1. Michigan Vacation Designed by Mrs. Tiggs

2. Fast Facts Michigan became a state in 1837

3. Fast Facts One Plane ticket $476 on Northwest Airlines to Grand Rapids Capital City-Lansing Other big cities-Detroit and Grand Rapids Midwest part of the country

4. Fast Facts State flower-Apple blossom State Flag

5. Fast Facts How far from Detroit? 160 miles (mapquest) Great Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

6. Fun Places-Attraction Gerald R. Ford Museum $7 for adults $3 for kids

7. Fun Places-Event Holland Michigan’s Tulip Time Festival Mother’s Day weekend Free

8. Fun Places-Landmarks Norton Mound Group-Grand Rapids Hopewell Native American Burial Ground Free Grand Hotel –Mackinac Island $235 per night

9. Fun Places-Sports Events Tigers game-Comerica Park $38 for one ticket

10. Fun Places-Outdoors Skiing Shantycreek Resort $119 per night

11. Famous People Terry Crews Born in Flint actor from “Everybody Hates Chris” Berry Gordy, Jr. Born in Detroit Founder of Motown Records

12. Industries Industries Automotive Iron Potatoes

13. Warmest and coldest times of year Coldest=January Average temperatures in teens (around 14 degrees) Warmest=July Average temperatures in 80s