On December 14, 1836, the Toledo War unofficially ended which granted the Toledo Strip to Ohio while Michigan acquired the timber and ore-rich upper peninsula.
A result of the Toledo War, Michigan's Lost Peninsula is home to about 140 residents who must first travel through Ohio in order to get back to the Mitten.
Being from Kalamazoo, one of the hardest things to do is to explain to someone where Kalamazoo is, and if you're really unlucky you have to give directions to our marvelous city.