12 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Great Lakes
When you have spent as much time surrounded by the Great Lakes as we have here in Michigan, it's easy to think you know it all.
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This Obscure Michigan Location is the Westernmost Point in the Eastern Time Zone
Michigan's time zone boundary gives us a geographic oddity - the westernmost point of the Eastern Time Zone in the United States.
Mount Arvon is No Longer Michigan’s Highest Point, This Pile of Mining Waste Is
Mount Arvon in northern Michigan's Huron Mountains has always been considered the highest point in the state. Surprisingly, that high point has been replaced by a pile of mining waste from the Tiden Mine near Ishpeming.
These 8 Upper Peninsula Locations Are Actually South of the Mackinac Bridge
Maybe being "Up North" is just a state of mind, when you consider how many spots in the Upper Peninsula area actually south of the Mackinac Bridge.
Today No One Knows the True Border Between Michigan and Ohio
From the Toledo War to a 1973 Supreme Court Case, the Michigan-Ohio border is one of the most contested in American history. The reason? The point that was to mark the beginning of the border is lost forever.
Michigan Has a Continental Divide – See the State’s ‘Parting of the Waters’
Michigan has an area some call the peninsula's "continental divide" where the waters part to flow toward either Lake Michigan or Lake Huron.