Can You Recognize These 19 Michigan Cities by Their Nicknames?

Michigan's got quite a few nicknames - the "Great Lakes State", the "Wolverine State", the "Mitten State", even "Water Winter Wonderland".

Regional nicknames like "The U.P." (Upper Peninsula) and "The Thumb" are things too.

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Whether it's an official town slogan, or just something locals (or the rest of us) call it - many Michigan cities even have their own nicknames.

Michigan City Nicknames

It's easy to see how some Michigan cities got their nicknames. A few require a little background to make it make sense.

Some of them come from a product the city is well-known for producing or having produced. Others might come across as a little derogatory, depending on one's point of view. Still more are just shortened versions of the actual name of the city itself.

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Test your knowledge about these 19 Michigan city nicknames! You'll find all the answers at the bottom.

Here Are the Answers

Detroit is "The D".

A-Squared is Ann Arbor.

Grand Rapids is Beer City.

Michigan's Little Bavaria is Frankenmuth.

Battle Creek is Cereal City.

Esky is Escanaba.

Taylortucky is Taylor, Michigan.

The Cherry Capital of the World is Traverse City.

Skeetown is Muskegon.

Flint is known as Vehicle City.

Calumet is Coppertown, USA.

The Zoo is Kalamazoo.

Clown Town is Scottville.

Ypsi is short for Ypsilanti.

The Soo is Sault Ste. Marie.

Holland is Tulip City.

East Lansing (home of Michigan State University) is Spartanville.

Sagnasty is Saginaw.

Michigan's Tri-Cities are Saginaw, Bay City and Midland.