State of Michigan

History: built: Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma WA USNS Persistent 1985-1998, USCG Persistent 1998-2002

Owner: The Great Lakes Maritime Academy was founded in 1969 to train and educate the finest mates (pilots) and engineers available to the commercial shipping industry. Located on the shore of Grand Traverse Bay, the Academy has seen numerous improvements in technology, facilities and training ships through the years. A new facility opened on the site in 2003, followed in 2005 with a renovated and expanded harbor to better accommodate the T/S State of Michigan and our smaller vessels.

Flag: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.