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This flag is actually envisioned as two small flags, combined at the hoist by a yellow strip of reinforced material. This yellow strip represents the Mackinaw bridge, combining the two separate halves of the state. The two flags have rounded edges at the fly side, which combined with the differing sizes of the two flags, forms the impression of a mitten, referring to one of our monikers as "the mitten state" The colors of the flag, green, yellow, blue, and white, evoke Michigan's rich natural resources, agriculture, water, and seasonality respectively. The specific color tones are lifted from the "Water Winter Wonderland" commemorative plates, which also allude to our two marquis Universities in UofM and MSU. The strongest aspect of the current flag, that being the Deer and Moose, live on in silhouette. The White tail deer, our state animal, takes up the lower peninsula, and the moose in the upper peninsula, to which it is native to. The 5 stars represent the 5 great lakes, and the water basin the state is set in. The dags in the middle provide a fanciful separation between elements, but also feature 26 peaks in total (13 in each half), given that Michigan was the 26th state to be recognized in the United States.