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Michigan is the only state touching on four of the five Great Lakes and is dictated by its two peninsulas. Learn more about upper and lower Michigan and the Straits of Mackinac.

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Wyoming, Michigan, a residential city in Kent County, seven miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Grand Rapids, near the Grand River. See more »

Detroit

Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, the largest city in the state and one of the most populous in the United States.

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Geography of Michigan

Geography of Michigan

Michigan, one of the East North Central states of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Lake Superior and the province of Ontario; on the east by Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake St.

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Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan, the seat of Washtenaw County. It lies on the Huron River, about 35 miles (56 km) west-southwest of downtown Detroit.

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Geography of Battle Creek

Battle Creek, Michigan, a city in Calhoun County. It is at the junction of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers, 100 miles (160 km) west of Detroit.

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Geography of Bay City

Bay City, Michigan, the seat of Bay County. It is at the mouth of the Saginaw River on Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, 100 miles (160 km) north of Detroit.

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Geography of Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan, a city in Wayne County. It is on the River Rouge and adjoins Detroit on the southwest.

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Geography of East Lansing

East Lansing, Michigan, a city in Ingham County. It is on the Red Cedar River in south-central Michigan and adjoins Lansing, the state capital.

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Geography of Ferndale

Ferndale, Michigan, a city in Oakland County. A residential suburb of Detroit, Ferndale is nine miles (15 km) northwest of the downtown section.

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Geography of Flint

Flint, Michigan, the seat of Genesee County. The city is on the Flint River in southeastern Michigan, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Detroit.

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Geography of Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second largest city in the state, and the seat of Kent County.

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Geography of Highland Park

Highland Park, Michigan, a city in Wayne County. It is mainly a residential suburb of Detroit, which surrounds it.

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Geography of Holland

Holland, Michigan, a city in Ottawa County. Holland is on Lake Macatawa, an arm of Lake Michigan, in a summer resort area.

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Geography of Inkster

Inkster, Michigan, a village in Wayne County, 15 miles (24 km) west-southwest of downtown Detroit.

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Geography of Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, the seat of Kalamazoo County. The city is on the Kalamazoo River, about 130 miles (210 km) west of Detroit.

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Geography of Lansing

Lansing, Michigan, a city in Ingham County and the capital of the state. It is at the junction of the Grand and Red Cedar rivers, 85 miles (137 km) west-northwest of Detroit.

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Geography of Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park, Michigan, a city in Wayne County. It is located on the Ecorse River, nine miles (14 km) southwest of downtown Detroit.

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Geography of Livonia

Livonia, Michigan, a city in Wayne County. It is primarily a residential suburb of Detroit, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of downtown.

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Geography of Marquette

Marquette, Michigan, the seat of Marquette County. It lies on Lake Superior in the state's upper peninsula, about 360 miles (580 km) northwest of Detroit.

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Geography of Midland

Midland, Michigan, the seat of Midland County. It is 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Flint.

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Geography of Muskegon

Muskegon, Michigan, the seat of Muskegon County and a port on Lake Michigan. It also borders Muskegon Lake, at the mouth of the Muskegon River.

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