March 8, 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Division of Investment Management Re: MuniYield Michigan Fund, Inc. Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 (Securities Act File No. 333-76896 and Investment Company Act File No. 811-06501) ------------------------------------------ Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), MuniYield Michigan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") hereby certifies that: (1) the form of prospectus that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from that contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14; and (2) the text of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14 was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2002. Very truly yours, MuniYield Michigan Fund, Inc. By: /s/Alice A. Pellegrino ----------------------- Alice A. Pellegrino Secretary