Happy 175th Birthday to Michigan!

Today the great state of Michigan celebrates its 175th Birthday! The Double JJ is proud to have been part of Michigan for the past 75 years. To celebrate, we've discovered a few fun facts about Michigan, thanks to the folks at the Michigan Humanities Council:

• Detroit was the first capital of Michigan, not Lansing
• Michigan has more lighthouses than any other U.S. state
• The first soda pop manufactured in the U.S., Vernor's ginger ale, was created by accident in 1866 in Detroit
• Michigan is the largest state producer of cherries
• Steven T. Mason became governor of Michigan in 1834 (then a territory) at the age of 22, and to this day remains the youngest state governor in American history
• Sault Ste. Marie, founded by Fr. Jacques Marquette in 1668, is the third oldest remaining settlement in the U.S.
• Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office - the J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway
• In 1879, Detroit phone customers were the first in the nation to be assigned phone numbers

What's your favorite fun fact about the Mitten State?