Michigan State Motto

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice is the motto of Michigan. It translates to "if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. This motto is very fitting to Michigan because it is very beautiful and pleasant. The English word peninsula comes from two Latin words. Paene means almost, and insula means island. That makes sense because a peninsula is just like an island, but one side is still connected to a large mass of land, so it is not completely surrounded by water.