A state in the northern US, bordered on the west, north, and east by Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, and Erie; population 10,003,422 (est. 2008); capital, Lansing. It was acquired from Britain by the US in 1783, becoming the 26th state in 1837.
A state in the northern US, bordered on the west, north, and east by Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, and Erie; population 10,003,422 (est. 2008); capital, Lansing. It was acquired from Britain by the US in 1783, becoming the 26th state in 1837.