Michigan History Hot Links

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Collection of Primary Digitized Materials – Wide range of topics and resources for all grade levels from all parts of the State.

http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResourcesMichigana.php?ParentId=687

http://michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29938---,00.html

Official State Website – collection of links on all current and past facts and information about Michigan

Maps, History, Events, Sites, State Symbols, Michigan Government…lots more!!

http://www.michigan.gov/mikids

Michigan Facts, Map and State Symbols - K-3 Resources from Enchanted Learning!

http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=16417&external=http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/michigan/&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090124.shtml&title=Michigan

A colorful, 4-page publication just for teachers and schools…Download the free teacher supplements for all back issues before 2005 and print copies. Includes and activity and historical photos.

http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/kids/mitten_topics.html

These historical documents, activities and lesson ideas relate to the galleries at the Michigan Historical Museum and online. Use them in the classroom, with Scout and other youth groups and at home. Prepare for your visit, extend your visit afterward or just enjoy learning more Michigan history. http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793---,00.html

From Library of Congress: Stories About Michigan

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/mi

Forestry and Logging

Log Marks Activity - Lesson Plan Owners used a heavy marking hammer to mark each end of their logs with a special design, a "log mark." The log mark let everyone know who owned the log. The log mark was first used near Muskegon in 1842. http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53130--,00.html

Links to Resources about Lumbering History http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-59504--,00.html

Visit the Hartwick Pines logging Museum http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17447_18595_18605-5 0722--,00.html The Hartwick Pines Logging Museum and Michigan Historical Museum prepared these MI Kids!

Lumber: From Forest to Mill See how the lumberjacks take logs to the sawyers at the mill.

A Day in the Life of a Lumberjack Spend a day in the Michigan woods with a lumberjack.

Online story of life in a logging camp…

http://www.americanepic.org/greengold/GreenGoldFlash1.html - Student voiced and animated version…Dowload the entire story for viewing "off-line".

www.michiganforests.com/mff/greengold1.pdf - 48 pg coloring sheets about logging.

Mining History Links

Michigan has a long mining history. Copper, iron, gold, silver, gypsum, slate, salt, coal and limestone have been mined in Michigan. This is a list of some of the mining history sites related to mining in Michigan from Mining Engineering at Michigan Technological University

http://www.mg.mtu.edu/hist.htm

A wetland is "land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, wetland vegetation or aquatic life, and is commonly referred to as a bog, swamp, or marsh."

http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3687---,00.html

The Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario - are known for their beauty and the wealth of resources within and around them. The combined lakes contain one-fifth of the world's surface fresh water, and they are often referred to as the "sweetwater seas".

http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3677---,00.html

Geology in Michigan - Michigan is unique among the states in that it is divided into two areas geographically, the Northern and Southern Peninsulas, and in that, to a considerable degree, these two geographical provinces are geologically separate and distinct.  You will find many interesting facts about Michigan's unique geology from visiting the links on this page.

http://www.michigan.gov/deq/1,1607,7-135-3308_3582---,00.html

Look for information on the status of the air monitoring network; air quality trends, and real-time air quality measurements.http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3310_4195---,00.html