MICHIGAN HISTORY
MICHIGAN LAKES
MICHIGAN NAMES
MICHIGAN RIVERS
MICHIGAN CITIES
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Came to Michigan Eleven thousand years ago?
Who are Native Americans
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THIS LAKE DOES NOT TOUCH OUR STATE

What is LAKE ONTARIO

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What means great water from the native tribe Ojibwe.
What is Michigan
100
This river is the second largest drainage in Michigan and comprises 13% of the entire Lake Michigan drainage basin.
What is the Grand River watershed
100
This city is the home of the Henry Ford Museum.
What is Dearborn
200
This Frenchman reached Michigan in 1622 and sailed west through the Great Lakes.
Who was Etienne Brule?
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THIS LAKE MEANS A SHORTENED FORM OF THE IROQUORIAN WORD ERIELHONAN(LONG TAIL)
What is LAKE ERIE
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Where is the city in french which means "narrow" straits?
Where is Detroit.
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THIS RIVER JOINS LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ST. CLAIR.
What is THE DETROIT RIVER
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This city is known for its huge arts fair. Many u of M students attend.
What is Ann Arbor?
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In 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac built a trading post. It was built at a narrow spot where lake St. Clair meets lake Erie. He called it Fort?
What is Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit?
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THIS LAKE WAS NAMED BY FRENCH EXPLORERS FOR INHABITANTS IN THE AREA, WYANDOT.
What is LAKE HURON?
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What is a chunk of land that sticks out into Lake Huron called?
What is "the thumb"
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THIS RIVER'S NAME LITERALLY MEANS "WITH SAND" AND RUNS THROUGH GRAYLING AND MIO.
What is AU SABLE RIVER
300
This city promotes its Dutch culture and author l. Frank Baum, author of Mother Goose.
What is the city of Holland?
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In 1825, this canal opened in New York State, providing a water route from New York to Detroit.
What is the Erie Canal.
400
THIS LAKE WAS NAMED AFTER THE WORD "LAKE OF SHINING WATERS."
What is LAKE ONTARIO
400
This Grand Haven lighthouse on Lake Michigan is often called?
What is "Big Red"
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THIS RIVER WAS NAMED BY NATIVE AMERICANS AFTER THE PAW PAW FRUIT THAT GREW ABUNDANTLY ALONG THE RIVER'S BANKS.
What is PAW PAW RIVER
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This city hosts a Bavarian festival in June. People eat German foods and listen to live music.
What is Frankenmuth?
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The first European settlement in Michigan was in this area.
Where is Sault Ste. Marie.
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THIS LAKE REFERS TO ITS POSITION NORTH OF LAKE HURON.
What is LAKE SUPERIOR?
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THE CHIPPEWA, THE OTTAWA, AND THE POTAWATOMI HAD A SPECIAL NAME FOR THEMSELVES.
What is THE "THREE FIRES."
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THIS RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN...IT RUNS 252 MILES.
What is THE GRAND RIVER
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This city is the capital of Michigan and state leaders work here.
Where is Lansing?
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