Well, I'm not entirely sure, but I assume it was an Native American name before people found it. I remember that when I was in fourth-grade, a boy said that it used to be called 'Nichigan', although I highly doubt that and you should, too. :)
Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea water" (referring to the Great Lakes).
"Michigan" was named by the French, after the Ojibwe word "mishigama", which means "large water" or "large lake"
The name Michigan comes from mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake" in the Ojibwa language.
Lake Michigan likely got its name from the Ojibwa word mishigami "great water".
Michigan comes from the Chippewa word "meicigama" which means "great water." It is what the Chippewa called Lake Superior.
Michigan is called the "Great Lakes State".
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Michigan has no true deserts.
They are Lower Michigan and Upper Michigan. Upper Michigan is also known as the Upper Peninsula.
Lake Michigan is a huge lake.
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The two parts of Michigan are called the peninsulas. There is a lower peninsula as well as an upper peninsula.
Michigan is a state. Chicago is a city. Michigan is not in Chicago. Chicago is not in Michigan. There is a street in Chicago called "Michigan Avenue" and the City of Chicago is located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan.
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The north part of Michigan is called the upper penninsula, often abbreviated to "the UP".
It is located ten miles north of Muskegon, Michigan. Also, it is called "Michigan's Adventure," not "Michigan Adventures" (quite a pet peeve of mine). It can be found on Whitehall Road.