10 Nicknames For Michigan You Might Not Know

Michigan has some good nicknames. "The mitten", "Great Lakes State" and "Wolverine State". What about the nicknames that are less common. These are new to me so let's get to work.

Nicknames for the Michigan are fun and they explain a story about our state. The obvious "mitten" is because that's what we look like. "Great Lakes State", do I need to explain that? We have other cool nicknames like "orange barrel state", visitors from other states must get annoyed by the non stop road construction that is layered with "orange barrels".

Let's be honest, there's a good chance that you may have heard some of these nicknames in the past. If not, you'll be in the know when someone uses one of these terms. It makes me feel better knowing these nicknames so I don't look like a schmuck.

I didn't see any nicknames that could've made the list like "Stink Bug State" or "The Fudge State" but we will have some fun looking at these nicknames for our beautiful state.

10 Nicknames For Michigan Might Not Know

We have the Great Lakes and tons of inland lakes in Michigan, fitting nickname.

It's no secret that Michigan produces a ton of automobiles, makes sense.

Knowledge is power:

known as the Bread-and-Butter state because of being the richest in flour mills and bread and butter production on an extensive level worldwide.

 

I have never heard this used. Have you referred to or heard someone refer to Michigan as such?

This is a result of Michigan having one of the best snowmobile trails in the state. Not to mention all the lakes you can do some bass fishing on.

Again, this needs no explanation. I don't refer to Michigan with this nickname.

Do you realize how many cities on the Great Lakes are ports for shipping?

Not so much a nickname in my opinion. It's a clever advertising campaign that has done well for Michigan.

That's a no brainer with all of the fresh water lakes and crazy winters we get in the Mitten.

Michigan produces a lot of wheat. We produce wheat for the entire world.