The 'c' in Mackinac is silent [mak•kah•nah]. Also, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has so little population that it's one area code, 906, which has led to September 6th being a local holiday. Sorry for sounding nitpicky, but michigander rhymes with gander.
@audreythompson5948
11 ай бұрын
Thank you - also the pronunciation of Potawatomi made me cringe haha
@KristianWontroba
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for saying it the way it should be said 😊
@nickbob2003
11 ай бұрын
@@audreythompson5948yeah it was not good lmao
@Tom-mt9gi
11 ай бұрын
Came in here to see who would say this 😄👍
@ColePenner
11 ай бұрын
@@audreythompson5948as a non local how is Potawatomi pronounced?
@ryanvandy1615
11 ай бұрын
Northern Michigan is absolutely beautiful. Definitely an underrated gem for campers and people that love the great outdoors. Crystal clear lakes and vast forestry.
@trowwzers5057
11 ай бұрын
Great fishing too
@ryanvandy1615
11 ай бұрын
@@trowwzers5057agreed!
@minimusmax
11 ай бұрын
no it isnt. The UP is terrible. Stay away.
@xp8969
11 ай бұрын
@@ryanvandy1615I wonder why YT censored you and shaddow banned your reply for saying agree, YT's censorship is absolutely insane
@ericvulgate
11 ай бұрын
And enough mosquitoes to suck all the blood out of you.
@lucascaswell9892
11 ай бұрын
Mackinac is pronounced ma-kuh-naa. As a Michigander, it was like a stab to the soul when you said it.
@bb_lz9790
11 ай бұрын
I live in the Chicago area now and am appalled at how few people born here can properly pronounce Mackinac or even know that the UP is part of Michigan...
@IgnoretheButter
11 ай бұрын
Or Potawatomi
@_Clay.
11 ай бұрын
Mac-in-all
@gvdz3395
11 ай бұрын
I felt it too.
@candybutler1955
11 ай бұрын
I'm not native to Michigan but I lived there for 12 years and had a fit when he said mackenac!😂
@Pops180
5 ай бұрын
Go to the UP during winter and you’ll know exactly why so few people live there
@jeangill1187
Ай бұрын
Northern Michigan is beautiful and the winters are beautiful too but so very cold. My husband grew up in SS Marie and he loved it there but after graduation his family moved to Flint for work.
@Jaco3688
Ай бұрын
@@Pops180 😂 🥶
@jamesgage1831
Ай бұрын
That's right 👍 it's hard ❤
@non-gmo
Ай бұрын
That's why we like it 😁 keeps the wimps out
@NorthernChev
18 күн бұрын
@@Pops180 THIS
@captainobvi2650
11 ай бұрын
Born, Raised and will die in the U.P, Yoopers are a tough breed. Not just anyone can live here and we are happy to have it that way. It is truly somewhere special 💚
@Zarga8
8 ай бұрын
I can no longer travel, but on my last vacation I drove to the Upper Peninsula. Just wow.
@garyzink1927
5 ай бұрын
My college prof had a place right next to big bay light house! Canoe, sailed in superior with him. Camped in copper harbor in 68' in junior high, honeymoon in up, but dang, still will never be a yooper. Love that place the up. going to Gould city, bates motel, again soon. Peace Northern Michigan.
@galaxygritstudios
5 ай бұрын
@@Zarga8 its' awesome isn't it, so different from the lower Peninsula
@captainobvi2650
5 ай бұрын
@thegunsngloryshow same
@jkole1202
5 ай бұрын
Been here for 8 months you guys are weird 😉😉 I've lived in Houston, Milwaukee, Louisiana and Mississippi and ill take living here 9/10 times...it's peaceful beautiful and even the air smells and feels better in your lungs
@RedWingsninetyone
11 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up around Northern Michigan, we are quite happy with the sparse population north of GR, Lansing, Saginaw, Detroit, etc.
@jackstraw262
11 ай бұрын
Good luck finding a doctor
@RedWingsninetyone
11 ай бұрын
@@jackstraw262 it's not hard at all.
@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt
11 ай бұрын
@@jackstraw262 I live about 30 miles south of the Mackinaw bridge and we have one of the top rated hospitals in the US. There is no trouble finding a doctor at all.
@jackstraw262
11 ай бұрын
@@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt finding doctors is easy for rich boomers living in towns with real estate prices comparable to Ann Arbor Enjoy your privilege, your neighbors in the next county certainly don’t have the same luxury
@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt
11 ай бұрын
@@jackstraw262 Your nut's I don't make very much money and have and had great doctors, there is NO privilege at all.
@ianbakaitis
11 ай бұрын
As a native Michigander, I can confirm this was a good video. Many names were mispronounced, but still good
@pinrestore
11 ай бұрын
Like Mack-in-ack Island instead of Mack-in-awe Island?😁
@mackredsnapper
11 ай бұрын
@@pinrestore I was looking for this comment🤣🤣🤣
@ripperwrestling6587
11 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing LOL@@pinrestore
@SuperRadAttack
11 ай бұрын
And Potawatomi
@joeschmo7957
9 ай бұрын
It is called a robot, right? So bad I cannot describe it severely enough. Why do we have a voice, anyway?
@Dbshurblrdrdrdr
8 ай бұрын
Born and raised in Michigan, I doubt I'll ever leave. Love my mitten
@as48507
2 ай бұрын
@@Dbshurblrdrdrdr same.. it’s just awesome!!
@oc5297
2 ай бұрын
@@Dbshurblrdrdrdr not born, but raised and I love it here too
@missygeno4391
2 ай бұрын
@@Dbshurblrdrdrdr here here
@mittengrandma807
2 ай бұрын
I’ve lived here 35 years and I love it here too. Such a beautiful state!❤️
@rogindaUP
2 ай бұрын
Same here. New Mexico, Arizona, & Utah are great, too... Love visiting those places. Even bought High Desert property in N.M. But always love coming home to MI's lush Green Forests & Sparkling Superior Waters!
@Benfry57
11 ай бұрын
Michigan is not ranked 9th in coastline length. It’s only behind Alaska. It is considerably larger than Florida’s and California’s, the second and third runners up. It also holds the distinction of being the largest freshwater coastline in the world.
@tomcollins5112
11 ай бұрын
How did this goofball screw this fact up?
@TommyToboggan611
11 ай бұрын
Coastline is impossible to measure
@danielcorum6081
9 ай бұрын
While we are making corrections, there are no coastlines in Michigan. There are no freshwater coastlines on earth. Coasts are associated w/oceans, you are talking about lakes with shorelines.
@carlose.moreyramd7846
9 ай бұрын
Coastline measurement depends on how much detail you want to include. In some measurements Maine might score 1st place
@TommyToboggan611
9 ай бұрын
@@carlose.moreyramd7846 the smaller the measurement unit the longer it is. Smaller can more closely follow the actual shore.
@olive_alves
11 ай бұрын
As someone from Michigan, I can tell you why. The area above only has 2 seasons: winter and bug season. The forests and lakes are pretty but they make everyday life miserable. Also, it’s pronounced (Mack-ih-naw)
@shamanautist
11 ай бұрын
also missed Michiganders & Potawatomi lol
@maxpowr90
11 ай бұрын
I've learned watching enough of his videos that he struggles with pronunciations which is a bit sad. Geoff even mispronounced "Worcester".
@jaysmith5105
11 ай бұрын
really only da UP is bad w/ flies, NM Lower P, has mosquitos but not like AK. There was minimal mosquitos this year and i live in the wetlands, below avg rainfall this year
@johnshepherd6925
11 ай бұрын
Yeah...we don't seem to have fall or spring anymore either. Straight from summer to winter back to summer. It wasn't like this 20 years ago.. yes I'm old lol
@koolandblue
11 ай бұрын
Here in the southeast Michigan area, we call bug season "road construction season."
@johnherr9589
11 ай бұрын
I'm from Rhode Island, but back in May of 2007 I took a driving trip out to Michigan. I crossed Canada, and spent the first night in Frankenmuth. Next I drove north along lake Huron, which was nice, all the way up to Mackinaw City. I then spent a day out on Mackinac Island, and the late afternoon driving along Lake Michigan and the Tunnel of Trees. I thought both Mackinac Island and Tunnel were amazingly beautiful. Next day, I started driving south along the Lake Michigan shoreline, and I was just stunned at how beautiful it was. The blue water, the sand dunes and hills to get long vista's over the lake. And then Silver Lake had the clearest water I've ever seen. Harbor Springs, Charlevoix, Petoskey and Traverse City were all amazing places, and around every corner on the drive was something new to see, some new wonder to be in awe of and new things to explore. Traverse City in particular was just a gem. I had no idea there such big hills in the northern part of the Southern Peninsula. I finally made it down to Saugatuck, which was a cute little town. Next day was spent in Grand Rapids, and walking along the riverwalk, then heading to Ann Arbor. Last day spent touring Ann Arbor, another great town, and then I left the State. It was one of the best trips I've ever taken and I really want to go back. I don't think most of the rest of the country ever hears how ridiculously beautiful Michigan can be.
@mflewis1
11 ай бұрын
On your next trip take in the Upper Peninsula, especially Pictured Rocks, Copper Harbor and the Porcupine Mountains.
@bigeric20
11 ай бұрын
Man you did it right! Named a ton of places and towns I would 100% recommend to anyone road tripping.
@doloresreynolds8145
11 ай бұрын
We only want them to visit, not to move here.😉. Also, Hartwick Pines park in the middle of the lower peninsula is a beautiful stand of old growth forest, and we have hiking and riding trails throughout the state, like the Kal-Haven Trail (Kalamazoo to the South Haven area of the Michigan lakeshore along an old railroad easement). This is also true in winter with our snowmobile trails.
@justadbeer
11 ай бұрын
You sure did a good job covering our beautiful state! I enjoyed hearing your perspective of it!
@Johnadams20760
11 ай бұрын
did you stop iat either Zhenders or bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth for the famous family style chicken dinners?
@kathyd9324
5 ай бұрын
Michigan is definitely one of the best kept secrets. I moved here almost 8 years ago when I could have moved anywhere I chose Michigan. The history of the state is amazing, as is the amount of talent in every field from actors to musicians to inventions, yet the people are so down to earth. No matter where you are in the state you are within 5 miles of public access water, either a river or a lake. In Florida I was told I live in paradise, in Michigan I know I do. I've been in many states but never knew what freedom was until I moved to Michigan.
@hollynonya6991
3 ай бұрын
You don't even have to.leave the state for vacation You got beaches, Sand Dunes, waterfalls. Festivals ALL year! We have everything and more in Michigan
@Rocky-or4rz
3 ай бұрын
I grew up in the UP of MI. That place is a paradise. I cannot wait until I can move back in about 10 years when I retire. It is so easy to surround yourself with more trees than people there.
@punkfingerboards6283
3 ай бұрын
My favorite city is Detroit.
@r1tsa
2 ай бұрын
Too many people are coming here now. It sucks. Our state is being destroyed by tourists.
@jamesscherping2461
2 ай бұрын
@@r1tsa Many communities depend on those tourists. Make sure they respect/protect the resources.
@brucemaki8679
11 ай бұрын
Many people complain about winter. There's an old Finnish proverb that says "There is no bad weather, just inadequate clothing". Myself, I love cold winters with lots of snow. My Michigan motto is "Winter driving is my favorite contact sport!"
@jijitters
11 ай бұрын
I am a Minnesota-Finn rather than a Yooper, but I love this proverb!
@itsjustme7487
11 ай бұрын
I've got to share your winter driving philosophy with my family. 😆 🤣 😂
@LisaLisa815
11 ай бұрын
For me it has to be in the 20's before I think its cold enough for a coat
@shruggzdastr8-facedclown
11 ай бұрын
@@LisaLisa815: I live in Maryland but have Upper Midwestern roots on both sides of my family (Twin Cities on my mom's, and North Dakota on my dad's), and I've met people from Florida who have to put coats/jackets on if the temperature gets below 75° (I'm talking about heavy hoodies -- not mere windbreakers)! Not only would they not survive an average Midwestern winter, they'd struggle to endure springs and autumns there as well!
@LisaLisa815
11 ай бұрын
@@shruggzdastr8-facedclown haha I have family in California who literally think they would die in a Michigan winter! lol
@vintageflatulence150
11 ай бұрын
I've heard it said that Michigan actually has three peninsulas: The Upper, the Lower, and the Florida.
@birbluv9595
11 ай бұрын
That really got me laughing!
@matthewwelsh294
11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@roygoodhand1301
11 ай бұрын
Yeah... snowbirds.
@hayfieldhermit9657
11 ай бұрын
After months of cloudcover, cold, snow, short days, and a black and white landscape devoid of color, Florida is like taking a jump in a cool pool of water after days trudging across a hot desert. It's easy to have real cravings for a warm and sunny beach.
@playdiscgolf1546
11 ай бұрын
I’ve never heard that one that’s funny
@markhunger6129
11 ай бұрын
When you are in Michigan you are never more than 6 miles away from any lake or 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes. That’s why Michigan has many charter fishing boats and places to fish. Also if you live above the Mackinac bridge in the upper peninsula you are called a yooper, if you live below the bridge you are called a troll. Great place to live.
@wideawake5630
11 ай бұрын
Not necessarily lakes but within six miles of a natural body of water.
@DFox-ud3gx
11 ай бұрын
I love Indian lake my wife's family lives there. We visit the lake every year and we even got married on the lake.What a gem of country yoopers rule.....
@susankuhlman6514
11 ай бұрын
Ingham county's only lake is Lake Interstate. You can guess how it was built.
@michaelcap9550
10 ай бұрын
In Ann Arbor, Cheater.
@lindachene5006
9 ай бұрын
Troll. LOL I hadn't heard that one.
@christopherjakel1049
8 ай бұрын
As someone on the north side of Michigan, we like our peace and quiet. That's why.
@craigrohn9938
11 ай бұрын
One huge factor not mentioned is soil quality. North of Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, the soil is much sandier and cannot support large scale agriculture. The Traverse City area is known for cherries and nearby are several viticultural areas, but that's almost it. There are small pockets of agriculture here and there but nothing widespread. The Upper Peninsula is also part of the Canadian Shield and have a lot of small lakes and bogs. The bedrock of the Canadian Shield does not allow for good drainage.
@csnide6702
11 ай бұрын
wrong.... tremendous amounts of fruit trees abound with peaches , pears , sweet cherries and apples( lots of apples in dozens of varieties) in Northern MI
@craigrohn9938
11 ай бұрын
@@csnide6702 Yes, there are some peach orchards, cherry orchards and apple orchards up north, but no large scale agriculture like areas to the south. You’re not going to find a lot of extensive corn and wheat farms up there. Most of the land is still heavily forested, and the scale of agriculture is far less. I stand by my statement.
@cdjhyoung
11 ай бұрын
@@craigrohn9938 It is not just the soil type but also the lay of the land. Once north of Mt Pleasant the land is far from flat, drains poorly, and offers few areas of land flat enough, well drained enough and with a climate that can support row crops. Hay and pasture are the primary agriculture away from the Michigan shoreline and that temperate climate zone that supports orchards.
@doloresreynolds8145
11 ай бұрын
As a fellow Michigander, you are both right. The area I live in currently, Allegan County, is in the SW of the state, and is notable for it’s sandy soil in which pine and oak grow fairly well, along with blackberry and other brambles, but is not too good for farming. In fact, during the early 1900’s, there was a push to encourage homesteaders to farm the area. Hiwever, once the tree cover was stripped, there was nothing to protect the sandy soil and replenish it, so after a couple of years, it would not grow crops, and the potential residents would be forced to leave, or else turn to another way to support themselves. The dust bowl happened here, too, but it was a sand bowl. The arable land around here is notable for being either sand or clay, though there are pockets where fruit has thrived.
@no-ly9zf
11 ай бұрын
Damn I live in Kingsley, near Traverse. But I never realized how bad the soil is everywhere else, but you're so right we're basically just one big beach lol. Also Idk if this is the same anywhere else but traveling just 30 minutes south or north during the winter, you'll see a massive change in snow fall and temp usually
@cm4904
11 ай бұрын
5:00 - The total length of the Mackinac Bridge is 26,372 feet. That’s 28 feet short of 5 miles, not “just over 4”. Thanks for educating people about our great state!
@jimsteele9261
11 ай бұрын
And if you measure suspension bridges by the length of the suspended span rather than the distance between the towers, the Mackinac bridge is longer than the Golden Gate.
@stanislavkostarnov2157
11 ай бұрын
isn't 4.1 miles the length of the main span of the bridge, which is how the bridge length of a suspension bridge is usually counted...?
@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt
11 ай бұрын
The bridge is 4.995 miles long.
@tymesho
11 ай бұрын
@@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt That other guy better NOT start talking metric, either!
@jimsteele9261
11 ай бұрын
@@stanislavkostarnov2157 The bridge consists of the suspension bridge in the center with a truss bridge on both ends. All three are sizable spans by themselves.
@johnnguyen6159
11 ай бұрын
Yay thanks for doing a video on this! Some more fun facts is that Southeast Michigan is actually North of Canada and the Ambassador bridge that connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario is one of the busiest if not the busiest border crossings in terms of goods between the US and Canada.
@SirBran
11 ай бұрын
Busy enough for a new bridge (Gordie Howe Bridge under construction), a train tunnel and another train tunnel being looked at for large rail cars. Like the lyrics in a JOURNEY song, "Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit" (Windsor CAN) lol
@jeremykraenzlein5975
11 ай бұрын
I believe that the Detroit/Windsor crossing is the only place in the world where one can drive into Canada in a southern direction (east-by-southeast)
@dandiehm8414
11 ай бұрын
@@jeremykraenzlein5975 Not from Alaska?
@jeremykraenzlein5975
11 ай бұрын
@@dandiehm8414 Most of the Alaska/Canada border is straight north/south, so you enter Canada to the due east. If you go farther south, where Alaska is a thin stretch between Canada and the Pacific Ocean, it is always sloped so that from Alaska you enter Canada to the north-east. At the southern tip of that strip, there is a small section, going past the end of it would be entering Canada to the southeast, but I zoomed into that section with Google Maps and confirmed that there is no road there. So that is why I worded my comment based on being able to drive a car southward into Canada.
@pamelawing5747
8 ай бұрын
My nephew moved to Michigan last year. He has driven around the country trying to figure out where is wanted to land and he landed in Alpena. He liked it there but finally had to go back to work. He had not worked for about four years and was using his retirement money from his job in the Bay Area. He is a painter. He had several job offers and finally accepted on from a company is Sault Ste. Marie and after commuting for a few months sold his house is Alpena and moved to Sault Ste. Marie. He came out for Christmas to spend with family and he is really happy there.
@zephrancochrane7271
2 ай бұрын
The Soo is a great area to visit and live. My friend's parents used to own the Dairy Queen in the Soo back in the 1960s, made big bucks for that era. I almost applied for an engineer job at the Soo Locks. Last time I visited was in 2006, and there was a Walmart! Arrgggg, that took away some of it's charm, but I understand why it was built, that area really needs it. I don't gamble so those places are irrelevent to me. Tell your nephew to take a tour on the "Snow Train". It is based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. If he likes this kind of stuff, he will like it especially if he is married. Tell him to look up, "Agawa Canyon Tour train".
@pamelawing5747
2 ай бұрын
@@zephrancochrane7271 THANK YOU!!!!! I'll make a note of that. He usually tried to make a trip back west once a year. Actually that does sound like something he might like.
@clockbuilderhg
11 ай бұрын
The UP is a rather unspoiled place. It means boredom and isolation for many but peace and adventure for others.
@steverempel8584
11 ай бұрын
The Northern "Hand" of Michigan is in a snow belt. In the winter it gets completely buried in snow, and driving there becomes unreliable. I'm from the Northern coast of Lake Superior, in Canada, just north of even that part of Michigan, and the snow is not as bad where I am!
@dan_drews3476
11 ай бұрын
Can confirm
@boxlid214
11 ай бұрын
It's basically all of the western half of the hand that gets nuked with lake effect snow, and it fades as you go east. The eastern side doesn't really get all that much, maybe two or so heavier snowstorms a winter, and some 1-3" dustings more frequently.
@brian1204
11 ай бұрын
Aka Lake Effect snow.
@erbewayne6868
11 ай бұрын
Check out the snow levels in the Kewwanaw peninsula.
@boxlid214
11 ай бұрын
@@erbewayne6868 it gets brutal up there, worse than anywhere in the state probably. I've camped on the very tip of the ear a few times through the 00's. Once was in September, it went from ~35deg and 50mph winds to 85deg in less than a day. If you go to Copper Harbor and beyond, you bring clothes and gear for all seasons no matter the time of year.
@jaygrushkin8346
11 ай бұрын
I'm a Yooper. It gets cold here and we average well over 200" of snow, but I love it here.
@adamjenkins190
7 ай бұрын
Marinette Wi here. Hello my yooper brother
@chadbailey3623
7 ай бұрын
Ann Arbor here. I hate the elitists in my city. Thanks for this video!
@SusanBaileyAmazingEstate
5 ай бұрын
Yes. He’s talking about economic opportunity and whatnot. We know Yoopers face dangerous cold and snow pretty much every year. Not to mention bears. That makes them tough. It also makes them friendly and generous. You have to count on your neighbors up there. I’m about 50 miles north of Detroit. When we were younger, my family spent many happy times camping in the UP. Our kids loved it. Copper Harbor was a favorite. It does something good to your soul spending time so away from everything in such a vast beauty - standing on an overlook, green as far as the eye can see, diamonds bouncing off the water under a sunny blue sky. Then, when we get storms in Michigan, that’s show time! The lightning I’ve seen! Thunder you can feel deep inside your chest. Reminds you how small you are and how large God’s hand can be.
@Kyle.Wynsma
5 ай бұрын
That will end in the next couple decades. Winters are becoming a thing of the past
@ph1sts
5 ай бұрын
@@Kyle.WynsmaAnd "God" gave us mere mortals "Free Will" and doesn't meddle in our lives.
@kathygregory9755
8 ай бұрын
Life long Michigander. Yes, we all mostly live south but we like it that way. We go "up north" to vacation. It's beautiful.
@averagemcgee8604
5 ай бұрын
Flatlander
@sincerelyzee521
5 ай бұрын
do you even realize how condescending you sound
@BabyJesusSeesAll
4 ай бұрын
If you’re under the bridge the word is troll lol
@Demondude321
4 ай бұрын
I definitely don't like it that way, I'm getting out of here and moving to the Flint area soon. Mid Michigan is the best
@Mandorgan
3 ай бұрын
@@Demondude321 west side flint is a shit hole
@nancysfarmacy
11 ай бұрын
I love my state! It is so beautiful and diverse. We get all the seasons, have less bugs (in most places), and don't have a lot of natural disaster issues. It's so nice to go 'up north' to get away from the craziness of the city.
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
Note Not totally explained correctly . One of the ultimate reasons upper Michigan is not populated is because most of it is government land which doesn't allow any developments to take place. That's one reason former governor Gramholm was going to sell over some of the state land so more homes could be built while using the revenue to address the deficit at that time. Also Canada used to own Michigan until the British had a war with the French and won it to make it part of the USA. Detroit was also equivalent to the silicon valley of the world back in its hey day. An important fact to have mentioned is that michigan contains the largest freshwater in the world. You should have mentioned that Grand Rapids city is now the fastest growing in Michigan. You are correct Michigan Winters are more mild due to the great lakes. And yes, Michigan once had the largest bridge in the world and still has the largest bridge in the USA. Sadly people think it's the golden gate but the Mighty MAC Mackinaw bridge is far bigger and a whopping 5 miles longer. Besides the auto industry, Michigan was also a leader in stoves and furniture as well as leaders in the medical pharmaceutical industry ( this also played a role in Michigan's growth) . Michigan remains the Most vacation states in the summer too, even more so than Florida and Hawaii. Thanks for mentioning the Native Americans!! Very important to recognize their contributions and existence too.
@nancysfarmacy
11 ай бұрын
@@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia yes so many beautiful things about this state. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! There is so much to explore in Michigan!
@lindachene5006
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for the story. I hope no developers ever set foot on the U P . Also for mentioning the First Nation. My people founded Detroit in 1701. They tell me, and I hope it's true, the French who mixed things, married the various "Indians" in the Church. @@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
@jilbertb
9 ай бұрын
You obviously haven't been to the UP during July - black fly season. They are so brutal that when you sit in your car with the windows up, the flies will relentlessly bash into the car windows to get at you. And being so wet, mosquito season is May thru October, and winter is from October thru May.
@GeneralSirDouglasMcA
9 ай бұрын
How bad is the snow during winters? Does it sometimes snow so much that you can’t commute? I’m from the south and very seldom get snow, so forgive if this is a dumb question.
@comeconcon569
11 ай бұрын
The U.S. actually has four coastlines.the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Gulf and the Great Lakes.
@mickeyj71hp
11 ай бұрын
Alaska has their own too
@circleinforthecube5170
5 ай бұрын
@@mickeyj71hp alaskas pacific and arctic
@David-g3r5h
3 ай бұрын
Lake Superior actually is an Inland sea and not a lake.
@circleinforthecube5170
3 ай бұрын
@@David-g3r5h lake superior is freshwater, its a lake, but its for most intents and purposes, a sea, its treated like one, culturally distinct, complex sea navigation infrastructure more lighthouses than a couple of other "real" seas, massive ships specifically designed for the great lakes, they are almost seas but technically not
@taotaoliu2229
11 ай бұрын
“Cause it’s too cold, for you here…”
@scottraines4254
11 ай бұрын
Meh, cold is relative.
@Dioxide52
11 ай бұрын
@@scottraines4254 I live in Michigan and I’m just going to tell you this right now. The weather here is not good.
@scottraines4254
11 ай бұрын
@@Dioxide52 Compared to what though? MN, WI, ND? Winnipeg? It's not so bad. I also live here.
@wuverrabbit
11 ай бұрын
@@scottraines4254 Michigan weather is a lot more mild than the prairies of Canada. -40C is reality to us here!
@Dioxide52
11 ай бұрын
@@scottraines4254 oh fellow michigander but I don’t know if it’s just me but where I am it reaches -4 during winter
@garyzink1927
9 ай бұрын
I live by Cadillac and love the lack of congestion and people. We rough camp most of the summer on the Muskegon River, only a few miles from home. Wouldn't change this for anything!
@MrXelig
6 ай бұрын
I love when out of state folks try to pronounce Muskegon, it gets interesting lol.
@garyzink1927
5 ай бұрын
I lived, coached and taught school in muskegon just out of college. It's a booming town with so much acces to lake michigan it's crazy! Dang, peace and quiet of the north or lake michigan, tough choice!
@garyzink1927
5 ай бұрын
But I agree 100% about trying to pronounce muskegon lol.
@OnlineShelby
11 ай бұрын
Wisconsin did not lose Michigan’s upper peninsula. It never had it. Wisconsin didn’t become a state until after Michigan, and that boundary, just based mostly on rivers instead of a big lake, was already in place.
@bb_lz9790
11 ай бұрын
I think he described it as "The Wisconsin Territory".
@jaredmchugh3443
11 ай бұрын
@@bb_lz9790the Wisconsin territory also never once had the UP
@craigrohn9938
10 ай бұрын
@@jaredmchugh3443 Wisconsin briefly had most of the U.P. Michigan Territory had the U.P. east of a north-south line through the U.P. approximately where Brimley is, the rest was assigned to Wisconsin Territory when it was split off from Michigan Territory in preparation for Michigan statehood. It was added to Michigan when the Toledo War dispute was resolved and Congress granted statehood.
@chadb7252
9 ай бұрын
@@craigrohn9938 Wrong. The Upper Peninsula was never part of Wisconsin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Territory
@NightwingGR1
7 ай бұрын
@@chadb7252 Exactly. Wisconsin WAS however, at one point fully part of the Michigan territory!(had the Michigan territory been fully accepted as a state, I believe it would have been slightly larger than Texas!)
@zekebishofberger
11 ай бұрын
Love the content! It's always funny hearing non locals try and pronounce indiginous names and words. Don't blame ya it's hard, and I am still learning.
@derekfuqua1254
11 ай бұрын
Bois blanc island...also known to us locals as ba-blow island.
@titaniummetroid
11 ай бұрын
Mack I nack lol
@garmtpug
11 ай бұрын
Potawatomi was "interesting" also. LOL
@craigbenz4835
11 ай бұрын
Every fall there is a new crop of kids the put on the Marquette NPR station. They all struggle with Grand Marais, Sault Saint Marie, Lanse, Baraga, Ishpeming, Negaunee, et al.
@Pfish1000
11 ай бұрын
Don't forget the French influence
@shiny2423
11 ай бұрын
I live in Michigan and love it. I have traveled and lived around the world but Michigan is my home. My brother has 80 acres in the Upper Peninsula.
@robinlandry518
4 ай бұрын
Wouldve been a great loss to the lower peninsula if we'd lost our beloved upper peninsula. The history, beauty and peace she brings to us is unbelievable ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@mrs.tammyk9509
11 ай бұрын
My husband was stationed in the upper peninsula of Michigan in Escanaba for marine recruiter. It’s a completely different world so to speak up there. Everyone has a Norwegian/Canadian accent. They hunt, fish go ice fishing snow mobile. 1st time you hear about people falling through the ice while ice fishing. Happened every year. Also people falling into the ice on the lakes from snowmobiles. Deer hunting up there is almost like a national holiday and kids get a whole week off of school for it. There used to be military bases open up there until Clinton shut them down. The upper peninsula of Michigan was Probably one of my favorite places to live
@katlindstrom8667
9 ай бұрын
haha-- i was born and raised in the U.P. escanaba area.. we're called yoopers, when i moved to the lower 1/3 of mich everyone thought i was from canada because of my accent i guess---when my husband went with me on a visit he mentioned the accent again..ps we are of Scandinavian descent and had relatives from Norway come visit us..he loved the area too, and that may be why so many Scandinavians live there..during the blizzard of '78 we had feet of snow, i did quite well thinking this was what a"normal" winter in the U.P. was--.as far as deer hunting ,opening day was a "unoffical" holiday there..
@melodyhanson7811
7 ай бұрын
My husband used to do maintenance work at Mead when it was still a thing. I loved going up there with him and enjoying the woods and streams.
@Joseph70663
7 ай бұрын
Clinton wasn't even President when they made the decision to close it. IDIOT. "Wurtsmith was selected for closure under the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure decision and was officially closed on June 30, 1993."
@mortsims
6 ай бұрын
the kids take the first day of deer season off.
@grimsonforce7504
6 ай бұрын
That's horrible and kinda of morbid.
@mikesevcik2591
11 ай бұрын
As a resident of northern Michigan I for one am glad we're sparsely populated. I lived in metro Detroit for a long time now is entirely way too many people for me... Give me my little cabin in the woods over that any day.
@carolnygaard136
11 ай бұрын
I agree. But lately, it seems that more people are moving here. I don’t like that. A big part of the reason why I like it here is because of the space and privacy
@fokkerd3red618
11 ай бұрын
I hear that.
@lindachene5006
9 ай бұрын
Yes, indeed. I was born and raised in downtown Detroit. I love it more than I express. My best friend in elementary school (A Finn and a U per) talked about it incessantly describing it, and said she would go back one day. I believed her, and yes, she did. Stay as sparse as you can. Keep her as pristine as possible.
@lynshively5980
8 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@kingbeezy7396
8 ай бұрын
Until Bigfoot gets u
@vatefairefoutre0
11 ай бұрын
I was born in the UP of Michigan. Marquette County. lol I remember growing up and being a teenager and HATING IT. it really does feel so secluded... had to always drive 3 hours to Green Bay, WI area just to get to decent shopping that other American friends of mine took for granted their entire life haha. had to drive days round trip just to see a good concert in Milwaukee, Chicago, or Detroit. I wasn't very "outdoorsy" so it was just awful. ended up living my life online and dreaming of going somewhere entirely different. it could have very well sparked my intense interest in travel and international affairs. I ended up living in Berlin, Germany and Busan, South Korea for many years. but... now I am in my 30s and back in the UP haha! I ended up getting homesick many times, looking at pictures of the beautiful, almost spiritual Lake Superior and crying HAHA! I even am excited for winter here (which actually have improved with climate change lol. they aren't as bad as when I was younger even... just last year they had to cancel our dog sled races because we didn't have enough snow in January. something I never would have thought haha!) our past summer was absolutely perfect, while the rest of the country seemed miserable with heat waves haha. sure, economic opportunities are limited and rents in Marquette have gotten a bit insane (old retired boomers taking over? who the hell can afford these with the wages here? LOL). but money isn't everything, and you can make it here by other means. now, I've become very proud of where I was born and raised! if the winters keep people away... that's fine with me! haha. cities started sort of driving me crazy after a while, and traffic in big US cities? no thank youuuuu... I'll take a few snow storms haha.
@harryballsak1123
11 ай бұрын
Marquette is actually the "big city" of the UP Marquette County has 25% of the population of the entire UP. The only other "big place" is Houghton because it's college town and Houghton County has a whopping 32K people. So basically those 2 counties have 1/3 of the population of the UP
@ClimbnFish
8 ай бұрын
Marquette is a great place. I’ve been to all 50 states and Marquette is about as nice and safe a town as you will find anywhere.
@leezawillshe71
5 ай бұрын
me too, I'll take the snow. There's nothing like water from a well.
@leezawillshe71
5 ай бұрын
@@harryballsak1123 So???? What's your point? There's also a college in Escanaba, did you know and the Soo.
@dottie2884
5 ай бұрын
That was very interesting info..Thank you! We're from lower Michigan 10 miles fron ohio line..been in UP quite a few times love the area of Houghton and Hancock...
@bwweaver78
8 ай бұрын
The joke around here is, “Did you know that Ohio and Michigan once fought a war over Toledo? Ohio lost, so they had to take it.”
@annes4213
11 ай бұрын
As an Ohioan, I’m astounded at how much of the ground is sand in Michigan. Ohio ground is a lot of clay - but Michigan has sand and shifting sand dunes and that is very cool.
@shruggzdastr8-facedclown
11 ай бұрын
Much of that sandy soil was deposited during the last glacial retreat tens of thousands of years ago
@jakewilson7112
11 ай бұрын
Land is mostly clay in mid mi. Northern MI is very sandy. Glaciers dropped it all and made the hills N. MI is known for.
@samsteele4650
11 ай бұрын
michigan and wiscon were once the michigan sea
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
Sand is mostly near the great lakes. Inward is thick rich black dirt
@jilbertb
9 ай бұрын
And under the entire Great Lakes Basin, is a gigantic salt mine. That was deposited when the entire area was part of an ocean. Petoskey Stones are fossilized coral. They can be found all the way down to lower Illinois.
@nickstemberger1289
11 ай бұрын
As a note: Michigan didn't have a border dispute with Ohio over Toledo for purely what the area offered as a location. The Northwest Ordinance defined Michigan's southern border as from the southernmost tip of Lake Michigan across to Ohio and this included the Toledo strip due to an error in surveying. This fight and keeping Michigan out of the union is thought to be part of the reason for the deep seeded rivalry between the states.
@dandarr5035
11 ай бұрын
That's an interesting note that I don't think gets brought up enough. Given that Michigan's southern border was defined as "from the southern tip of Lake Michigan", that would mean that certain now-significant portions of Northern Indiana would belong to Michigan. This area includes the Indiana Dunes, most of Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline, and the cities of Michigan City, South Bend, and Elkhart.
@gcanaday1
11 ай бұрын
There was much ado about the southern section as far north as Monroe. There is still (was still, I dunno what the crazies might have done) statue of Custer there, oddly born in "Monroe, Ohio."
@GreenCanoeb
11 ай бұрын
GO BLUE!!😉
@JayYoung-ro3vu
11 ай бұрын
1. The tribe was Ogibwha no Ogibwee. 2. Americans were pushing west, not quite north. 3. True. "The Toledo War" was due to a geographical measurement error. 4. It's a friendly rivaly. Our respective govenors often have bets on the football game.
@nickstemberger1289
11 ай бұрын
@@GreenCanoeb The local Ohio newspapers actually tried to insult the Michigan settlers and called them 'rabid Wolverines'. The settlers wore it as a badge of honor and now one of the nicknames of Michigan is 'the Wolverine State' and that's where the University of Michigan got its mascot.
@anneburton6708
9 ай бұрын
I am a yupper from Upper Michigan and we love our part of Michigan. I am from a long line of loggers and minners. Proud to be a yupper too!!
@MichaelBrown-pg5dy
3 ай бұрын
misspelling Yooper is the most Yooper thing ever
@yooperlooper
3 ай бұрын
@@MichaelBrown-pg5dy Thank-You! LOL
@TheLucasValone
11 ай бұрын
Your dividing line between Northern and Southern Michigan is very interesting, I'd love to know how you came up with the boundary. Where exactly "Northern Michigan" begins is a hot topic amongst many Michiganders.
@thasnipa597
11 ай бұрын
I personally put the line at Mount Pleasant, so it’s weird to see him put it quite a bit further south
@hieronymoushamilton-holmes3821
11 ай бұрын
I have always considered Clare to be the Gateway to the North.
@paulbrower
11 ай бұрын
I use US 10 as a practical divide. North of Clare, Midland, and Bay City it is trees, trees, and more trees .
@Naterbator.02
11 ай бұрын
On the Lake Michigan shore, I think Northern Michigan starts at the the northern half of Oceana County. I used to live near Pentwater (about 45 min north of Muskegon, and 20 min south of Ludington.
@benny368_
11 ай бұрын
As someone from the north, his line is way too low I generally point people at a tree cover map, or where the major highways drop down to one lane each way for a more accurate map
@rocksolid6494
11 ай бұрын
With Michigan having so much land that isn't connected to it, that makes it an Empire!
@nickbob2003
11 ай бұрын
As someone from Wisconsin I may have been mispronouncing it all my life but we say pot-a-wa-ta-me for the Potawatomi. There is a casino in Milwaukee that my grandparents went to fairly frequently so that’s why I know
@RJ_McKenzie
11 ай бұрын
You are saying it correctly. I grew up in Wabeno which the Potawatomi have a large population near there and a casino in the town of Carter. Which I have family who work there. The way you think the pronunciation is correct.
@thomasreedy4751
11 ай бұрын
At least he said anishinaabe right.
@jakewilson7112
11 ай бұрын
Us in MI pronounce it the same
@MrXelig
6 ай бұрын
My cousins are 1/4 Potawatomi, and your prononciation is how we've always said it.
@Kase3322
3 ай бұрын
I love my state. It's an absolute gem. It can be crazy in the winter, but the summers are absolutely breathtaking. It's a wonderful state to explore.
@channelbuckybronson1993
11 ай бұрын
As a member of the northern Michigan population, the reason is very simple The snow belt keeps the trash out and that’s the way we like it
@Reeso04
5 ай бұрын
What trash are you referring to sir?
@channelbuckybronson1993
5 ай бұрын
@@Reeso04 anyone from below West Branch Anyone
@nosa74
5 ай бұрын
If you have to ask....
@Reeso04
5 ай бұрын
@nosa74 just Curtis curious that's all...... just making sure you weren't referring to a certain race of people that's all🤨
@rickiex
5 ай бұрын
as a yooper, there is no, "northern michigan". you're simply a lower peninsula peasant, or a yooper
@dennisenright9347
11 ай бұрын
If you look at a map of Michigan and think that the upper peninsula is isolated from the rest of the state, you are assuming that the transport links are on land. At the time when Michigan was being settled, the lakes and rivers were the transportation arteries. If you wanted to move something from Detroit to Chicago, it was probably faster to go by water around the lower peninsula than to go by land.
@paulbrower
11 ай бұрын
Water transportation is still cheaper per unit of distance than air or land travel. It costs less to get freight from Japan to California than fom California ports to even Salt Lake City.The Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway goes two fifths of the way across the North American continent, so Michigan has effectiely plenty of 'ocean' ports. Unfortunately, the Great Lakes are some of the most dangerous sea lanes outside of the polar regions and reef-laden waters.
@jimsteele9261
11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrower I always found it amazing that an ocean going freighter could sail as far inland as Minnesota.
@cdjhyoung
11 ай бұрын
To expand on this point, coal produced in West Virginia if bound for north of Chicago may very well be loaded on lake boats on Lake Erie ports for the last part of the journey. There is/was a huge industry in Toledo that loaded coal on to boats destined through out the Great Lakes. That is how the economies of transportation work in this area.
@jimsteele9261
11 ай бұрын
I believe there was an attempt to build a canal like the Erie Canal across lower Michigan.
@Rod3E900
3 ай бұрын
Born and raised in Michigan, yet went off to the US Air Force for 35 years. Moved back "home" over 10 years ago...no regrets. I've always loved it here !!!
@patrickmiller4479
11 ай бұрын
Michigan is the unsung gem of the U.S. . Especially the northern half of the state. It's a place I have always been proud to call home. There's some development going on here and there in the U.P. . Makes me worry, a bit. Population can stay just as it is, thank you very much. More nature to people is what this country is sorely lacking. And our fresh waters can stay put, too. No pumping it out west and south, as other states have proposed. You choose to live in a desert, adapt to desert life. Sorry. I went on a rant 😕
@dixievixen3631
8 ай бұрын
I feel the same Patrick Miller! Don’t let my “DixieVixen” avatar fool you, though, since my heart loves Dixie Land however, the U.P. Is my native home! 4th generation Swede🇸🇪 This is our Beautiful, and very Special place we call home and I like it just the way it is too!
@patrickmiller4479
8 ай бұрын
@dixievixen3631 4th generation Dutch 🇳🇱, here.
@NancyNoo7007
8 ай бұрын
You’re right .. I’m a northern Wisconsin person and love the pristine UP .. we are getting flooded by Chicago people running away from Illinois
@robertgalloup6171
6 ай бұрын
@NancyNoo700DS7 DAMN FIBBERS....LOL
@MonTube2006
4 ай бұрын
Mass migration is going your way 😢
@lifeontheland8972
11 ай бұрын
A couple pronunciations for future reference: Mackinac is pronounced "Mack-uh-naw" and the Maumee River is pronounced "Maw-me".
@hooterfivesix
11 ай бұрын
He also murdered 'Potawatomi", but who's counting...lol
@lcfrss174
11 ай бұрын
@@hooterfivesixthat is true as well
@BootyEahter
11 ай бұрын
He has to be trolling he mispronounced like half the names of everything
@playdiscgolf1546
11 ай бұрын
Honestly we pronounce things in Michigan so stupid lol. Like Lake Orion and Charlotte for instance lol
@trqenaw
10 ай бұрын
...and sauna is sowna not sawna
@merrymary767
3 ай бұрын
After living in the Keweenaw for a few years we told people " The Keweenaw was created to train the faithful." It's not the easiest place to live north of Hancock in the winter but it's the most beautiful place in the summer.
@KG-xt4oq
11 ай бұрын
My mother and father are from the western UP (Bessemer/Wakefield). Moved to NC in '67 where I and my brother were born. Made many trips back to that area growing up to visit relatives, mainly my paternal grandmother. Last time I was up there was August 2019; probably gonna go again next summer.
@renbailer5859
11 ай бұрын
The Toledo war will never not be hilarious to me because Michigan got the entire UP and we were MAD about it for awhile 😂 I'll take thousands of acres of beautiful woods over a small strip of stinky Ohio any day
@Lucasthemann
11 ай бұрын
Nah that small strip would of brought us more money and population. The UP doesn’t even want to be part of Michigan
@9ZERO6
11 ай бұрын
@@Lucasthemannthe UP was worth way more cash in the long run than that strip. Minerals my friend.
@TheLusaso
11 ай бұрын
"For a while" It's still a sore spot today. That is how the Michigan vs OSU rivalry got started (The toledo war).
@justinjjoachin448
11 ай бұрын
I’m born and raised in West Michigan and I have visited Marquette, and it really is a nice place to visit, especially if you enjoy going onto Lake Superior
@tundrabee119
11 ай бұрын
Shhhh...dey'all tink it's just bugs and snow😂 ❤
@pachacuti8403
2 ай бұрын
I live in a suburb outside of detroit. When you go north there is a SIGNIFICANT change in temperature when you go north above the latitude of the thumb. Even in summer.
@alansnyder8448
11 ай бұрын
I was born in Michigan but moved away to California for work. Whenever I come back to Michigan I'm always impressed with how many nice lakes it has. My wife and I are thinking about retirement. We are considering getting a few aches in the Grand Rapids area on a lake.
@brendaniebel1355
11 ай бұрын
Acres. 👍
@alansnyder8448
11 ай бұрын
@@brendaniebel1355 Yes. Acres. I want 3 min. Maybe 3 to 5, max 10.
@joellahrman4557
11 ай бұрын
Acres are what you want. If you are retirement age and stay too late into the winter that's when the aches come into play.
@alansnyder8448
11 ай бұрын
@@joellahrman4557 Yes, my wife has a "no snow" rule, which means we likely will buy some land down in Florida too. She likes Disney and the parks in the area, and I like NASA so perhaps something near Orlando and we might AirBnB it out during the summer.
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
California is the worse place to live. Time to return
@kindredspiritbaseballmom7913
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing a video on Michigan! To help you out for next time, it is pronounced Michi-Gander. For Mackinac bridge and Island, it is pronounced Ma-ki-naw or Google's written pronunciation Ma-kuh-naa. Tourism is a big part of the U.P. and northern Michigan. It is where many of the Southern Michiganders go for camping, weekend getaways or vacation.
@ericvisser113
11 ай бұрын
Chrysler is also now owned by Stellantis which is a Dutch company.
@abbywaxenberg8034
11 ай бұрын
Also, I don't what Geoff said but it wasn't "Pot a wat' ami". And yes, Mackinaw City is actually spelled the way the Bridge and Island are pronounced.
@tymesho
11 ай бұрын
And "Up North" could mean anywhere.
@jeremykraenzlein5975
11 ай бұрын
I live in the metro Detroit region, but often drive to Saginaw for weekends to visit family. I've learned to plan my drives between the two in order to avoid the large rush of people going north on Friday evenings, and south on Sunday evenings. Those are by far the busiest time for the I-75 freeway in each direction. I draw the line between regions of the lower peninsula farther north than this video did, north of Midland instead of north of Flint. But my distinction between the two halves is based on activity rather than population. South of my line is the state's work area, and north of the line (including the upper peninsula) is the state's playground.
@loachridge
11 ай бұрын
The Google pronunciation is terrible. It looks like the song from the Lion King.
@trustyduffman
9 ай бұрын
Geoff, your videos are amazing! As someone born and raised in Michigan and a lover of history, thank you for teaching me something about the history of my state.
@roxanneweichinger9318
11 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Michigan, there are some parts of this state that are really beautiful. Thanks for sharing this video.
@danieljackett4193
11 ай бұрын
Northern Michigan actually begins about 2 county lines north of where you have it placed
@Normicgander
11 ай бұрын
Northern lower starts at West Branch, where the hills begin...
@justamaninTN
11 ай бұрын
I lived in Michigan from 2000-2005 and 2020-2022. In my opinion, what you should really be talking about is how half the state lives in the Detroit metro/Ann Arbor. Yes, it is the car industry capital, but the Detroit area is just in a really convenient location imo. You are within a 10 hour drive of a ton of big cities and it is awesome. Let’s list them out: Cleveland - 2.5 hours Columbus - 3 hours Cincinnati - 4 hours Toronto - 4 hours Chicago - 4.5 hours Pittsburgh - 4.5 hours Indianapolis - 4.5 hours Louisville - 5.5 hours Milwaukee - 6 hours Nashville - 8 hours Ottawa - 8 hours St. Louis - 8 hours Washington DC - 9 hours Philadelphia - 9 hours Montréal - 9 hours NYC - 10 hours Minneapolis - 10 hours
@marshja56
11 ай бұрын
Buffalo, left out again...
@xylker
11 ай бұрын
@@marshja56 Not a big city... 😆
@joansmith6844
11 ай бұрын
Good one 🎉🎉🎉🎉
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
Note tho these facts too. Not totally explained correctly . One of the ultimate reasons upper Michigan is not populated is because most of it is government land which doesn't allow any developments to take place. That's one reason former governor Gramholm was going to sell over some of the state land so more homes could be built while using the revenue to address the deficit at that time. Also Canada used to own Michigan until the British had a war with the French and won it to make it part of the USA. Detroit was also equivalent to the silicon valley of the world back in its hey day. An important fact to have mentioned is that michigan contains the largest freshwater in the world. You should have mentioned that Grand Rapids city is now the fastest growing in Michigan. You are correct Michigan Winters are more mild due to the great lakes. And yes, Michigan once had the largest bridge in the world and still has the largest bridge in the USA. Sadly people think it's the golden gate but the Mighty MAC Mackinaw bridge is far bigger and a whopping 5 miles longer. Besides the auto industry, Michigan was also a leader in stoves and furniture as well as leaders in the medical pharmaceutical industry ( this also played a role in Michigan's growth) . Michigan remains the Most vacation states in the summer too, even more so than Florida and Hawaii. Thanks for mentioning the Native Americans!! Very important to recognize their contributions and existence too.
@mildredslayton8778
3 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Michigan it is a beautiful state I love the trees in the fall you go further up north it is so beautiful
@therustycook
11 ай бұрын
You focus on Detroit and automotive companies for industry. But West Michigan, around Grand Rapids and Holland, have been huge in furniture. Office furniture is the biggest, with Steelcase and Hayworth being the two largest of those companies. There is a lot of other industry in West Michigan that has nothing to do with the automotive industry. Also, Michigan is huge in farming. We are first in blueberries, I think second in apples, first or second in cherries, and also have many other crops. We are also a major wine and beer producer. Grand Rapids has been dubbed Beer City USA. There is Founders Brewery, which is now sold all over the US. There are a number of other big breweries in Grand Rapids, Holland, and Kalamazoo.
@rivjoy
11 ай бұрын
I believe Herman Miller is #2 in office furniture ahead of Hayworth. I worked there for 14yrs. in the 80s and 90s.
@therustycook
11 ай бұрын
I forgot about Herman Miller @@rivjoy and I think American Seating in Grand Rapids is still doing really good for commercial seating across the country.
@Reviews4fun1
7 ай бұрын
I lived there for a year. We called it Bland Rapids. It was ok though. I golfed a lot.
@BrokerBarbara119
11 ай бұрын
My family is in Benzie County, SW of Traverse City. It’s truly beautiful in Northern MI. It’s just really cold with a lot of snow! Other than recreational activities like camping, hunting, skiing, fishing & snow mobiling, there wasn’t a lot of work in the North. Traverse City has medical jobs, wineries, fishing & farming. The jobs are in the South. We’re in the greater Ann Arbor area and it’s truly beautiful here!
@peters6850
11 ай бұрын
Yup i agree. The majority of the jobs that actually pay anything are in the southern part of the state
@OnlineShelby
11 ай бұрын
Hospitals, roads and such are not the reason for large populations. They are the result. If more people had moved north, there would be more of these kinds of things.
@Luke-zx4nx
11 ай бұрын
OI think the roads are here are actually better kept than down south due mainly to less use and less roads to focus on fixing
@xXxDarkSoulxXx
11 ай бұрын
Michigan is just filled with Native American and French named places, cities, land marks, etc. From Detroit to Pontiac and so on. I am from the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, which is where the Sault Locks are at. The pronunciations in this state will forever drive people from other states crazy trying to figure them all out. Crazy but interesting.
@tims.449
11 ай бұрын
Like Kitch- iti- Kipi Springs
@xXxDarkSoulxXx
11 ай бұрын
@@tims.449 Exactly. The only other place I’ve seen water as clear as Kitchen-it’s-kipi is in Alaska in the Klondike.
@Festus171
11 ай бұрын
I was born and raised on that large island in northern Lake Michigan, Beaver Island. This was a great presentation. I had the great fortune of attending Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie. My wife is from Detroit, so we got the best of both worlds early on. We now live in Tennessee, but our kids live on Beaver Island. Northern Michigan has remained a wilderness paradise and I hope it stays that way. I also love Southern Michigan; it's nice to have a choice.
@TheDeadheadable
11 ай бұрын
I love beaver island
@wallyman292
11 ай бұрын
My best bud's Uncle had a cabin on Beaver that they used for hunting, etc. I think it may still be in the family. They're the Bellamy clan, just on the outside chance you've heard of them. The Uncle was a pilot, and would fly his Cesna to/from the island rather than take the ferry. Unfortunately, he and his wife died when his plane went down in L. Michigan decades ago during poor conditions.
@Festus171
11 ай бұрын
@@wallyman292 I didn't know them, but my parents did. I had moved away by then, but I recall my Dad telling me about it. As remote as it is, aircraft fatalities are pretty rare and definitely remembered. Hunting, fishing, and anything wilderness related is the big draw. A couple years ago I attended an ice fishing tournament up there. It was 15 degrees above and blowing like crazy on Lake Genesareth (where it was held). You couldn't tell by the way everyone was enjoying themselves!
@On-down-the-road
5 ай бұрын
I lived in metro Detroit. And I grew up with all kinds of outdoor activities. Hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, winter skiing, and camping, year round. The upper Peninsula is an outdoor recreation area that few people live in and maintain for the rest of us. Also Ford had a lumber company located in the U P. He used it to build wooden car bodies, and also sent his factory workers to his land for recreation and relaxation
@profxtreme9275
11 ай бұрын
Fun fact, Abraham Lincoln is why people from Michigan are called "Michiganders." For years there was disagreement as to whether it should be Michigander or Michiganian, until Lincoln gave a speech there and used the term Michigander, and it stuck.
@CogentNinja
10 ай бұрын
And those of us in the upper peninsula call ourselves Yoopers. Very rarely do we say Michigander up here. 😊
@profxtreme9275
10 ай бұрын
@@CogentNinjaoh I know! I love Yoopers! The UP is God's country 😊
@deepwoodguy2
11 ай бұрын
Just after getting married, i was driving my wife back to my AF base in northern Michigan ....as we were driving north , the hiway was surrounded by forest and my wife said "where are you taking me"....yup ...into the wild .......in the winter, our on base house would be surrounded by whirling snow up to 3 feet deep.....great place.......😉😉
@thomasmiller5502
11 ай бұрын
K.I. Sawyer ‘64-68 (no wife at the time)
@michelerosevear7466
11 ай бұрын
I remember ski team practice on the base when I was in high school...what a blast!
@paulbrower
11 ай бұрын
Add Saginaw and Muskegon (barely outside of your north-south divide) and the contrast gets even starker. Oh, by the way... Battle Creek, a/k/a "Cereal City" is on the borderline between the corn belt and the wheat belt. Michigan is the northern edge of the Corn Belt (corn requires long, hot summers), followed by its band of the wheat belt (wheat requires long, but not especially hot summers -- or short, hot summers). Futher north, potatoes appear, and those are the most cold-tolerant of food crops. North of that is forest.
@mortsims
6 ай бұрын
there is lots of corn north of battle creek.
@circleinforthecube5170
5 ай бұрын
the red pine stops growing around south of the muskegon saginaw line
@markbarber5371
8 ай бұрын
northern michigan resident here. living ih the woods, hunting and fishing and on a permanent camping trip. LOVE IT!!!!!
@calebbearup4282
11 ай бұрын
As a Michigander I can tell you that a large portion of the "why" is because those of us who do choose to call northern Michigan home prefer it to be sparsely populated. Our beautiful home would be destroyed if it was much more crowded than it is
@rosiemcnaughton9933
11 ай бұрын
Well said! We live in farm and Amish country just west of Mt. Pleasant, and we love it.
@calebbearup4282
11 ай бұрын
@@rosiemcnaughton9933 you ever been to that natural spring between Midland and you?
@rosiemcnaughton9933
11 ай бұрын
@@calebbearup4282 No I haven't, but I've been to one outside of Alma many years ago.
@calebbearup4282
11 ай бұрын
@@rosiemcnaughton9933 I'll delete these comments in a bit but if you remove the numbers from my name you can request grid coordinates for the one I go to through Google's electric mail service
@LeakyTrees
11 ай бұрын
Hey buddy, don’t worry, nobody down here in southern Michigan wants to live up there anyways
@cheyenne.colodny
11 ай бұрын
I feel like Michigan gets ignored a lot and i love hearing about Michigan stuff since i grew up there
@justamaninTN
11 ай бұрын
I grew up there, too. All my family used to live there. I think it’s just because Detroit declined so much in population. If Michigan had a big, booming, successful city like some other states, it definitely would be talked about more. But the funny thing is there’s still a ton of people living in Michigan. 10 million is a lot. Good for the 10th biggest state in the country. People moved out of Detroit, but a lot never left the state.
@PaperStCo
11 ай бұрын
Northern Michigan is unmatched in the summer time. Kid Rock had to write a song about it.
@manbtm1
7 ай бұрын
We love Michigan, we have a wonderful condo in a high-rise in downtown Detroit, which is really coming around nicely, there is so much to do here. We just absolutely love living here for the biking and pathways, the pro sports, the restaurants, the entertainment, great museums, the symphony, the opera theater, it’s a wonderful lifestyle. We also have a lovely cottage on a small inland lake in Northern lower Michigan not far from Gaylord. It’s just a beautiful place to go to about 3 1/2 to 4 hours drive away. The best part is, we are not rich by any means, we make a decent and good income, but not wealthy, and we can do that here. We always joke that we would have to be multimillionaires to live like this on either coast. We love Michigan, there’s so much to do in the state , all the water the hiking trails nature and culture is actually extremely good too. Tons of wonderful history. Absolutely love Michigan and to boot tons of natural resources and a reasonable cost-of-living. We also love the four seasons.
@bricks-mortar
11 ай бұрын
You can be bitten by flying creatures you never knew existed, in Michigan Upper Peninsula.
@zepar221
11 ай бұрын
The Yoopers also refer to "No-see-ums" ...bugs that you cant even see which will probably bite you too.
@joansmith6844
11 ай бұрын
@@zepar221I thought those were only in Florida
@murlthomas2243
11 ай бұрын
I lived in Michigan when I was first married. It Is the most beautiful state I’ve ever seen.
@kingjoseph5901
11 ай бұрын
Where at?
@murlthomas2243
11 ай бұрын
@@kingjoseph5901 Grand Rapids. We traveled all over the lower peninsula. I always wanted to see the U.P.
@calvinguile1315
11 ай бұрын
I’ve lived in Michigan all my life, I love how it has all of the indigenous names all over the state, and the deep indigenous history ❤
@patrickherman4211
8 ай бұрын
As a lifelong Michigander growing up and look living literally on the shore of Lake Michigan, it's so slept on... gorgeous piece of paradise
@Soturi92
11 ай бұрын
Long story short, up north and in the UP we like visiting, it’s mostly for those who like to live off the land. Everything in Lower Michigan is super close yet spread out. I’ve lived in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. It depends on if you want a larger city or a medium sized city. I prefer Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids traffic was terrible!
@mortsims
6 ай бұрын
i live in kalamazoo. not to big and not to small. nice country side around it. 45 minutes from lake michigan.
@mrscoffeebeans3555
11 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in southern California, My dad moved out here from Northville Michigan in the mid 80's. I spent a lot of Christmases and a few summers in Michigan. It was nice to have a white Christmas. The lightening bugs are pretty in the summer, but mosquitos are God awful. I pronounced Mackinac the way he did, and my cousins won't let me live it down. They still ask me to pronounce cities to see how badly I'll butcher them.
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
Are you going to leave California? So many have left and even moved to Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Michigan from California.
@bhg123ful
11 ай бұрын
The reason that 80% of Michigans population lives in the southern half of the lower peninsula is very similar to another video Geoff made recently: why Massachusetts has more people than Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine combined. I actually went to school in Marquette. The UP is absolutely beautiful, full of outdoor recreation and loved my time there. But compared to downstate MI, the cold, snow, and isolation is no joke. (Though Marquette has more to do and is more progressive than people might assume).
@Notonlydans
11 ай бұрын
I Live in the Yoop. Calumet to be exact. It's really jot all to isolated 🤣🤣 more people from out of town in town then there is locals.
@carolnygaard136
11 ай бұрын
That’s one of the few drawbacks to living here. They are mostly conservative. I love the progressiveness of Marquette!! But I’m stuck where I am. Still, though, it’s beautiful here, very little pollution, and lots of privacy, and lots of nature to enjoy!!
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
But.. Not totally explained correctly . One of the ultimate reasons upper Michigan is not populated is because most of it is government land which doesn't allow any developments to take place. That's one reason former governor Gramholm was going to sell over some of the state land so more homes could be built while using the revenue to address the deficit at that time. Also Canada used to own Michigan until the British had a war with the French and won it to make it part of the USA. Detroit was also equivalent to the silicon valley of the world back in its hey day. An important fact to have mentioned is that michigan contains the largest freshwater in the world. You should have mentioned that Grand Rapids city is now the fastest growing in Michigan. You are correct Michigan Winters are more mild due to the great lakes. And yes, Michigan once had the largest bridge in the world and still has the largest bridge in the USA. Sadly people think it's the golden gate but the Mighty MAC Mackinaw bridge is far bigger and a whopping 5 miles longer. Besides the auto industry, Michigan was also a leader in stoves and furniture as well as leaders in the medical pharmaceutical industry ( this also played a role in Michigan's growth) . Michigan remains the Most vacation states in the summer too, even more so than Florida and Hawaii. Thanks for mentioning the Native Americans!! Very important to recognize their contributions and existence too.
@bhg123ful
11 ай бұрын
@@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia It’s typically more of the opposite: land often becomes government land because it’s not ideal for the building of cities and agricultural land and other uses and generally remains wilderness. Not the other way around.
@jeffbailey9541
9 ай бұрын
It’s very obvious you have never been to northern Michigan. I encourage you to visit, it’s amazing.
@riseup9190
11 ай бұрын
Tell me you don't live in Michigan without telling me you don't live in Michigan 😂
@naps3386
11 ай бұрын
My dad spent a long weekend in the UP in the dead of winter. He said he has never been so cold in all his life, and he grew up in Chicago so he knows cold.
@wideawake5630
11 ай бұрын
I've lived, worked, and vacationed all over Michigan. Born and raised in Motown, which was great for the young, I gravitated ever northward and settled in the TC area about fifteen years ago. There is plenty of work here. Like many others I diversified, doing several part time jobs or gigs concurrently. Cheap property and gardening make it less expensive to live up north. We have no earthquakes, few dangerous snakes, spiders, and insects, and far fewer tornadoes than some places. Few floods up here. And, of course our fresh water seas give us the slogan no salt, no sharks, no worries. Traverse City is a progressive cultural hub visited by people from all over the world. You won't believe the air quality! Except where they are fracking. We must protect our air, soil, and water. Most romantic time I ever had was in late September with my then boyfriend. We did the Lake Superior circle tour by car. Sixteen waterfalls. Finished in Porcupine Mountains in peak color. Camped a literal stone's throw from Gitchee Gumee in an empty campground. It was cold and windy. We read The Song of Hiawatha to each other by the light of a big harvest moon. Swoon! I love my state. I lived away one year and missed the geography. Yes, winters can be rough in places. In the U.P. many can only travel by snowmobile. Others snowbird to southern states and still others just go to more accessible towns up north. It's not for everyone but it sure as Hell is for me. I miss the diversity of Detroit and Ann Arbor. There is some here. Native population, Mexican farm workers, immigrants and their descendants: Finns, Poles, Germans. And downstate transplants are rounding us out more and more. I thought I would visit downstate often but soon found that like most northers you have to beat me with a stick. Still nice to know it's nearby. You can grow here. It requires soil enhancement and hoop houses. Lots of agriculture in the NW Lower. Where nothing else grows there are Christmas tree farms.
@jakewilson7112
11 ай бұрын
Property in TC is insanely high priced... but 20 miles away is still fairly reasonable.
@iris.the.virus.
Ай бұрын
Yooper here, born and raised, and I love the U.P. Some spots are better than others, but each village and town up here has its own charm. Also, you never realize you have an accent until you travel, and someone points it out to you. Truly unique place I'm lucky enough to call home.
@michiganron
11 ай бұрын
Great video! I'm a proud Michigander and can trace my lineage to some of the first settlers in southeast Michigan, in the early 1800's. I found three mispronunciations in your video about my home state: Potawatomi is pronounced "pot-ă-wot-ă-mee" Mackinac is pronounced "mac-i-naw" Maumee [River] is pronounced "maw-mee"
@jackblaker777
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for including all the mispronunciation of words, as a native Michigander it’s like nails on a chalkboard to hear them said wrong.
@AudreyKimmey
11 ай бұрын
@@jackblaker777 I agree! I noticed all three, too.
@Eric-gv4di
11 ай бұрын
Very interesting video. I’m about to move to southwestern Michigan myself and I’m very excited
@faithyourfear6401
11 ай бұрын
You won't regret it!
@jeffreyharris6450
11 ай бұрын
Being from northern lower peninsula I can assure you I have no desire of living anywhere else , I’ve lived all over our great country and in most states in the south snd north , west and east and there’s just nothing or no place as nice as up here in up state Michigan , we truly are blessed to have all four seasons with out all the crap of the big city life . Amen to that - god bless you all .
@jeffreyharris6450
11 ай бұрын
Ps. Michiganders have other fun facts like , where do you live ( I live here and point to my first knuckle at the tip of my middle finger lol oh They call you a troll cause I live under the bridge lol) yup we have yuppers , trolls and fudgies ( fudgeies are tourists )
@ripperwrestling6587
11 ай бұрын
So true! we all have a map on us at all times when asked where we live! When I was in the Army guy's would laugh because we Michiganders can pull a map out of our pocket to describe location in Michigan.@@jeffreyharris6450
@BrettJ2010
11 ай бұрын
As an Ohio resident who has been going to northern michigan for 30 years, its the best kept secret. Its a different life in northern michigan. Sand, clear water and friendly people. But one thing, if you're going to research a subject, maybe look up how to pronounce things of that area.
@yooper5638
11 ай бұрын
I believe Michigan and the Great Lakes region in general will become an increasingly attractive place to live in the coming decades. Climate change will drive a lot of people to move from areas like the Arizona, Florida, Texas, etc. Everyone needs fresh water, and there's lots of it here.
@glennmorrell4907
11 ай бұрын
I agree with you. Although I live in PA I love Michigan and it’s proximity to all that Fresh water…I would move there if I could, maybe not the UP(like to visit it) but the upper part of the mitten…
@kathybrintlinger9993
11 ай бұрын
I’ve lived in the upper peninsula pretty much my entire life. I agree that climate change will pull people to our area. I fear they will destroy our natural resources.
@sydneyw580
11 ай бұрын
I’ve lived in the western UP for the entirety of my 23 years of life and I’d have to agree especially since in recent years our weather has completely changed. We have 70 plus degree days in late may and it’s easily 90 throughout the summer months. Heck it was 90 degrees for a few weekends here in august which would have been crazy to see 5 years ago. We also don’t get snow until late November now. Last year we barely had any snow for Christmas. It’ll snow somewhat heavily but with so many warmer days it doesn’t accumulate nearly as much as it did when I was a kid.
@halbarad6924
11 ай бұрын
Love from Houghton! The snow scares a lot of people away.
@jeepfreak81
8 ай бұрын
Houghton/Hancock is one of my favorite places. Sadly I feel it has lost a lot of its identity over the last 20 years. The college/town growth and the 'revitalization' that removed a lot of the charm. The deck was a unique structure as weird as it was, and now that canal land will be probably be converted to apartments or town homes. No one ever used to want that land because it was "so toxic".
@Blackmagechow
11 ай бұрын
Northern Michigan is so beautiful
@docjanos
11 ай бұрын
The Toledo Strip is only one of two issues which prompted Congress to award Michigan the U.P. The other was that originally Michigan's southern border was located a few miles further to the south. This would have deprived Indiana of a Lake Michigan shoreline. Indiana protested and was granted its quite short but significant shore. While the Great Lakes are often referred to as North America's great inland sea it is of course fresh water. Ther term "coast" is more appropriate to a sea-land interface thus lakeshore or simply shoreline is more appropriate here. As someone else pointed out, it's Michiganders -- as in gander and goose, and Mackinac is pronouced "Mackinaw" Also some errors on the Native names, O-jib-way, Pot [like cooking pot]-o-watt [like the electrical measure]-ami [as in French for friend]. The Upper Peninsula is locally referred to only by the initials UP and its residents are Youpers Another point, the Treaty of Paris (1793) did a poor job of delineating the border between the US and what was then British North America (Canada did not yet exist). This was mostly due to conflicting info about the location of some of the channels and islands to the east of the U.P. Until the War of 1812 the outposts of the two countries mostly interacted amicably. The Treaty of Ghent that ended that war was supposed to settle it but didn't do so entirely and the final details weren't worked out until the 1830s. During the interim the two sides got along OK and traded extensively. As with many other states there are less populated regions within states that are politcally at odds with the metropole. Such is the case with the U.P. Every once in a while someone starts up a movement to secede from the lower peninsula and form the separate state of Superior. It always comes to a screeching halt once they realize that the local economy is far too weak to support such independence.
@wallyman292
11 ай бұрын
While you may be technically correct, it's very common for folks to refer to the shoreline as "coast". Hell, even the local Weather guys on TV and radio refer to temps "along the coast" when giving their forecasts (due to it always being cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter there as opposed to inland).
@bernhardwall6876
11 ай бұрын
I live near Detroit, in Canada, and the geography is very underwhelming here, but when you're on I75 going north, the landscaping starts to be interesting around Pontiac.
@OnlineShelby
11 ай бұрын
Much of the iron ore needed to make cars in Detroit, Flint and the rest came from the upper peninsula that Michigan gained as a consolation for losing the Toledo strip.
@justamaninTN
11 ай бұрын
That is a really good point. That fact alone launched Michigan into becoming one of the top 10 most important states imo.
@rcslyman8929
11 ай бұрын
Ah. Yes. We "lost" the Toledo strip. Seriously, have you seen Toledo?
@pwvincil
3 ай бұрын
5:26 Lake of the Clouds and Porcupine Mountain. One of the best places I've been in the state for hiking and great pictures.
@Eibarwoman
11 ай бұрын
Coming from a person who barely lives north of the line, the climate changes from comparable to much of continental Europe in the Southern 1/3rd (pretty much from the tip of the Thumb on south) to in more inland areas in the northern 2/3rds you've got winters most similar to Finland and Russia.
@renzinthewoods
11 ай бұрын
Also, that population you quote for the greater Marquette area…that’s the population of Marquette COUNTY…which btw is the largest geographic county east of the Mississippi. The population of Marquette (my home for 20 years) is more like 25,000.
@craigbenz4835
11 ай бұрын
That 67,000 number is a hard stretch. Greetings from Negaunee.
@ThePolice2012
10 ай бұрын
@@craigbenz4835lol stayed at negaunee for beerfest a couple months ago and the roads were all dirt due to construction and there was a random car show going on. Definitely the most UP thing I’ve ever experienced.
@frothybeaver4869
7 ай бұрын
Michigan is probably the prettiest state in the continental 48. Beaver island is such a beautiful place I bought 6 acres up there. Can’t wait to build a cabin.
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