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Wolverine, Michigan Search ResultsPages & ArticlesThe Wolverine Lumberjack Festival, June 23rd-26th Wolverine, Michigan is located on the banks of the beautiful Sturgeon River. It features Lumberjack competition in traditional events like log rolling, tree topping, sawing and axe throwing as well as music, arts & crafts booths and numerous events for kids. This year they are celebrating Wolverine’s 125th Birthday.Why we are called the Wolverine State Michiganians, especially fans of the University of Michigan, take pride in being called Wolverines. Yet, the wolverine has never been officially adopted as the state animal. It is even unclear if this largest member of the weasel family ever lived in Michigan. Wolverines also don’t have a good image. Their nicknames include Skunk Bear, Mountain Devil, and Evil Spirit. University of Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry is an intense rivalry between the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University football teams. Widely regarded among the greatest competitions in all of American sport, Michigan and Ohio State ranked first in an ESPN poll conducted in 2000 of the greatest sports rivarlies. Thumb Wolverine a Female from Alaska The Saginaw News reports that animal trackers say the wolverine roaming Michigan's Thumb is a female. Jeffrey J. Ford and friends have followed the wolverine and filmed it ever since coyote hunters sighted it Feb. 24, 2004, about a mile east of Bad Axe. Analyzed hair samples indicate the animal has the "haplotype C genome," which is found in wolverines in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska... Strange Michigan: More Wolverine Weirdness So deep, wide and long is the weirdness of Michigan, that it couldn't be contained in one book. Author Linda S. Godfrey has followed up Weird Michigan with the sequel, Strange Michigan: More Wolverine Weirdness, co-authored with Michigander Lisa A. Shiel. Click through for signings and more info! Wolverine WebsitesWolverine Custom Homes
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