Tony Hawk

Hawk currently resides in his hometown of Carlsbad, California. Michigan has the most registered boats (over 1 million) of any state in the Union. He is sometimes referred to as "Birdman". See Lighthouses in the United States. He landed the first 900 degree spin at the 1999 X Games after 11 failed attempts, winning the Big Air competition by a large margin in the process. They were built to project light at night and to serve as a landmark during the day to safely guide the passenger ships and freighters traveling the Great Lakes. As of 2004, Tony has accomplished numerous historic tricks and has won 80 competitions. The first lighthouses in Michigan were built between 1818 and 1822.

He has also cameoed in television shows such as Rocket Power, The Simpsons, Max Steel, Sifl and Olly, and CSI: Miami, movies such as Jackass: The Movie, The New Guy, Max Keeble's Big Move and Dogtown and Z-Boys, and has appeared as an actor in movies such as Gleaming the Cube and Police Academy 4. state. Hawk has become a household name, and has starred in commercials for a variety of companies, including Apple Computer and Domino's Pizza. Michigan has over 130 lighthouses, the most of any U.S. The game has since spawned six popular sequels, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk's Underground and Tony Hawk's Underground 2 and Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix. Michigan is nicknamed the "Great Lakes State", and also the "Wolverine State", from a nickname earned during the Toledo War. In 1999, the video game publisher Activision released Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, which became the first game in one of the most succesful line of video games. Navy's USS Michigan was named in honor of the state.

Tony Hawk became pro as a member of Powell Peralta's infamous Bones Brigade. The U.S. His house was considered a complete playland. postal abbreviation is "MI" (traditional: "Mich."). The original name for his son was Hudson Riley Hawk, but since this coincided with the release of the movie Hudson Hawk, they decided to start calling him Riley. Its U.S. He owned his own halfpipe made by his dad when he lived in his first house with his first wife, Cindy, and his first son, Riley. In turn, residents of the lower peninsula may be jokingly referred to as "trolls" -- because they "live below the Mackinac Bridge." As the Lower Peninsula is famously shaped like a mitten, residents often use their left hand or right palm as a shorthand "map" to illustrate which part of the state they hail from.

Among the areas he dominates in the sport is the vert ramp. An individual from Michigan is called a "Michigander" or "Michiganian." A resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula ("the U.P.") is often called a "Yooper" (or U.P.'er). He is sometimes compared with Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky for his dominance of the sport. The clang and clamor of metro Detroit's crowded thoroughfares and busy factories stand in vivid counterpoint to the tranquility found in virtually every corner of the state. Tony Hawk (born May 12, 1968 in Carlsbad, California) is often regarded as the most skilled and best-known skateboarder today. Michigan is simultaneously known for its cities, supported by heavy industry, and its pristine wilderness, home to more than 11,000 lakes. Benton Harbor is the poorest city in Michigan, with a per capita income of $8,965.

Detroit, with a per capita income of $14,717, ranks 517th on the list of Michigan locations by per capita income. Only three of these cities are located outside of Metro Detroit. Of these 20 locations, half are located in Oakland County, just north of Detroit. census² of 2000:.

As ranked by per capita income, as of the U.S. Other important cities include. The largest cities in Michigan are (according to the 2000 census):. See: List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan.

See also Highway map of Michigan.
. The three largest Protestant denominations in Michigan are: Baptist (16% of the total state population), Lutheran (8%), Methodist (7%). The religious affiliations of the people of Michigan are:.

The five largest ancestries in Michigan are: German (20.4%), African American (14.2%), Irish (10.7%), English (9.9%), Polish (8.6%). The racial makeup of the state is:. Census Bureau estimate): 10,079,985. Michigan's total population (2003 U.S.

See also: List of companies based in Michigan. Michigan is primarily known as the birthplace of the automobile industry. However, it is also home to a thriving tourist industry, with destinations such as Traverse City, Mackinac Island, Saugatuck and the entire Upper Peninsula drawing vacationers, hunters and nature enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada. See also Protected areas of Michigan, List of Michigan state parks. Detroit, Michigan is the only major city in the contiguous United States that is actually due north of Canada.

No point in Michigan is more than 6 miles (10 km) from an inland lake or more than 85 miles (137 km) from one of the Great Lakes, and the state has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles (58,000 km) of rivers and streams. The Great Lakes which touch the two peninsulas of Michigan are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. This equals the length of the Atlantic Coast, from Maine to Florida. An additional 879 miles (1415 km) can be added if islands are included.

Other than Alaska, Michigan has the longest shoreline of any state -- 2,242 miles (3,607 km). The two peninsulas are surrounded by an extensive Great Lakes shoreline. These two sections are connected only by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge -- the third longest suspension bridge in the world. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula (often called simply "The U.P.") is as large as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island combined, but has less than 330,000 inhabitants, who are sometimes called "Yoopers" (from "U.P.'ers") and whose speech has been heavily influenced by the large number of Scandinavian and Canadian immigrants who settled the area during the mining boom of the late 1800's.

The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten and is 277 miles (446 km) long from north to south and 195 miles (314 km)from east to west. Michigan consists of two peninsulas:. The highest point in the Lower Peninsula is not definitely established but is either Briar Hill at 1,705 feet (520 meters), or one of several points closely nearby. The highest point is Mount Arvon in the Upper Peninsula at 1,979 feet (603 m).

Michigan also borders Minnesota, Illinois, the Canadian province of Ontario, and the Canadian First Nation (Indian) reserve of Walpole Island, but only on water boundaries in the Great Lakes system. Michigan borders Indiana and Ohio to the south, and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula. Georgia has a slightly larger land area, however. Michigan encompasses 96,810 square miles (250,630 square kilometers), making it the largest state east of the Mississippi River if territorial water is included.

See: List of Michigan Governors, List of United States Senators from Michigan, List of United States Representatives from Michigan. As of April 2001, there were 127 charter townships in Michigan. There are two types of townships in Michigan: general law and charter. Charter township status was created by the state legislature in 1947 and grants additional powers and stream-lined administration in order to provide greater protection against annexation by a city. Cities and villages are vested with home rule powers, meaning that they can do almost anything not prohibited by law.

Michigan counties and townships are statutory units of government, meaning that they have only those powers expressly provided or fairly implied by state law. Still, with 10 million residents, Michigan remains a large and influential state and ranks 8th in population among the 50 states. Since World War II, Detroit's industrial base has eroded as auto companies abandoned some of the area's industrial parks in favor of less expensive labor found overseas and in southern U.S. states. Since 1838, the city has also been noted for its thriving furniture industry.

Grand Rapids, the second-largest city in Michigan, is also a center of automotive manufacturing. It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the socio-economic climate of the United States and much of the world, for that matter. The birth of the automotive industry, with Henry Ford's first plant in the Highland Park suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in personal transportation. Michigan's economy underwent a massive shift at the turn of the 20th century.

Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upper Peninsula was a rich and important source of lumber, iron, and copper, which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "Toledo Strip" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the western part of the Upper Peninsula as a concession, formally entered the Union on January 26, 1837. The dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the Toledo War when Michigan and Ohio militia maneuvered in the area. A state government was formed in 1835, although Congressional recognition of the state languished due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 468 square mile (1,210 km²) strip of land that included the important port city of Toledo on Lake Erie and an area to the west then known as the "Great Black Swamp".

By the 1830s, Michigan had some 80,000 residents, more than enough to apply for statehood. The population grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers. Michigan passed to Great Britain in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades later. Most of the rest of the region remained unsettled by whites, however.

The town became a major fur-trading and shipping post. Clair and Erie. In 1701, explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Detroit on the straits between Lakes St. Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century.

The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama, meaning "great water." Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline in the continental United States, and more recreational boats than any other state in the union. Michigan is a state in the United States. List of people from Michigan. List of Michigan counties.

List of highways in Michigan. List of Michigan-related topics. List of Governors of Michigan. Michigan is the only state composed of two separate peninsulas.

The state soil, Kalkaska Sand, ranges in color from black to yellowish brown, covers nearly a million acres (4,000 km²) in 29 counties. The state wildflower, the Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris), is a federal-listed threatened species. The state gem chlorastrolite, literally the green star stone, also known as the Isle Royale greenstone is found on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw. The state stone, the Petoskey stone (Hexagonaria pericarnata), is composed of fossilized diatoms from long ago when the middle of the continent was covered with a shallow sea.

The state motto, Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice is Latin for "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you", a paraphrase of a statement made by British architect Sir Christopher Wren about his influence on London. State nicknames include the Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, Mitten State, and Winter Water Wonderland. State soil: Kalkaska Sand. State gem: Isle Royale greenstone (also called chlorastrolite).

State stone: Petoskey stone. State tree: White Pine. State wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris. State flower: Apple Blossom.

State fossil: Mastodon. State reptile: Painted Turtle. State fish: Brook Trout. State mammal: White-tailed Deer.

State bird: American Robin. State song: My Michigan (official, but disputed amongst Michiganders). State motto: Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice. Alpena IceDiggers, North American Hockey League.

Traverse City North Stars, North American Hockey League. Saginaw Spirit, Ontario Hockey League. Plymouth Whalers, Ontario Hockey League. Flint Generals, United Hockey League.

Port Huron Beacons, United Hockey League. Kalamazoo K-Wings, International Hockey League. Muskegon Fury, United Hockey League. Grand Rapids Griffins, American Hockey League.

Grand Rapids Rampage, Arena Football League. Detroit Demolition, National Women's Football Association. Detroit Fury, Arena Football League. Grosse Ile, $42,150.

Beverly Hills, $43,452. Northville, $43,454. West Bloomfield Township, $44,885. South Gull Lake, $45,175.

Huntington Woods, $45,264. Sylvan Lake, $48,744. Grand Beach, $51,788. Grosse Pointe, $53,942.

Grosse Pointe Farms, $54,846. Birmingham, $59,314. Bloomfield Township, $62,716. Michiana, $63,558.

Orchard Lake Village, $67,881. Grosse Pointe Shores, $69,639. Franklin, $71,033. Bingham Farms, $74,588.

Lake Angelus, $83,792. Bloomfield Hills, $104,920. Barton Hills, $110,683. East Lansing (Home of Michigan State University).

Holland (Home of the Michigan Dutch). Frankenmuth (Michigan's Little Bavaria). Midland (headquarters for the Dow Chemical Company). Traverse City (the Cherry Capital of the World).

Marquette (Largest city in the Upper Peninsula with 19,661 people). Battle Creek (Cereal City U.S.A.). Livonia, population 100,545. Ann Arbor population 114,024 (the home of the University of Michigan).

Lansing population 119,128 (the state capital). Sterling Heights population 124,471. Flint population 124,943. Warren population 138,247.

Grand Rapids population 197,800 (The Furniture City). Detroit population 951,270 (also known as "Motor City" and Motown). Non-Religious – 9%. Other Religions – 4% (mostly Muslim and Jewish).

Other Christian – 1%. Roman Catholic – 29%. Protestant – 54%. 3.3% of the population is of Hispanic origin, a category that may include members of any race.

1.9% Mixed race. 0.6% American Indian. 1.8% Asian. 14.2% Black.

80.2% White. state taxes. Automobiles (General Motors, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler), Amway, Cereal (Kellogg's), Copper, Furniture (Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth), Iron. Major industries/products