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elementary grades students begin their formal study of the state of Michigan: political boundaries, major water bodies, natural resources, and state symbols (bird, flower tree, etc...). As young learners progress, however, more detailed information is sought.
Fortunately, the <a href="https://mel.org/welcome">Michigan eLibrary</a> (MeL) has several
<a href="https://mel.org/az.php">eResources</a> for those first learning about Michigan and those that desire deeper knowledge of the history, geography, literature, art, people and businesses.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Michigan History Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Published by the <a href="https://www.hsmichigan.org/">
Historical Society of Michigan</a>, <a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=mihistory">
<i>Michigan History Magazine</i></a> has content that both inspires and informs. Among the thousands of archived articles, readers can learn about
<a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A163049873/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=a64f706f">
Genevieve Gillette</a>, a Michigan Agricultural School (MSU) graduate, and the first female landscape architect in Michigan, who championed the conservation of lands and development of many
<a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A616580090/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=8750b804">
state parks</a>, including <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A521291018/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=03ca6243">
Hartwick Pines State Park</a> and <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A185166506/SPJ.SP01?u=lom_accessmich&sid=bookmark-SPJ.SP01&xid=737aa04e">
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.</a> She worked alongside P.J. Hoffmaster, the first state parks superintendent, who set out to create one of the best systems in the country, “dedicated to providing access for all citizens to the outdoors.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">EBSCO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For those interested in business news around Michigan,
<i>Crain’s Detroit</i> and <i>Crain’s Grand Rapids </i>from <a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-bwh">
Regional Business News</a> delivers new content each month on topics such as the sale and future of
<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2081bf39-68c7-3f8a-9446-55b99eea324a">
Quail Ridge Golf Course</a>, a $34 million <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=765c78f0-1aba-312a-b27e-9650ef6a0dab">
Aerospace investment</a> in Oakland County, or a <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=5c62982b-d2f6-3ad4-b6f4-ceb11f1e3294">
$32.2 million expansion</a> of an Oceana County fruit processing plant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Michigan Blue</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">, a quarterly publication from
<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h">
MasterFILE Complete</a>, features articles on home, adventure, and travel in Michigan. For example, “<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2d4c0348-cb93-3bf1-b9e4-80957340f525"><i>Ten to Try</i></a><i>”</i> highlights 10 northwest Michigan
spots to explore, and “<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=375ef796-20f3-386f-9053-459450744f14"><i>Getting to Know Arch Rock</i></a>” focuses on the new Milliken Nature Center on Mackinac Island.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There are 5 different eBook collections in MeL, and each of them has content related to Michigan; however, the
<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e000xna">
eBook Academic Collection</a> offers hundreds of titles on the Great Lake State, including
<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=7849f21b-bd56-35b7-8304-b659e2d46087">
<i>Railroads for Michigan</i></a>, <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=66a7a874-f15b-33e6-9757-acd43a3599c3">
<i>Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America</i></a>, <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=48179570-2554-372c-a68a-079c8c4c49cb">
<i>Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit</i></a>, and <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/plink/2c376b14-3a3d-3fa6-a6a8-38f468ec24c1">
<i>Superior Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Upper Michigan History</i></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Britannica School<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Finally, with 3 changeable reading levels and built-in accessibility support such as Open Dyslexic font and text to speech,
<a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=eb">
Britannica School</a> offers a wide range of topics related to Michigan. After selecting Elementary, Middle, or High from Britannica’s landing page, type “<a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Michigan/111259">Michigan</a>” into the search field
to return results not just on the state, but also hundreds of entries related to Michigan, such as
<a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Great-Lakes/110727">Great Lakes</a>,
<a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/John-Davis-Pierce/59967">John Davis Pierce</a>,<a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Cheboygan/22728"> Cheboygan</a> and
<a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Isle-Royale/42926">Isle Royale</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brought to you by <b>Ann Kaskinen</b> from the MeL Team. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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