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LANSING, Mich., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A Michigan lawmaker is requesting a hearing for a bill that would give the state an official tartan, or Scottish-inspired plaid pattern.
State Rep. Richard LeBlanc, D-Westland, who introduced an identical tartan bill that failed to gain steam in 2007, said he supports a tartan made by Scottish weaver Kati Meek, 69, of Alpena, Mich., the Detroit Free Press reported Monday.
Meek said the tartan includes colors representative of Michigan's forests, lakes, beaches, cherries and snow.
"I used Michigan's natural colors. There's some pretty gross tartans, and this I think is one of the more attractive ones, if I may say so," she said.
More than 30 states already have official tartans.
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