The People

Michigan ranked 8th in population, and was the 15st most densely populated state. Whites made up about 80 per cent of the population, and blacks about 14 per cent.

Annual events in Michigan
January-March
Tip-Up Town, U.S.A. in Houghton Lake (January); North American Snowmobile Festival in Cadillac (February); I-500 Snowmobile Race in Sault Ste. Marie (February); Nordic Invitational Ski Race in Newberry (March).
April-July
National Trout Festival in Kalkaska (April); Maple Syrup Festival in Shepherd and Vermontville (April); Blossomtime Festival in St. Joseph-Benton Harbor (May); Highland Festival and Games in Alma (May); Grand Prix in Detroit (June); Bavarian Festival in Frankenmuth (June); Cereal Festival in Battle Creek (June); National Strawberry Festival in Belleville (June); International Freedom Festival in Detroit (late June-early July); Lumbertown Music Festival in Muskegon (July); National Cherry Festival in Traverse City (July); Yacht Races at Mackinac Island from Chicago and Port Huron (July); Ann Arbor Art Fair (July).
August-September
National Blueberry Festival in South Haven (August); Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba (August); National Pickle Festival in Linwood (August); Michigan State Fair in Detroit (August); Mackinac Bridge Walk (Labor Day); Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival (Labor Day weekend); Michigan Wine and Harvest Festival in Paw Paw and Kalamazoo (September).
October-December
Fall color tours, statewide (October); Red Flannel Festival in Cedar Springs (October); Christmas at Greenfield Village in Dearborn (December).