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August 2, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Michigan Packing Round 1. Michigan is nicknamed the WOLVERINE State. 2. This city was only a log cabin and sawmill when it was chosen as the state capital in 1847. LANSING 3 Michigan is famous for the manufacture of AUTOMOBILES . 4. This popular Upper Peninsula destination is the oldest town in Michigan. SUALT ST. MARIE 5. The De Zwaan WINDMILL is a popular attraction in the town of Holland. 6. The Ambassador Bridge connects Detroit with this Canadian city. WINDSOR Picture: lakeshore Departure Round 1. Battlecreek, Michigan, is considered the CEREAL capital of the world. 2. This current governor "Jobs Today, Jobs Tomorrow," plan focuses on Michigan`s economy. JENNIFER GRANHOLM 3. This 1989 documentary details the impact of the closure of the GM plant in Flint. ROGER AND ME 4. The only Great Lake that doesn't border the state of Michigan is LAKE ONTARIO . 5. The Detroit Tigers baseball team won the World Series in 1984 . Picture: tall modern glass mirror buildings On Tour 1. This Ottawa chief led a Native American uprising against the British in 1763. PONTIAC 2 You can visit this former home of Henry Ford in Dearborn. FAIR LANE 3. The SOO Locks provide a continuous shipping route between lakes Huron and Superior. 4. Children of all ages delight in the 35-bell carillon at this city's Bavarian Inn. FRANKENMUTH 5. ISLE ROYALE National Park is a living laboratory that has been designated a U.S. biosphere reserve. 6. Tourists on Mackinac Island are called FUDGIES by the locals. 7. Visitors to Kalamazoo shouldn't miss the Museum of AVIATION History. Picture: waterfall 8. Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge was created to protect the habitat of MIGRATORY WATERFOWL 9. Ann Arbor is home to this intuition of higher education. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 10. The old brick house where BERRY GORDY JR. founded Motown records is now a Detroit museum. 11. The village of Paw Paw draws visitors from miles around to it. WINERIES 12. Muskegon was formerly known as the " LUMBER Queen of the World". Bonus Question One The Gerald R. Ford Museum in this city includes a holographic tour of the White House. GRAND RAPIDS Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Michigan is Grand Rapids found? Area 4 Picture: small wooden houses with girl in a garden Slide Show 1. Sandstone cliffs rise 200 feet above Lake Superior at PICTURED ROCKS National Lakeshore. 2. The GENERAL MOTORS World Headquarters is a waterfront landmark in Detroit. 3. The Upper TAHQUAMENON Falls in Paradise, Michigan, are about 50 feel high and 200 feet wide. 4. This reconstructed 1715 French fur trade village is like a step back in time. COLONIAL MICHILMACKINAC Clues for next destination: Portsmouth Dover Calais Dinard |