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Michigan is a state in Midwest USA and owes its name to Lake Michigan, which is one of the five Great Lakes.
Detroit Wayne County Airport (DTW) is the main airport, and is a major hub for Northwest Airlines, which mainly has domestic flights but also a significant number of international flights, including Amsterdam, Cancun, Frankfurt, Manila, Tokyo, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Mexico City and Rome. Several dozens of other airlines serve Detroit, with many domestic services and quite a few international flights, like Amman, Paris, Toronto and London.
Several other regional airport in Michigan mainly serve US cities.
The Michigan Services travels between Chicago, Illinois through Indiana to a number of places in Michigan, including Detroit.
The SS Badger travels between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin once or twice a day between late May and early October. The trip takes around 4 hours and costs $67 one way, $110 roundtrip for adults.
The Michigan Services operated by Amtrak provide extensive train links along three main routes in the state.
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