Michigan is a Midwestern state of the United States of America, located in the east north central portion of the country. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name was a French adaptation of the Ojibwe term mishigami, meaning "large water" or "large lake".
Bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the World, and the second longest total shoreline in the United States next to Alaska (excluding island shorelines), and in 2005 had more registered recreational boats than any state except California and Florida.
Colleges and Universities:
Adrian College
Albion College
Alma College
Andrews University
Aquinas College
Ave Maria College
Ave Maria School of Law
Baker College
Calvin College
Calvin Theological Seminary
Center for Humanistic Studies
Central Bible College
Central Michigan University
Cleary University
College for Creative Studies
Concordia University
Cornerstone University
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Davenport University
Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
Eastern Michigan University
Ecumenical Theological Seminary
Ferris State University
Finlandia University
Grace Bible College
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
Grand Valley State University
Great Lakes Christian College
Hillsdale College
Hope College
Kalamazoo College
Kendall College of Art and Design
Kettering University
Kuyper College
Lake Superior State University
Lawrence Technological University
Lewis College of Business
Madonna University
Marygrove College
Michigan Jewish Institute
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Theological Seminary
Northern Michigan University
Northwestern Michigan College
Northwood University
Oakland University
Olivet College
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Rochester College
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary
Saginaw Valley State University
Siena Heights University
Spring Arbor University
Theological School of the Protestant Reformed Churches
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Michigan System
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Michigan-Dearborn
University of Michigan-Flint
Walsh College of Accountancy and Business
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Western Theological Seminary
William Tyndale College
Yeshiva Gedolah Ateres Mordechai of Greater Detroit
Community Colleges and Technical Schools:
American College of Computer and Information Sciences
Alpena Community College
Bay de Noc Community College
Bay Mills Community College
Delta College
Ellis College of NYIT
Glen Oaks Community College
Gogebic Community College
Grand Rapids Community College
Henry Ford Community College
ITT Technical Institute - Canton, Grand Rapids, and Troy
Jackson Community College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kellogg Community College
Kirtland Community College
Lake Michigan College
Lansing Community College
Macomb Community College
Mid-Michigan Community College
Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Michigan Institution of Aviation and Technology
Monroe County Community College
Montcalm Community College
Mott Community College
Muskegon Community College
National Institute of Technology - Southfield and Wyoming
North Central Michigan College
Northwestern Michigan College
Oakland Community College
Olympia Career Training Institute - Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo
Ross Medical Education Center - Saginaw, Flint, Grand Rapids, Brighton, Muskegon, Redford, Warren, Port Huron, Lansing, Ann Arbor
Saint Clair County Community College
Schoolcraft College
Southwestern Michigan College
University of Phoenix - Detroit and Grand Rapids
Washtenaw Community College
Wayne County Community College
West Shore Community College
Professional Sports Teams:
Most major league sports teams in Michigan are located in Metro Detroit, with the Detroit Tigers baseball team (MLB), Detroit Lions football team (NFL), and Detroit Red Wings ice hockey team (NHL) located within the city of Detroit. The Detroit Pistons men's basketball team of NBA and the Detroit Shock women's basketball team of the WNBA play at the Palace of Auburn Hills. (The Pistons played at Detroit's Cobo Arena until 1978, and at Pontiac's Silverdome until 1988) The Detroit Lions played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit until 1974, then moved out to the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac before moving back to Detroit's Ford Field in 2002. The Arena Football League's Grand Rapids Rampage is the state's other "major league" sports team. Eight-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams was born in Saginaw. Professional hockey got its start in Houghton, Michigan in the U.P., when the Portage Lakers were formed.
Other notable sports teams include:
Alpena IceDiggers - North American Hockey League
Flint Generals - International Hockey League
Grand Rapids Griffins - American Hockey League
Kalamazoo Wings - International Hockey League
Marquette Rangers - North American Hockey League
Muskegon Fury - International Hockey League
Plymouth Whalers - Ontario Hockey League
Port Huron Flags - International Hockey League
Saginaw Spirit - Ontario Hockey League
Traverse City North Stars - North American Hockey League
Lansing Lugnuts - Minor League Baseball, Midwest League
Great Lakes Loons - Minor League Baseball, Midwest League
Kalamazoo Kings - Minor League Baseball
Traverse City Beach Bums - Minor League Baseball
West Michigan Whitecaps - Minor League Baseball, Midwest League
Michigan Mayhem - Continental Basketball Association
Grand Rapids Rampage - Arena Football League
Battle Creek Crunch - Great Lakes Indoor Football League
Motor City Reapers - Great Lakes Indoor Football League
Muskegon Thunder - Great Lakes Indoor Football League
Port Huron Pirates - Great Lakes Indoor Football League
Detroit Demolition - Independent Women's Football League
Detroit Ignition - Major Indoor Soccer League
Kalamazoo Kingdom - USL Premier Development League
Michigan Bucks - USL Premier Development League
Michigan Hawks - W-League
Michigan Phoenix - Women's Premier Soccer League
West Michigan Edge - USL Premier Development League
West Michigan Firewomen - Soccer W-League
Michigan has a thriving tourist industry. Visitors spend $17.5 billion a year in the state supporting 193,000 tourism jobs and Michigan's tourism website ranks among the busiest in the nation. Destinations such as Traverse City, Mackinac Island, Ludington, Muskegon, Saugatuck, the Upper Peninsula, Frankenmuth, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, and Detroit draw vacationers, hunters, and nature enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada. Michigan is fifty percent forest land, much of it quite remote. Both the forests and thousands of miles of beaches are top attractions. Tourists also flock to many of the museums, particularly those in Metro Detroit, including The Henry Ford, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Arab American National Museum. The Metro Detroit area offers four major casinos, MGM Grand Detroit, Greektown, Motor City, and Casino Windsor; moreover, Detroit is the largest city to offer casino gambling.
Hunting is a major component of Michigan's economy. Michigan ranks first in the nation in licensed hunters (over one million) who contribute $2 billion annually to its economy. Over three-quarters of a million hunters participate in white-tailed deer season alone. Many K-12 school districts in rural areas of Michigan go so far as to cancel school on the opening day of rifle season, because of both safety and attendance concerns.
The state is home to one national park: Isle Royale National Park, located in Lake Superior, about 30 miles southeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Other national protected areas in the state include: Keweenaw National Historical Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Huron National Forest, Manistee National Forest, Hiawatha National Forest, Ottawa National Forest and Father Marquette National Memorial. The North Country National Scenic Trail also passes through Michigan.
Michigan also has the largest state park and State Forest system of any state. These parks and forests include Ludington State Park, Tawas Point State Park, Au Sable State Forest, and Mackinaw State Forest. More can be found at michigan state parks.
Pure Michigan - Michigan's Official Travel and Tourism Site
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