By The Center for Michigan - January 28, 2008
M is for the Motor City and its automobiles, Mackinaw Island and its fudge, Munising and its Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Motown #1 hits, MSU, motocross, folks with mettle, morel mushrooms, moments of simple pleasures, Michigan basements, and minimizing outbound migration.
I is for Irish Hills and over 50 gorgeous lakes, Isle Royale and its natural beauty, incredible fall colors, Indian casinos, ingenious educational systems, inventive people like Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and increasing sustainability efforts.
C is for Clarkston where Heather and Austin catch snowflakes with tilted heads and open mouths, Chesaning and its showboat, cherries from Traverse City, cider mills, stunning coastlines, camping, canoeing, Cozy bed-and-breakfasts, changing seasons, close knit communities, creative people like Francis Ford Coppola, creating jobs, and collaborative political parties in challenging economic times.
H is for Hockeytown and its heroes like Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman, Holland and its tulips, Huckleberry Railroad with Heather, hybrid cars, hard workers, hunters, hikers, historic lighthouses, hurried drivers, and helping displaced workers.
I is for Iron Mountain and its pasties, Ishpeming and its National Ski Hall of Fame, ice skating, icy roads, inviting environment for tourism, incredible snowmobiling, interesting people like Gerald Ford and Joe Louis, and impeding idealistic government spending.
G is for Gaylord and its golf courses, Grand Rapids and its Frederik Meijer Gardens, Greenfield Village, good neighbors, good food, good life, getting globally competitive, and a Great Lakes Compact that allows us to utilize, protect, and conserve our most vital natural resource.
A is for Ann Arbor and its art fair, Atlanta and its elk herd, adventure in state parks and national forests, awe-inspiring views, all sports, active vacations, apples, amazing fishing with Austin, applaud to automotive companies for continued fuel economy improvements, and attracting new and vibrant business.
N is for Newberry and its farmhouse airport where the lady offered incoming pilots a Pabst Blue Ribbon as they paid for fuel, Naubinway and its Ojibwa Native Americans, Northwood University, Nauti-Cat cruises with Nana, and negating the catering to special interests.
But most of all, Michigan is for me and my family!
One Comment
i love the m-i-c-h-i-g-a-n- story,the picture went so well with the story. it made me remember all the fun times growing up in michigan. my brothers played hockey and my mother, who has pased away, loved the red wings.my parents grew up in tennessee and moved to michigan in the 40,s when jobs in the auto industry were plenty. i know they missed tennessee but michigan became their home and they loved raising their 8 children here.we lived next to a golf course and spent many snowy days on the hills there, my parents quickly adopted to the snow and had fun with it. thanks for the story!
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