1. Say yes to a marvelous Michigan morning
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Michigan sunrise
2. And ya to da U.P, eh?
Source: Flickr user Roy Dumas
Sunrise, Chippewa Harbor at Isle Royale National Park
3. Michigan, in Chippewa, means great water
Source: Flickr user Kevin Dooley
Viaduct in Niles
4. Great? More like spectacular
Source: Flickr user Ben Husmann
Upper Taquemon Falls
5. Lake Huron rolls
Source: Flickr user kristy
Blue Water Bridge
6. Superior sings
Source: Flickr user Steve Moses
Isle Royale National Park
7. In the rooms of her ice-water mansions
Source: Flickr user Dawn Endico
Whitefish Point
8. Old Michigan steams like a young man’s dreams
Source: Flickr user Kevin Dooley
Lake Michigan
9. Some lakes are so big, even the gulls think they’re at the ocean
Source: Flickr user USFWS
Seagull at Whitefish Point
10. Ducks, too, are easily confused
Source: Flickr user Humberto Moreno
Michigan mallard
11. When it’s springtime in Michigan
Source: Flickr user peddhapati
Windmill Island Gardens, Holland
12. The whole world’s in bloom
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Flowering trees in Michigan
13. And birds fill the trees
Source: Flickr user ellenm1
Herons at Kensington Metropark
14. In summer you’ll just want to take a short walk on a long dock
Source: Flickr user buckle1535
15. Follow the unbeaten path
Source: Flickr user Ken Bosma
Platte River outlet
16. And you’ll find peace at journey’s end
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Michigan porch
17. Michigan autumn days are clear and crisp
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Michigan autumn scene
18. With piercing blue skies
Source: Flickr user Jim Sorbie
Otter Lake, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
19. And shimmering leaves
Source: Flickr user Robert Frank Gabriel
Porcupine Mountain
20. The winter woods are lovely
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Red cardinal in snow
21. Dark and deep
Source: Flickr user LadyDragonflyCC
Ice storm in Lansing, Michigan
22. The snow is pure magic
Source: Flickr user LadyDragonflyCC
Michigan snowflakes
23. Even on a cold day in Hell
Source: Flickr user Doug Kerr
Hell, Michigan
24. When you see red sails in the sunset
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Lake Michigan near Grand Haven Pier
25. You’ll know that even as the sun hides its face
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Michigan sunset
26. There’ll still be a light that shines through the darkness
Source: Flickr user LadyDragonflyCC
Holland Lighthouse sunset
27. And as you lay down to rest
Source: Flickr user GollyGforce
Arctic fox at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing
28. Michigan seems like a dream to you now
Source: Flickr user Rachel Kramer
Feature Image Source: Flickr user Kevin Dooley