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These 50 States: Michigan

Posted in These 50 States by John E. Pannell on July 26th, 2008 at 5:02 am

Ag-Im 156 1993 Events Issues

Here is the next entry in the series of posts on state shaped patches, and state shapes used in patches. About a third of the states have now been covered. Previous entries may be found in the category, “These 50 States.”

Michigan is one of the more difficult states to depict on a patch.     Its territory consists primarily of two peninsulas, roughly positioned perpendicular to each other.     It is largely bounded by Lakes Huron, Superior and Michigan.     As such, no patch is in the shape of the entire state.     Many patches depict one of the state’s two peninsular.     Ag-Im has issued two sets of event patches shaped like the state’s upper peninsula.

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