Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
[ 3 Ways for Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag': ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ Note: Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen' podcasts are available on nearly all podcast platforms for you to listen and enjoy however you prefer. ]
[ Note: If you can't access or play videos from YouTube in your school, then GO / CLICK HERE to watch today's stories from Our Flag on Loom. ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... remembers the statehood anniversary of Michigan ...
Happy Birthday, Michigan!
... remembers the statehood anniversary of Michigan ...
Happy Birthday, Michigan!
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
MI
MI admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 26, 1837
(26th state to join USA)
Capital of MI:
Lansing
MI Population Total and Rank:
9,883,635
(10th most populated state)
MI Size Rank:
11th largest state
MI
MI admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 26, 1837
(26th state to join USA)
Capital of MI:
Lansing
MI Population Total and Rank:
9,883,635
(10th most populated state)
MI Size Rank:
11th largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did MI get its name?:
Michigan's state name came from "michi-gama," an Ojibwa (Chippewa) word meaning "large lake."
Nickname of MI:
The Great Lakes State
Notable MI Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Great Lakes - 4 of the 5 Great Lakes border Michigan (Erie, Michigan, Huron, Superior)
2) Mackinac Islands
3) Henry Ford Museum - recalls the Founder of the Ford Motor Company and its breakthrough to be the first auto affordable for America's middle class
Michigan's state name came from "michi-gama," an Ojibwa (Chippewa) word meaning "large lake."
Nickname of MI:
The Great Lakes State
Notable MI Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Great Lakes - 4 of the 5 Great Lakes border Michigan (Erie, Michigan, Huron, Superior)
2) Mackinac Islands
3) Henry Ford Museum - recalls the Founder of the Ford Motor Company and its breakthrough to be the first auto affordable for America's middle class
[ Henry and Clara Ford riding in his first automobile, the Ford Quadricycle = public domain image ]
Did you know this about Michigan?:
The only state divided into 2 peninsulas (bodies of land almost surrounded by water - like on 3 of 4 sides)
Another nickname for Michigan is the "Wolverine State," but the state no longer has any wolverines.
The only state divided into 2 peninsulas (bodies of land almost surrounded by water - like on 3 of 4 sides)
Another nickname for Michigan is the "Wolverine State," but the state no longer has any wolverines.
[ The Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit - the world HQ for General Motors ]
Detroit, Michigan's biggest city, is nicknamed "Motor City" - the "Car Capital of the World."
Detroit, Michigan's biggest city, is nicknamed "Motor City" - the "Car Capital of the World."
FINALLY! - TEXT (National & State) Half-Staff Alerts:
CLICK HERE to sign-up for National and State-targeted Half-Staff Flag Alert TEXT Notifications
(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
CLICK HERE to sign-up for National and State-targeted Half-Staff Flag Alert TEXT Notifications
(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit