Does anyone live in the part of Michigan that is north/west of Lake M?

[Mattforclark]

If so, what is it like?

Do you feel that you really live in Michigan?

Do you identify more closely with Michigan or Wisconsin?

Why is it part of Michigan?

Are you insulted when children draw maps of Michigan and forget to include you?

[bif]

1. It was given to us to make up for us

not getting Toledo. We almost went to war over it!

[Whitacre D_WI]

3. I still think we(although I live in WI, I still consider myself an Ohioan)

should've kicked your asses!

Oh well, I suppose Woody Hayes fought that war for us 150 years later....

[kanrok]

You mean the U.P.?

n/t

[Whitacre D_WI]

2. Yoopers are Yoopers.

I never thought of them as Michiganders OR Wisconsinites.

More like Canada's idiot stepchildren.

(note to Yoopers: I KEED! I'm just playing with you!)

[Shadder]

4. Ah, the great state of Superior!

Say "Ya' to da UP, eh?

[TheMightyFavog]

5. Yoopers..

Tend to identify more with Wisconsin than Michigan. Most of the sports teams they tend to root for are Wisconsin teams, with one big exception, Yoopers tend to be really big Red Wings fans..

[bif]

6. Beautiful country up in the U.P.

If you've never been there, you should check it out.

[Mattforclark]

7. Aha!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan

I have discovered the truth.

Very interesting -

And the Toledo War -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War

I didn't know any of this stuff.

[Zero Gravitas]

8. Its called the upper Peninsular

eh?

[IronLionZion]

9. Is that where the American Nazi Party is based?

or is that somewhere else in Michigan?

[bif]

10. I seemn to recall a logo someone cme up with

several years ago.It may have been for our sesquecentennial and it included the mitten of Michigan, only they forgot to include the UP! Man were they ever embarassed. Any else remember this?

[Scout]

11. I'm glad it's part of Michigan

I'm a troll (live below the bridge, in the mitten) but I love visiting the UP. I highly recommend it, it is just beautiful up there. Lake Superior, forests, waterfalls, lighthouses, copper mines, fishing, boating ... so much to do.

If you visit, drive across the Mackinac Bridge. I find it as spectacular a drive as crossing the Golden Gate. Personally, driving across the Mighty Mac has a greater fear factor for me than driving across the Golden Gate. I've done both more than once, and the Mackinaw bridge gets my heart pumping more than the Golden Gate. If you're in the outside lane, that guard rail seems way too low. If you're in the inside lane, I'm always afraid that damn grating is gonna fall through, and me with it. (Remember poor Leslie Pluhar (?) and her Yugo that went over the edge?)