lake State, Great Lakes State, Lady of the Lake, Water Wonderland, Auto State | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice | > | |
| Song | My Michigan | 1937 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| 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 | > |
| Insect | [none] | ||
| Gem | chlorastrolite | 1973 | > |
| Stone | Petoskey stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) | 1965 | > |
| Fossil † | mastodon (Mammut americanum) | 2002 | > |
| Soil | Kalkaska Soil Series | 1990 | > |
| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Historical Society | Historical Society of Michigan | 2002 | > |
| Children’s Book | The Legend of Sleeping Bear | 1998 | > |
| Flag Pledge | 1972 | > | |
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