(WOOD) — Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood ... to include that segment of land, claiming the maps that the Northwest Ordinance were based on were inaccurate.

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

Michigan turns 188 on Jan. 26, and it already has matching left and right mittens. Michigan residents will have to make do with five Great Lakes, the birthplace of the Motown, tart cherries, 400-plus ...

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The hope was that people could find a lesson or some inspiration or a road map or even just a laugh at my expense ... the ...

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The Michigan Department of Transportation has reported dozens of accidents across our neighborhoods, with roads still covered with snow and ice. According to MDOT's MiDrive Map, I-96 westbound in ...

Now that West Michigan is nearing its home stretch of ... organizers said. Additionally, "the Mitten Challenge" --in partnership with the Wisconsin Marathon-- will also be returning.

The maker of the mittens, Jen Ellis, sat down for an interview with NBC Local to recall the surreal experience and share the lessons she learned. "There were probably lots of really interesting ...

I really love those mittens. It seems like they have been in my life forever, or at least for every winter since the 1990s. Black brushed-leather outside, plush felt inside, they fit my hands like ...

Michigan turned 188 on Sunday, and it already has matching left and right mittens. Native Americans have lived in what is now Michigan for millennia. After Europeans came to North America ...