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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Travel Day -> ME, MO, AR & MI

23. Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost portion of New England. It is known for its scenery—its jagged, mostly rocky coastline, its low, rolling mountains, its heavily forested interior and picturesque waterways—as well as for its seafood cuisine, especially lobsters and clams.
Admission into statehood: March 19, 1820
Abbreviation: ME
Nickname: Pine Tree State
Capital: Augusta 


CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SLIDESHOW OF COASTAL MAINE


CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ABOUT MAINE


CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK



24. Missouri (nickname The Show Me State) is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States,[7] bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.  Missouri's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory.
Admission into statehood: August 10, 1821
Abbreviation: MO
Nickname: The Show Me State
Capital: Jefferson City




25. Arkansas is a state located in the Southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states (N: Missouri; E: Tennessee, Mississippi; S: Louisiana; SW: Texas; W: Oklahoma), and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River.
Admission into statehood: June 15, 1836
Abbreviation: AR
Nickname: “The Natural State”, Arkansas is known throughout the country for its natural beauty, clear lakes and streams and abundance of natural wildlife.
Capital: Little Rock

CLICK HERE FOR AN ARKANSAS SLIDESHOW

CLICK HERE FOR FUN FACTS ABOUT ARKANSAS

CLICK HERE FOR A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE OZARKS

26. Michigan is a state located in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".  
Admission into statehood: January 26, 1837
Abbreviation: MI
Nickname: “Great Lake State.” Michigan's shores touch four of the five Great Lakes, and Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes. In Michigan, you are never more than 6 miles from an inland lake or more than 85 miles from a Great Lake.
Capital: Lansing
 
 CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ABOUT MICHIGAN 
 
CLICK HERE TO SEE A WEBCAM OF LAKE MICHIGAN 
 
CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF HISTORIC DETROIT HOMES

1 comment:

Marie said...

This must have taken a lot of work compiling all of this information. Thank you, Sharlotte, for the lessons and a view of some of the most breathtaking scenes in these states. We do live in the most beautiful country in the world.

June 21, 2012 at 3:12 PM

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