Michigan is a state located in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States. It is a peninsular state, made up of two peninsulas: the Upper Peninsula and the Lower Peninsula. It borders four of the five Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior. The state shares land and water boundaries with Ohio and Indiana to the south. Michigan also shares water boundaries with Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Additionally, it is bordered to the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario. Lansing is the state capital, while Detroit is the most populous city.
Michigan is known for its automotive industry, with the headquarters of the country's three major automobile companies located in Metro Detroit. The state also has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $578.0 billion as of 2025. Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of any U.S. political subdivision, measuring 3,288 miles. Key attractions and features include the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the two peninsulas, Mackinac Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and the Henry Ford Museum. Recent developments in Michigan include the Michigan Mass Timber Catalyst Program, which awarded funding to nine building projects around the state to boost the development of mass timber construction.
