Michigan is a pair a peninsulas divided by the Straits of Mackinac. A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. Michigan has more lake shoreline than any other state.
Lake Superior is the largest body of freshwater in the world.
Almost one hundred years ago, in Michigan, Henry Ford became the first American to make an affordable car using an assembly line. As Americans began buying more foreign made cars in the 1980's the automobile industry in Michigan began to suffer. Founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, Mowtown went on to become the largest black owned business in America.