The Michigan state flag features a blue background with a coat of arms representing the state’s landscape, wildlife, and history. The flag includes mottos such as “E Pluribus Unum” and “Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice”. The coat of arms shares similarities with the Hudson Bay Trading Company. The flag was enshrined in Michigan state law […]
The Michigan state seal was designed in 1835 by Lewis Cass and depicts a man holding a gun and a peace symbol, with an eagle above holding an olive branch and three arrows. It can only be used on 15 official documents and at government events. The state motto, Teubor, means “I will defend.” The […]
Michigan’s state tree is the eastern white pine, chosen in 1955 to commemorate the state’s contribution to the lumber industry. It is the largest evergreen in the Eastern US and found throughout Michigan, especially in the Upper Peninsula. The tree’s bark turns grayish brown as it matures and its needles are typically blue. The tree […]
