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"Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice"
"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

• Miss Michigan and the Magic of Michigan—Archives Image of the Month
The photo originates from the Michigan Tourist Council. It promotes a then-new Council brochure titled The Magic of Michigan. The photos depict lush Michigan landscapes, while the prose poetically describes the state's virtues as a vacation destination. Text on back of the photo identifies our Miss Michigan as "Karen Southway." Read more

• Michigan History magazine. This month's feature: Discovering our Covered Bridges.

• Copper Harbor Lighthouse

First and second state capitols in Lansing.

• Michigan's Capital, Lansing
These materials will help you prepare for a visit to the Capitol, Library of Michigan or Michigan Historical Museum.

• Michigan's State Capitols
Historical photos present each of Michigan's three capitol buildings.

• State Capitol Tours

•		Michigan Iron Industry Museum's Aug. 18 program examines Native American life on eve of iron ore discovery
•		Library of Michigan Hopes to Hook Young Readers with Deborah Diesen's 'The Pout-Pout Fish'
•		Michigan Iron Industry Museum's Aug. 11 program spells out research on Upper Peninsula dialect
•		Michigan Historical Museum's 'Summer Sizzles' day camps still accepting registration for Aug. 5-13
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•		Minerals Found in Michigan
•		History of the Great Seal
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Mackinac Bridge Cam