What to see in Michigan, attractions and places to visit in this state of the United States made up of the two peninsulas joined by the Strait of Mackinac.
Tourist information
Located in the region of the American Great Lakes, along the river of the same name and in the center of an extensive industrial area, Michigan takes its name from the lake of the same name and is considered, internationally, as the home of the automotive industry.
Tourism is also highly developed, with Traverse City, Mackinac Island and the entire Upper Peninsula among the most popular destinations.
Michigan's coastline is the largest after Alaska.
The geographical conformation sees the state of Michigan made up of two peninsulas joined by the Strait of Mackinac.
To the south are the state of Ohio and Indiana.
The region of the upper peninsula, called the Upper Peninsula, is largely covered by forests while the Porcupine Mountains, which are the oldest in North America, although not reaching high heights, act as a watershed between the basin of Lake Superior and that of Lake Michigan.
The lower peninsula called Lower Peninsula represents two thirds of the entire surface of the state with a predominantly flat territory.
Lakes, wetlands and rugged coasts abound in both peninsulas.
The rivers are small, in rare cases navigable, and among them the main ones are Au Sable, Thunder Bay, Cheboygan and Saginaw which flow into Lake Huron.
The Ontonagon and Tahquamenon rivers feed Lake Superior while St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, Grand and Escanaba flow into Lake Michigan.
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Michigan's climate is humid continental.
What see
The most important cities are Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Sterling Heights, Flint, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Clinton Charter Township and Dearborn.
– Detroit, which is the city with the largest number of inhabitants as well as being the most important founded in 1701 by French fur hunters, is the county seat of Waynee county and known primarily as the capital of the automobile industry.
– Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent located about fifty miles east of Lake Michigan.
– Flint is a county town of Genesee and built along the Flint River just over a hundred kilometers from Detroit.
– Lansing is the capital of the state of Michigan and is located largely within the borders of Ingham County, with small encroachments into the adjacent counties of Eaton and Clinton.
Despite being a smaller city in size, it has an important metropolitan area thanks to the presence of government, cultural and educational institutions.
– Ann Arbor It is located in Washtenaw County and takes its name from the surname of its founder's wife and the presence of an area with numerous trees.
This city is well known for being the home of the University of Michigan since 1837.
