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Discover Michigan Michigan is the 10th largest state in the US by population, and there’s quite a bit you should know about it. For the sake of this intro, these are some must-know things about Michigan. Michigan is located up in the Midwest, near Canada, and it has two main parts: The Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula. Most people recognize the shape of the Lower Peninsula, it looks like a mitten. That’s why Michigan is sometimes referred to as "The Mitten State." College life in Michigan is a big thing, and like most states in the Midwest and South, they’re crazy about American football. The state is also home to the automobile industry with General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler headquartered there. Have you heard of Henry Ford? He was an industrialist and businessman who built Ford Motor Company in Detroit back in the early 1900s. By creating an assembly line in mass production, Ford made cars affordable for the average American, and therefore he had a profound impact on American society