Introducing Michigan
Haven’t you piddled around in these other states long enough? Head to Michigan to kick it up a notch. It sports more beaches than the Atlantic seaboard. More than half the state is covered by forests. And more cherries and berries get shoveled into pies here than anywhere else in the USA. Plus its gritty city Detroit is the Midwest’s rawest of all – and we mean that in a good way.
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Michigan occupies prime real estate, surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie). Islands freckle its coast – Mackinac, Beaver and Isle Royale – and make top touring destinations. Other highlights include lazing on Lake Michigan’s golden beaches; cruising the colored sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks; and playing in the sand at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
The state consists of two parts split by water: the larger Lower Peninsula, shaped like a mitten, and the smaller, lightly populated Upper Peninsula (UP), shaped like a slipper. They are linked by the gasp-worthy Mackinac Bridge, which spans the Straits of Mackinac (mac-in-aw).
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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