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"Our Michigan Friends"
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| Indian tribes were living in the Michigan region when the first | ||||||||||||||||||
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| European, Étienne Brulé of France, arrived in 1618. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Other French explorers, including Jacques Marquette, Louis Joliet, and Sieur de la | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ...........Salle, followed, and the first permanent settlement was | ||||||||||||||||||
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established in 1668 at Sault Ste. Marie. | |||||||||||||||||
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| France was ousted from the territory by Great Britain in 1763, following the French and Indian Wars. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. acquired most of the region, which remained the scene of constant | ||||||||||||||||||
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| conflict between the British and U.S. forces and their respective Indian allies through the War of 1812. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Bordering on four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan is divided into Upper and Lower peninsulas by the Straits of Mackinac, which link lakes Michigan and Huron. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The two parts of the state are connected by the Mackinac Bridge, one of the world's longest suspension bridges. | ||||||||||||||||||
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To the north, connecting lakes Superior and Huron, are the busy Sault Ste. Marie Canals. | |||||||||||||||||
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| While Michigan ranks first among the states in production of motor vehicles and parts, | ||||||||||||||||||
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| it is also a leader in many other manufacturing and processing lines, | ||||||||||||||||||
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| including prepared cereals, machine tools, airplane parts, refrigerators, hardware, and furniture. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The state produces important amounts of iron, copper, iodine, gypsum, bromine, salt, lime, gravel, and cement. Michigan's farms grow apples, cherries, beans, pears, grapes, potatoes, and sugar beets. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Michigan's forests contribute significantly to the state's economy, supporting thousands of jobs in the wood-product, tourism, and recreation industries. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| With 10,083 inland lakes and 3,288 mi of Great Lakes shoreline, Michigan is a prime area for both commercial and sport fishing. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Points of interest are the automobile plants in Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, and Pontiac; Mackinac Island; | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshores; Greenfield Village in Dearborn; and the many summer resorts along both the inland lakes and Great Lakes. | ||||||||||||||||||
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