Michigan
Became a state: 1837
Population: 10,120,860
Current Governor: Jennifer Granholm
Road Condition website: www.michigan.gov/mdot
Emergency phone: 911
Largest city: Detroit – 886,671
Largest Lake Superior city: Marquette – 19,661
State bird: American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
State animal: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
State gemstone/rock: Chlorastrolite/Petoskey Stone
State flower: Apple Blossom (Pyrus coronaria)
State tree: White Pine (Pinus strobes)
Miles (km) of Lake Superior shoreline: 917 miles (1,475 kilometres)
Highest point: Mt. Arvon – 1,979 feet (603 metres)
Minnesota
Became a state: 1858
Population: 5,266,214
Current Governor: Tim Pawlenty
Road Condition website: www.dot.state.mn.us/
Emergency phone: 911
Largest city: Minneapolis – 382,618
Largest Lake Superior city: Duluth – 86,918
State bird: Common Loon (Gavia immer)
State animal: Eastern timber wolf (Canis lupus)
State gemstone/rock: Lake Superior Agate
State flower: Pink and White Lady Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)
State tree: Norway Pine (Pinus resinosa)
Miles (km) of Lake Superior shoreline: 189 miles (304 kilometres)
Highest point: Eagle Mountain – 2,301 feet (701 metres)
Ontario
Became a province: 1867
Population: 12,160,282
Current Premier: Dalton McGuinty
Road Condition website: www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/
Emergency phone: 911
Largest city: Toronto – 2,503,281
Largest Lake Superior city: Thunder Bay – 122,907
Provincial bird: Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Provincial animal: N/A
Provincial gemstone/rock: Amethyst
Provincial flower: White Trillium (Trilliium grandiflorum)
Provincial tree: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus Linnaeus)
Miles (km) of Lake Superior shoreline: 1,549 miles (2,492 kilometres)
Highest point: Ishpatina Ridge – 2,274 feet (693 metres)
Wisconsin
Became a state: 1848
Population: 5,654,774
Current Governor: Jim Doyle
Road Condition website: www.dot.wisconsin.gov
Emergency phone: 911
Largest city: Milwaukee – 596,974
Largest Lake Superior city: Superior – 27,368
State bird: Robin (Turdus migratorius)
State animal: Badger (Taxidea taxus)
State gemstone/rock: Galena
State flower: Wood Violet (Viola papilionacea)
State tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Miles (km) of Lake Superior shoreline: 325 miles (523 kilometres)
Highest point: Timms Hill – 1,951 ft. (594 metres)