The State of Michigan's official 2023 Christmas tree comes from Onaway, Michigan resident Vic Ruppert and his family as a tribute to his late wife Shirley.
There are 2 "rocks", 3 flowers, 4 animals, a tree, an official state "soil", and A STATE FOSSIL. And no there is not a state coney on the list. But there should be.
It's a cheap joke, that if the government shuts down, we all win. Because the people shutting it down, the legislators and lawmakers, they're fine. It's the folks that actually work for a living who are furloughed, and that can be a problem.