National Michigan Day
We began honoring each state in the order they were born in the union, beginning with Hawaii and ending with Hawaii on Independence Day. We've chosen a small piece of each state's past, foods, and the people who make up the state. There's so much more to discover, but we can't help but celebrate our beautiful country even more.
Michigan has more shoreline than any of the contiguous 48 states, despite being surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes. Of the 50 states, only Alaska has more...
The area was first discovered by the French, and in 1783, it became a United States territory. Michigan will become a center of industrial production if the state is to develop.
Lake Michigan separates the upper and lower peninsulas of the 26th state granted statehood, making Michigan unlike no other in style. ferries were used to ferry travelers back and forth from one peninsula to the other, from one peninsula to the other. The Mackinac Bridge in 1957 connected the two sides, making the trip more convenient and safer. It's the third longest suspension bridge in the world at 26,372 feet long.
Industry and music
In Michigan, industry dominated the early 20th century. The population grew with an influx of employees during war and peacetime, including timber, shipping, rail, and automobile. Manufacturing, engineering, and manufacturing, and skilled trades, the influence of skilled trades, engineering, and manufacturing has exploded.
Assembly employees were in high demand all around the country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan, manufactured B-24 Bombers. Michigan, as the automobile industry's epicenter, was primed for the increased demand.
One of Willow Run factory workers became a Rosie the Riveter spokesperson, sporting the iconic bandana and flexing her muscles to sell war bonds. Rose Will Monroe's efforts, as well as thousands of other women in Michigan and around the country, changed the direction a war and the image of women for decades.
Michigan and Detroit, known for their Motown sound and legendary music designers, have produced some of jazz and gospel music's most popular names.... The birth of a new age was the introduction of an era. From Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross to the Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder, Motown was the beginning of an era.
