Michigan: Exploring the Magic of Michigan with Sharon McMahon
The Preamble
Sharon McMahon
4.9 • 15.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sharon explores the rich ecosystem of the state of Michigan. Known as the “Great Lakes State” Michigan is comprised of two peninsulas that are separated by the Straits of Mackinac, called the Lower Peninsula, and the Upper Peninsula (UP). Known for its fresh water and natural beauty, the state of Michigan is home to many of the nation’s most beautiful parks, animals, coastlines, and lakes. Join Sharon to learn more about how Moose and Wolves cohabitate in Northern Michigan, why the UP belongs to Michigan despite sharing no border, how many ships have sunk in Lake Superior, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there. Thank you so much for joining me today. I have some |
| 0:06.8 | super interesting stuff to share with you about the Great Lake State, |
| 0:12.1 | the beautiful state of Michigan. |
| 0:15.0 | I think I got some good stuff for you. |
| 0:17.0 | This is not going to be about Henry Ford. |
| 0:19.0 | This is not going to be about any kind of auto manufacturing, |
| 0:22.0 | although that's fantastic. I have some other really good stuff, so let's dive in. I'm Sharon McMan. And welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | The State of Michigan touches four of the five Great Lakes. I'm sure that is obvious, according to the map. And you know sometimes people refer to Michigan as |
| 0:45.1 | the mitten state because it looks like it has a thumb and it's like somebody |
| 0:48.0 | wearing a mitten and then you have this little piece at the top that is |
| 0:52.4 | actually 29% of the landmass of the state of Michigan |
| 0:55.2 | but it only has 3% of the population, this little piece at the top that is not actually connected |
| 1:02.0 | to the bottom. So Michigan is actually made up of two |
| 1:06.7 | different peninsulas that are not touching each other. So the lower peninsula is |
| 1:11.5 | where all people live. |
| 1:13.2 | And the upper peninsula is attached to Wisconsin. |
| 1:17.4 | That's interesting. |
| 1:18.8 | A lot of people want to know why is the upper peninsula attached to Wisconsin not attached to the |
| 1:25.1 | lower peninsula and why is it part of Michigan. Additionally why is I'll Royal the |
| 1:30.4 | huge island in Lake Superior why does that belong to Michigan when it is twice as far away from Michigan as it is from Minnesota or even Canada? |
| 1:40.0 | So let's get into a little bit of that, but then I have some very interesting animal stuff to share with you. |
| 1:46.0 | Because if you've been following me for a while, you know that I love animals. |
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