Capital: Lansing
Largest City: Detroit
Abbreviation: MI
Joined the Union: January 26, 1837
Nickname: The Wolverine State

Touching all but one Great Lake, Michigan consists of two distinct peninsulas that vary wildly in their geography, culture and development. The more populous Lower Peninsula is home to the nation’s largest football venue in Ann Arbor, is where Detroit’s auto industry thrives, and is the birthplace of cereal. While the northern part of this portion of the state is more rural and features dense woods, high sand dunes and never-ending lakeshores, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is far more remote and offers unmatched outdoors experiences.