Michigan's "OFFICIAL" tartan

**Spartan Tartan** · 1st March 11, 06:52 AM

To all my fellow Michigan kilties,

Did you know that back on 02NOV2010, Govenor Jennifer Granholm approved the "Michigan Up North" tartan as the official state tartan?

This was a long time coming...I understand the weaver (from Alpena) first attempted to make a tartan for Michigan back in 1996.

Looks like I have another kilt to get ordered

or at least PLAN to order.

Here is a link to a Michigan news site that has a brief description:

http://www.9and10news.com/Category/S...id=1&id=271397

I'm not good with hyperlinks, so you may have to copy the link and past into your browser.

**Father Bill** · 1st March 11, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan

I'm not good with hyperlinks, so you may have to copy the link and past into your browser.

You're better than you think! It works!

**Spartan Tartan** · 1st March 11, 07:36 AM

I guess so...

**Nighthawk** · 1st March 11, 09:12 AM

Hey! That's almost as beautiful as the Colorado state tartan! I would never be seen wearing it. however... I have a family of Buckeyes who don't give a damn for whole state of Michigan, 'cause we're from O- hi-o! GO BUCKS!!

**Spartan Tartan** · 1st March 11, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

I have a family of Buckeyes who don't give a damn for whole state of Michigan, 'cause we're from O- hi-o! GO BUCKS!!

You're just upset that we got the better part of the deal following the Toledo "war"

**Nighthawk** · 1st March 11, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan

You're just upset that we got the better part of the deal following the Toledo "war"

Upset? Hardly. You're just upset that the Wolverines can't beat the Buckeyes!

**MrShoe** · 1st March 11, 10:10 AM

Great news.
I tried to get updated information on the status in the early fall.
Glad to see Jenny finally get this done before leaving office.

NIGHTHAWK,
Sorry to here that you are all still hairless nut fans.
But at least even a whining puppy one day opens it eyes and see's the light...lol

**Spartan Tartan** · 1st March 11, 10:11 AM

To be fair...I'm upset that the SPARTANS can not beat the Buckeyes.

I did check out the Colorado tartan after your previous post. There certainly is a similarity

I wonder if that was intentional or inadvertant?

**macwilkin** · 1st March 11, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan

To be fair...I'm upset that the SPARTANS can not beat the Buckeyes.

I did check out the Colorado tartan after your previous post. There certainly is a similarity

I wonder if that was intentional or inadvertant?

Not according to Katie Meek, the designer of the Michigan tartan. It was an original design.

T.

**Spartan Tartan** · 1st March 11, 10:59 AM

Oh, I'm sure it was an original design--I was more joking with Nighthawk. It's not surprising that some of the similar colors would be used to represent the terrain of the states.

I actually do plan to get a kilt made in that tartan someday. I just need to convince my wife...no easy task. She is of the opinion that a person should own "A" kilt, whatever it is, representing their family/region/etc...not so much a fashion item that a person needs many of.