26 Facts That Prove Michigan Could Possibly Be The Greatest State In All the Land
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Michigan locals have known this forever, but we're here to tell you Michigan might just be the greatest state in the U.S.A.
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1. You can thank Michigan for the modern-day weekend!
It was the Michigan labor movement and Henry Ford who pioneered this glorious two-day break for workers everywhere.
2. Their beer is top notch.
By sheer number of breweries, Michigan ranks in the top 5 in the U.S. Anyone who has tried a sip of some of their beers knows that quality accompanies quantity in this case.
3. Battle Creek, Michigan is home to just about every awesome cereal you've ever heard of.
Naturally, it's earned the nickname "Cereal City."
4. If you're in Ann Arbor and you stop at Zingerman's deli, your life will change, and it will definitively be for the better.
Their pastrami will give you actual epiphanies.
5. As any "Yooper" will tell you, the Upper Peninsula is like a little bit of heaven on Earth.
6. Don't even try to mess with Michigan's music game. Let's start with Iggy Pop.
7. Uhhh what can we even say about Stevie Wonder?
Isn't he lovely? Isn't he wonderful?
8. If you didn't know that Eminem came from Detroit, you've been living under a rock since the early 2000s.
9. You've got the woman who changed pop music forever, Madonna.
She even did a brief stint at U of M. Go Blue!
10. Big Sean gives her that D, 'cause that's where he was born and raised at.
By D, he means Detroit. He doesn't mean ANYTHING else.
11. And then Motown Records, of Detroit.
Enough said.
12. Hard to f*ck with Michigan on the Tennis Court, since Serena Williams hails from there.
13. And this gorgeous dude is the product of Grand Rapids.
14. If you've ever worked a blue-color job you're probably familiar with Carhartt, a Dearborn brand.
15. NO ONE makes cars like Michigan.
16. Mackinac Islands offers the perfect vacation spot with the most perfect food in all the lands--fudge.
17. One of the largest mosques in America is located in Dearborn, and it is BEAUTIFUL.
18. No fan parties like a Michigan fan.
19. There isn't a single sports franchise with an "active streak" that rivals the powerhouse that is the Detroit Redwings.
20. Lions' Wide Receiver Calvin Johnson has a catching radius that's equal to a two-car garage...wait WHAT?
21. This. Just this.
22. If you've ever had Faygo pop (and don't you dare call it soda), you know that nothing else compares.
23. The cherry game is ON POINT.
24. Any art history fanatic will fall in love with the Detroit Institute of Art.
25. Holiday lovers will feel right at home in Bronner's, a.k.a. the world's largest Christmas store, located in Frankenmuth.
26. Does YOUR state have a Great Lake named after it?
Yeah, we thought not.
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