The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge across the Mackinac Straits. It connects the upper and lower peninsulas of the US state of Michigan. It has long been desired by the residents of Michigan. Before it was built, one had to travel through the states of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin to reach the other peninsula. […]
Michigan, State of the Great Lakes in the Midwest, USA; 151,000 km2, 9.88 million population (2010), of which 14% are black. The capital is Lansing (114,000 residents). Joined the Union in 1837 as the 26th state. Nickname: The Wolverine State. The state consists of two peninsulas, the Upper and Lower Peninsula, which since 1957 have […]
