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.
You've heard this word thousands of times, but you probably never realized how your friends from the UP are screaming inside when they hear you say it.
With some areas on track to receive over 300 total inches of snowfall this winter, Michigan's Upper Peninsula utilizes clever technology to keep its railroad tracks clear.
Michigan has its fair share of things that other people around here just don't get. I hear it all the time, "what's a Michigan U-turn?" "What's a Yooper?" "Why does your rain smell like worms?"