Happy 184th Birthday, Michigan! Fun Facts and Our Favorite Spots

Author Anne Erickson

January 26th, 2021 3:10 PM

Happy birthday, Michigan!

Today (Jan. 26) marks Michigan’s 184th birthday.

Did you know Michigan’s flower is the Apple Blossom? How about that the official Michigan bird is the Robin? Here are some more fun facts, followed by a gallery of a few of our favorites spots!

Michigan’s State Symbols (via the State of Michigan):

Flower: Apple Blossom

Bird: Robin

Tree: White Pine

Stone: Petoskey Stone

Gem: Chlorastrolite

Fish: Brook Trout

Soil: Kalkaska Soil Series

Reptile: Painted Turtle

Game Mammal: White-tailed Deer

Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris

Fossil: Mastodon

Clean Water Symbol: American Lotus Blossom

• Port Huron to Mackinac Sail Race

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  PORT HURON, MICH. - JULY 13: Three sailboats cross the starting line of the 250 mile Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race July 13, 2002 in Port Huron, Michigan. About 250 sailboats in 18 classes are competing in the 78th annual event, following two courses from Port Huron to Mackinac Island on Lake Huron. (Photo by John F. Martin/Getty Images)

• Port Huron to Mackinac Sail Race

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  PORT HURON, MICH. - JULY 13: The sailboat Stella Maris of Detroit crosses the starting line of the 250 mile Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race July 13, 2002 in Port Huron, Michigan. About 250 sailboats in 18 classes are competing in the 78th annual event, following two courses from Port Huron to Mackinac Island on Lake Huron. (Photo by John F. Martin/Getty Images)

• Comerica Park

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  11 Apr 2000: An exterior shot of Comerica Park during its opening day during the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Mariners 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Harry How /Allsport
• Kansas City Royals v Detroit Tigers

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  DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 27: General view of Comerica Park in the fifth inning in a game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers during the home opener at Comerica Park on July 27, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

• Minnesota Wild v Detroit Red Wings

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  DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 5: Fans mingle and takes pictures outside Little Caesars Arena before the Detroit Red Wings first regular season game, against the Minnesota Wild, on October 5, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

• Charlotte Hornets v Detroit Pistons

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  DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 18: Fans outside the new Little Caesars Arena before the Inaugural NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets on October 18, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. The Pistons defeated the Hornets 102 to 90. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
• Oregon v Michigan State

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  EAST LANSING, MI - SEPTEMBER 12: A general view of the kickoff between the Oregon Ducks versus Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on September 12, 2015 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

• Michigan v Michigan State

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  EAST LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 3: The Michigan State Spartans Mascot thunders onto the field before the Big Ten Conference football game against the Michigan Wolverines on November 3, 2001 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans edged the Wolverines 26-24. (Photo by Darron R. Silva/Getty Images)

• Massachusetts v Michigan

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  ANN ARBOR, MI - SEPTEMBER 15: A wide view of the Michigan Stadium "Big House" before the Big Ten college game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the University of Massachusetts Minutemen on September 15, 2012 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
• A general view of “The Big House”

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  ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: A general view of Michigan Stadium, "The Big House", during the game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2002 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan broke the NCAA season record for the highest attendance in a season with a total of 773,763 fans in the 2002 year. The previous record was 745,139 set in 1997 during the National Championship season. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Getty Images)

• Bus Rosa Parks Made Her Stand On Restored

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  DEARBORN, MI - JANUARY 31: The newly restored Montgomery, Alabama bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, is rolled out to its permanent display January 31, 2003 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The bus, once-decrepit after sitting in a Montgomery field for thirty years, underwent five-months of restoration to refurbish the vehicle to the way it looked on December 1, 1955 when Parks made her defiant stand. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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