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	Michigan State Flag - About the Michigan Flag, its adoption and history.
		Stevens T. Mason's portrait was removed and the flag displayed the Michigan coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other side, perhaps in response to the end of the civil war.
		Flag Terminology: The parts of a flag and terms associated with its design.
		Flags of the Fifty States and their Incredible Histories: A complete guide to America's most powerful symbols by Randy Howe.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/mi_flag.htm (400 words)

	Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century.
		Michigan borders Indiana and Ohio to the south, and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula.
		The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is nicknamed "The Mitten" because it resembles the palm of a right-hand mitten.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michigan (3525 words)

	Flag of Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Michigan depicts the state's coat-of-arms on a dark blue field.
		The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the bald eagle represents the United States.
		The first flag featured a portrait of Michigan's first governor, Stevens T. Mason, on one side and the state coat of arms and "a soldier and a lady" on the other side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Michigan (228 words)

	Michigan article - Michigan Flag Michigan State nickname Other U.S. States Capital Lansing - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USS Michigan was named in honor of the state.
		Michigan also borders Minnesota, Illinois and Ontario but only on water boundaries in the Great Lakes system.
		No point in Michigan is more than 6 miles from an inland lake or more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes, and the state has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles of rivers and streams.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Michigan (1246 words)

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		STATE FLAG Michigan's present state flag was adopted by the Legislature in 1911 with a simple phrase: The State Flag shall be blue charged with the arms of the State.
		The first flag, bearing the State Seal, a soldier, a lady on one side and a portrait of the first governor, Stevens T. Mason, on the other, was first flown in 1837 the year Michigan became a state.
		Michigan lawmakers chose the trout as the official State Fish in 1965, but it was not clear which of the four species found in Michigan the brook trout, the brown trout, the rainbow trout, and the lake trout was the State Fish.
	www.legislature.mi.gov /documents/publications/GettingToKnowMichigan.txt (4627 words)

	Michigan (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Michigan flag was adopted August 1, 1911 as part of the unfortunate trend creating so many navy blue state flags with state seals.
		On the other side was the state coat of arms and “a soldier and a lady.” In 1865, the state flag changed to display the Michigan coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other side.
		The Michigan state seal was designed by General Lewis Cass, an early territorial governor, and officially adopted at the first constitutional convention in 1836.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/us-mi.html (416 words)

	Flag Etiquette - Protocol for Displaying Flags
		RCW 1.20.015 - provides that the flag of the United States and the flag of the state shall be prominently installed, displayed and maintained in schools, court rooms and state buildings.
		RCW 35A.21.180 - provides that the flag of the United States and the flag of the state shall be prominently installed and displayed and maintained in code city buildings and shall be as provided in RCW 1.20.010.
		By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory.
	www.mrsc.org /Subjects/Governance/flagdisplay.aspx (1313 words)

	Alabama State Flag - About the Alabama Flag, its adoption and history from NETSTATE.COM
		Reminiscent of the Confederate battle flag, it was designated that the crimson bars were not to be less than six inches broad and were to extend diagonally across the flag.
		The flag of the State of Alabama shall be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white.
		For purposes of this chapter and any other provision of general law, appropriate flag display protocol shall expressly include, but not be limited to, the requirement that when flown on the same pole, the order of placement from top to bottom shall be the United States flag, the state flag, and other flags.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/al_flag.htm (1678 words)

	Michigan Symbols - Michigan state flag, Michigan state song, Michigan state bird, Michigan state tree and more... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Michigan state flag, Michigan state song, Michigan state bird, Michigan state tree, we want it to be easy for you to find the Michigan symbols...
		On the other side was the state coat of arms and “a soldier and a lady.” In 1865, the state flag changed to display the Michigan coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other side.
		Today's Michigan flag is a field of blue with the state coat of arms at its center.
	www.beautifulunitedstates.com /michigan_symbols.htm (511 words)

	Michigan's State Flag, Seal & Coat of Arms (Geobopological Survey) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Michigan’s first flag was adopted in 1837 and featured the state seal on one side.
		Michigan’s coat of arms is depicted on the third and current flag, which was adopted in 1911.
		Michigan’s flag is very similar to many other state flags which feature the state seal or coat of arms on a blue field, or background.
	www.geobop.com /world/NA/US/MI/Flag.htm (280 words)

	Michigan State Flag - Michigan Flag - State of Michigan Flag
		The state flag, adopted in 1911, bears a version of the state seal.
		Michigan is an important industrial, farming, tourist, and mining state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
		Detroit, Michigan's largest city, is called the Automobile Capital of the World and the Motor City.
	www.usaflags-flagpoles.com /state-flags/michigan.htm (190 words)

	Flag-burning fight is about to heat up
		Michigan's new House of Representatives, packed full of freshmen members, finally got around to it.
		In 1994, the Michigan House and Senate passed a resolution urging Congress to get moving on an anti flag-burning amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- one that, if enough states ratified it, would overrule the Supreme Court.
		Speaking of lost causes...The West Michigan United Methodist Conference voted 10 days ago to urge Gov. John Engler to "lead the way and call for the elimination of the State Lottery." It suggested that projected budget surpluses -- $500-plus million this year -- be used to replace lottery revenue currently earmarked for education.
	www.freep.com /voices/columnists/qhugh15.htm (441 words)

	Michigan returns Confederate flag to Fredericksburg - The Washington Times: Metropolitan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		About 50 representatives of the state of Michigan will turn over to Virginia officials a Confederate First National flag — known as the "Stars and Bars" — that was plundered by Union troops during the Battle of Fredericksburg more than 140 years ago.
		The flag will be carried in a procession to the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, where it will be on display until it goes to a permanent home with the National Park Service.
		Michigan's decision to return the flag contrasts with that of Minnesota to keep its plunder.
	washingtontimes.com /metro/20030830-104305-2494r.htm (574 words)

	Mental Health Flag Tour Kristy Worthen
		Kristy Worthen is traveling the nation with a flag she designed and hand-painted to raise awareness about persons with mental illness and the issues they face.
		After signing the flag and meeting Worthen, Rockefeller was certain her flag, which depicts the symbol of a beacon from a lighthouse and the inscription, "Shedding Light on Mental Health Issues," could become a national symbol of hope.
		Recently Michigan held a very special event at the state Capitol to focus attention on mental health issues, help erase stigma and dispel the myths that surround mental illness as we welcomed Kristy Worthen and her Mental Health Flag in the Capitol Rotunda.
	www.netmountain.net /kristyworthen/michigan.htm (1426 words)

	Michigan US Flag Codes, Etiquette, Half-Staff Alerts, History
		Flags are lowered to half-staff on official dates and locations as set-forth by a proclomation from a State Governor, the President of the United States, or the current US Flag Code.
		Flags throughout the Capitol Complex in Lansing should be lowered to half-staff beginning, Monday, August 16, 2004, through Wedneday, August 18, 2004 in memory of former State Senator and Member of Congress William D. Ford.
		Flags at all state buildings and facilities should be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, February 5, 2004, in memory of PFC.
	michiganstartpages.com /michigan/government/flag.htm (5773 words)

	Michigan Trails/Genealogy Trails
		In 1912, it was returned to the Michigan State Capitol for display in a “huge plate glass case” built to house it in the rotunda Military Museum in the basement of the Capitol.
		In 1949, Ellen Hathaway, Michigan teacher and author of a history of the Capitol for young readers, discovered that the flag on exhibit in the Brady Guard flag case was really a Civil War battle flag.
		Clearly visible on the front of the flag is the Michigan state coat-of-arms and the legend, “Presented by Stevens T. Mason February 22, 1837.” On the back is the figure of Stevens T. Mason.
	genealogytrails.com /mich/flag.html (1049 words)

	State of Michigan Symbols (flag, bird, tree, etc.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Their origin is traced back to Devonian seas that covered Michigan's Lower Peninsula about 350 million years ago.
		When glaciers scraped the bedrock surface, fragments of this rock were carried and deposited elsewhere, primarily in the north half of the Lower Peninsula.
		In 1965, the Michigan legislature became the first in the nation to select a fossil as its state stone.
	www.oaklandweb.com /govt/state/state_symbols.htm (193 words)

	Dive Flags
		The now-familiar red-and-white dive flag was invented in the early 1950's by Denzel James "Doc" Dockery from Michigan.
		He was successful, and Michigan became the first state in the union with a diver flag law.
		Although used as the letter B, the bravo flag is flown to tell other ships: "I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo." Here is more on the Navy's Phonetic Alphabet and Signal Flags.
	www.dive-flag.com (561 words)

	Michigan (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1837, a star was added, representing Michigan, bringing the total number of stars on the U.S. flag to 26.
		The Michigan flag was adopted August 1, 1911 as part of the unfortunate trend creating so many navy blue state flags with state seals.
		The Michigan state seal was designed by General Lewis Cass, an early territorial governor, and officially adopted at the first constitutional convention in 1836.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-mi.html (416 words)

	Michigan State Flag Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The above Michigan flag is the third flag in Michigan's history, and was adopted by Legislature in 1911.
		The flag is blue with the Arms of the state on it.
		The pledge to the Michigan state flag was written by Harold G. Coburn and was declared the official pledge in 1972.
	ellerbruch.nmu.edu /classes/CS255W05/cs255students/vallancej/P9/Flag.html (94 words)

	Annin Michigan State Flag - 142648WE - eAngler.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All the fabrics used in Annin flags are made to strict specifications developed from extensive research, testing and long experience.
		The best made Flags proudly display the Annin label today, as they have throughout our 151 years of flagmaking leadership and commitment to quality.
		Flag construction combines the finest quality materials with the industry's most skillful sewing and embroidery.
	www.eangler.com /product/367500337.htm (153 words)

	State Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		State Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal the present flag- Michigan's third since becoming a state in 1837- was adopted by Public Act 209 of 1911.
		On the other side was the state coat of arms and "a soldier and a lady." In 1865, the state flag changed to display the state coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other side.
		In 1972, Public Act 165 defined a pledge of allegiance to the state flag: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of Michigan, and to the state for which it stands, 2 beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel, where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal."
	www.h-net.org /~michigan/symbols/flag.html (274 words)

	Michigan State Flag
		Our Michigan state flags are authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
		Nylon offers an affordable flag that is sturdy enough for outdoor use while our polyester II state flags are made with the most durable flagmaking materials on the market today.
		The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States.
	www.njflags.com /mistfl1.html (248 words)

	Michigan Operations News: Flag Dedication At Michigan Operations 47 Building Friday, June 13
		"This flag is for the veterans who deserve a big thank you and for a job well done," explains John Evans, Michigan Operations Planner for Maintenance and event organizer.
		Flag Day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the United States flag, the Flag Resolution of 1777 on June 14, 1777.
		While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not until August 3, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
	news.dow.com /manufacturing/2003/20030610b.htm (415 words)

	Miniature Michigan State Flag - (4" x 6")
		Michigan State Flag - Nylon (12" x 18")
		Michigan State Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
		Michigan State Flag - Polyester II (3' x 5')
	www.njflags.com /mimistfl4x6.html (104 words)

	Michigan State Flag
		Michigan state stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
		Michigan state stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
		The Michigan flag lapel pin is a great way to show your support for your state.
	www.united-states-flag.com /state-michigan.html (765 words)

	Rally Round the Flags Exhibit, Michigan Historical Museum
		Presented to regiments on behalf of their communities, flags represented home as well as the fight for the Union.
		In 1866, when many of Michigan's flags were returned to the state, Governor Henry Crapo promised the veterans that their flags would "not be forgotten and their histories left unwritten." When the state opened its new Capitol in 1879, the flags had a place of honor.
		The battle flags are cared for by a unique partnership between the Michigan Historical Museum and the Michigan Capitol Committee.
	www.sos.state.mi.us /history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/special/flags/rally.html (345 words)

	Michigan State Flag and Flagpole Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		We stock the Michigan State flag in 4x6 inch, 12x18 inch, 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 6ft sizes in nylon and 3ft x 5ft in Superknit polyester.
		Michigan flag 3 x 5 feet Superknit polyester
		Michigan flag 3 x 5 feet nylon Indoor
	www.michigan-flag.com (313 words)

	Flag of Michigan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flag of Michigan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The (Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design) flag of (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Michigan depicts the state's (additional info and facts about coat-of-arms) coat-of-arms on a dark blue field.
		The first flag featured a portrait of Michigan's first governor, (additional info and facts about Stevens T. Mason) Stevens T. Mason, on one side and the state coat of arms and "a soldier and a lady" on the other side.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flag_of_michigan.htm (197 words)

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