Why is Michigan's nickname The Wolverine State?

Answer 1

Two stories on Michigan's Nickname:

Evidence show that if wolverines ever lived in Michigan, they would have been very rare.

Some people believe that Ohioans gave Michigan the nickname around 1835 during a dispute over the Toledo strip, a piece of land along the border between Ohio and Michigan. Rumors in Ohio at the time described Michiganians as being as vicious and bloodthirsty as wolverines. This dispute became known as the Toledo War.

Another reason given for the nickname is a story that has Native Americans, during the 1830s, comparing Michigan settlers to wolverines. Some native people, according to this story, disliked the way settlers were taking the land because it made them think of how the gluttonous wolverine went after its food.

Answer 2

Michigan got it's name from the Ottawa Indian word michigama which mean "great water"

Answer 3

The mascot for the University of Michigan is the wolverine. The school adopted this mascot because it is the state animal of Michigan.

Answer 4

Because Michiganians had a battle with the Ohio guys, and the Ohio guys thought the Michiganians fought like bloodthirsty wolverines.

Answer 5

Because Michigans state animal is the wolverine even though their are no longer any wolverines in michigan! Lol!

Answer 6

the word michi-gana means Great Lakes