Michigan Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Michigan for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 3 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Michigan map
Every picture sits at its real location in Michigan, with a one-line fact beside it. Lansing, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Sleeping Bear Dunes: Massive sand dunes towering over the lake.
- Tahquamenon Falls: Famous golden-brown waterfalls in the north.
- Isle Royale: A remote island national park in Lake Superior.
- Lake Michigan: One of the Great Lakes bordering the state.
- Mackinac Bridge: A historic bridge connecting the peninsulas.
- Henry Ford Museum: A massive museum celebrating innovation.
- The Motown Sound: Detroit’s famous 1960s soul music.
- Soo Locks: Locks that let ships travel between lakes.
What Michigan makes and grows
- Auto Industry: Detroit is known as the Motor City.
- Cherry Farming: Michigan grows most U.S. tart cherries.
- Copper Mining: The Keweenaw Peninsula once led copper mining.
State symbols
- American Robin: This bird has a bright orange breast.
- Apple Blossom: Pink and white flowers from apple trees.
- Eastern White Pine: This tall tree can grow over 100 feet tall.
- Petoskey Stone: The official state stone made of fossil coral.
- White-tailed Deer: This deer raises its white tail when scared.
Michigan key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Great Lakes State
- Capital
- Lansing
- Largest city
- Detroit
- Became a state
- January 26, 1837 (26th)
- State bird
- American Robin
- State flower
- Apple Blossom
- State tree
- Eastern White Pine
- Motto
- If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you
Cities shown
- Lansing (capital)
- Detroit
- Grand Rapids
- Marquette
- Traverse City
- Flint
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.