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Bordering four of the five Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the United States, measuring 3,288 miles. The state also contains 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. Additionally, Michigan ranks second behind only Alaska in the percentage of its territory that is composed of water.
Michigan has a diversified economy with a gross state product of $711.481 billion as of Q3 2024, ranking 14th among the 50 states. Although the state has developed a diverse economy, in the early 20th century it became widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry , which developed as a major national economic force.
Portal:Michigan/Cities/8 Dearborn is the eighth largest city in the State of Michigan with a population of 98,153. First settled in the late 18th century by French farmers in a series of ribbon farms along the River Rouge and the Sauk Trail , the community grew with the establishment of the Detroit Arsenal on the Chicago Road linking Detroit ...
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M-134 is also one of only two highways to utilize a ferry in Michigan; the other is US Highway 10 (US 10) which crosses Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington. Most of the mainland portion of M-134 is also part of the Lake Huron Circle Tour, and since 2015, it has been a Pure Michigan Byway under the name M-134 North Huron Byway.
Portal:Michigan/Selected biography/2 Frederick Lee "Ted" Petoskey (born January 5, 1911 in St. Charles, Michigan, died November 30, 1996 in Elgin, South Carolina) was a three-sport athlete at the University of Michigan, a Major League Baseball player, a collegiate coach in three sports and an athletic director.
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County.
Portal:Michigan/Selected article/6 . The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (called Michigan or U of M) is a public university. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan which also includes campuses in Flint and Dearborn.