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Michigan
Michigan, a constituent state of the United States of America, with its capital Lansing, located in south-central Michigan. The state's name is deriving from michi-gama, an ojibwa word which means "big lake". Michigan is made up of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a glove and covers most of the state. The Upper Peninsula is divided from the Lower Peninsula by the Strait of Mackinac, an 8 km channel that connects Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The peninsulas are connected by the Mackinac Bridge. Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of all the political regions of the United States, as it is bounded by four of the five Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair. There are also 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. Nearly all of Michigan was once heavily forested, with true prairies or clearings only in the southwest and a few coastal dunes. By the middle of the 20th century, only around half of the state remained forested, but since then, forested areas have slowly grown back and Michigan's woodlands remain among the most extensive in the country. Today, the state has four national forests. There are many native animals in the Michigan area. The Great Lakes are home to abundant whitefish and lake trout, and Michigan's many streams are home to many other trout. The state's Department of Natural Resources runs hatcheries and promotes fishing in the many inland lakes, where perch, pike and bass are plentiful. Deer and bears, along with quail and ducks, still live in many areas. Since the end of the 20th century, turkeys, elk and moose have been reintroduced to northern Michigan.
Detroit

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Hartwick Pines State Park

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Lake Erie

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Lake Michigan

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Leelanau Peninsula

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Mackinac Island

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

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Rennie Lake

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Sand Lakes Quiet Area

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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Tahquamenon Falls

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