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i have seen michigan across a lake
its a place that resonates with a lot of americans who havent been
detroit flint cadillac saginaw these towns changed america more than once
the american car experience is almost the word "michigan"
but that isnt all the first soft drink vernors is a michigan invention
dominoes and little ceaser were both founded there
christmas tree? yup theres michigan again supplying american again
and yet this great place
this linchpin of america
has been left a dowager
this great builder of our nation deserves our respect
1620rock
(2,218 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)I hate that crap. Most folks I know from Michigan are good folks.
Morning Dew
(6,539 posts)of Uncle Ernie's TNT True Adventure Trails.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)hfojvt
(37,573 posts)That was the slogan for Minnesota's homecoming in 1980, when we played Michigan. I think we played them tough, but lost, and Michigan went on to actually win the Rose Bowl that year, probably the only time Schembechler ever did.
Going from SD to NY to visit my mom's parents, we drove through Michigan every summer, often camping there. The Mackinaw bridge was awesome, and we often camped at Indian Lake. It seemed to me that Indian lake was only 5 feet deep. We would go out to swim in this lake and walk out to mark off where the deep water was. Only Indian lake got to about shoulder height, and I kept walking, and walking and walking and I was like a quarter mile away from shore and it was still shoulder height. I never did find the limit because I headed back in. Shoulder height was still pretty deep and it felt freaky being so far from shore.
Michigan in the 19th century was populated by a lot of Canadians. I have lots of relatives who settled in Michigan, and looking in the censuses in Michigan I found lots of people with Canadian spouses, or parents born in Canada. I found that interesting that the national border was so porous.
Detroit was, of course, surrendered to the Canadians in the War of 1812, but the Mr. Hull who did so is only connected to me by a very distant line. Not a direct descendant of George Hull and Thamzen Mitchell like I am.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)Ohioans HATE Michigan. Michganders think it is funny, chuckle a bit, and plan their next trip to either Cedar Point or "Up North".
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)just stay where you belong. We will all be happier that way.
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
The Temptations:
Whenever I think about Michigan I think about Motown.
Also rock bands like Iggy and the Stooges. Also the White Stripes.
Also Eminem.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)IMO Michigan is America in microcosm. I have lived in Ohio, Colorado and New York as well as Michigan and as far as I am concerned MI is the most representative of the nation as a whole. Both it's strong industrial base and it's agricultural products are vital to it's well being.
Then we can get into things like music and sports and the cultural impact Michigan has had on this country as well, but that would take forever.
I love Michigan. It has it's problems but it is a great place.
Mopar151
(9,983 posts)Fearless daredevil, tinkerer, innovator - best known for his series of "Widow Maker" v-8 motorcycles. EJ on knowledge: Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even usually surpassing knowledge.
Nice story here: http://bangshift.com/blog/the-bangshift-interview-ej-potter-aka-the-michigan-madman.html
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)Swam nearly every summer day in Lake Huron. Ice skated from my front steps to the skating pond a block away. Went sledding in the graveyard across the street. Had a mad crush on Steve Bewer when I was 7. Horribly abused by Catholic nuns. Learned "publics" were bad even though most of those "publics" were members of the Catholic church. Ran around in my uncle's woods and my other uncle's orchard and my grandmother's farm. Had a great aunt who, at age 90, cut off her toe while chopping wood, and uncle who could blow smoke out of his left ear. Licked cream off the top of frozen bottled milk, licked salt from the bottom of the salt vats of the Diamond Crystal salt company, ate raw wild rhubarb, ran around barefoot in the snow. Grew my own tomatoes on the edge of the graveyard. Buried my cats there, too. Loved hanging out at the Boulier's across the street... 11 girls and 1 boy... with the parents, 14 people in a small 3 bedroom house. Loved driving to the beach in the car that had no back seats so we sat in beach chairs and I would watch the road go by through the hole in the floor. Hated feeding the chickens. Loved watering the cows, catching lightening bugs, and flashlight tag. Fascinated by the slop truck and its gazillion flies and the tinker man who who stop and give us wheelbarrow rides. Happy that I had a cousin named Mouse, another named Jump And Do, an uncle named Pink, and an aunt named Moo. Learned how to pray for my ever shriveling soul and how to lie during confession and that god left his hand print when fashioning the earth and created Michigan!
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)blaze
(6,361 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Love Da Yoopers!!!
raccoon
(31,110 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)SwampG8r, I have greatly enjoyed this series of posts!
I love Michigan, have lived here all my life. I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit (my dad was an accountant with GM). Now I live up by the pinky of the mitten, in beautiful Traverse City.
Our fair city by the bay in the summer
Check out the fall colors!
Here's where we have our parties, come join us!
We've got an awesome downtown theater that Michael Moore led the way in saving.
Cherries! We're the Cherry Capital! We have a bash we call the Cherry Festival every summer, about 250,000 come to visit (and wish they could stay).
We do get some brutal winter weather from time to time (not this year!) so we drive whatever gets us through the snow because we also throw awesome parties in the winter!
One last shot, serenity.
Here's how we see the neighbors
We've got just about everything here! Come see us anytime!
Julie
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)I would love nothing better than to live near T.C. (maybe Bellaire, the Mission Peninsula, or near Alden). Even Grawn, Chums Corners, etc. would be good.
jsmirman
(4,507 posts)nm
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Jack White/ The White Stripes
Iggy Pop
Stevie Wonder/ born in Saginaw, my hometown
Diana Ross
Madonna
Del Shannon
Jackie Wilson
Anthony Kiedis/ Red Hot Chilli Peppers, born in Grand Rapids
Kid Rock
Ted Nugent
All of the above were born in Michigan.