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Michigan is the 26th state of the United States of America.

• Puppeteer Martin P. Robinson was born in Michigan.

• Eren Ozker and Dr. Edward L. Palmer graduated from the University of Michigan.

• In The Muppets Take Manhattan, Gonzo joins an Aquacade based in Michigan.

• In his introduction to Jim Henson: The Works, Harry Belafonte claims to have observed children watching Sesame Street in "an over-crowed, below-poverty-level dwelling in a ghetto" in Detroit (and also in New York City and Chicago, Illinois).

• On September 29, 2006, Kermit the Frog was Grand Marshall of Michigan State University's homecoming parade in East Lansing, Michigan. He also received an Honorary Alumni Award on the 28th and made several appearances at campus events, including a brunch and a football game. [1]