Silver Beach County Park Live Cam
At the southwestern corner of the state
Michigan, state in the East North Central United States
Michigan can thank the glaciers of the Ice Age for the Great Lakes: After the ice retreated, great water-filled basins were left in their wake. Native Americans moved into the region after the glaciers were gone, and the Old Copper Culture -- named for the metal the people mined in Michigan's Upper Peninsula -- began about 4000 BC. At the time of European contact, the principal tribes were the Ottawa, Ojibwa and Potawatomi. They lived in small bands and depended largely on hunting and fishing, though some agriculture was practiced in the southern part of the state.
