Michigan - The US Explained
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Michigan - mountains and mines, wild forests, islands, and lakes sit together with one of the largest cities in the country, a heavily urbanized hive of industry home to millions of people. This is a fascinating state - one that tells the story of America - both its failures and its promise. I hope you'll join me to hear it.
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FLORIDA is up next in The US Explained and I'm really excited! I've been there, but I still need some help! Floridians, it's your time to shine! Please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!
In Venus, FL. There's a man living in a futuristic home and owns 100 acres which according to their project will be the ideal utopian society of the future
It is huge. But it was the tiniest at statehood, and remained the smallest Southern state till 1940 when it was finally catching up roughly the same size of South Carolina and Maryland, but still less populous than West Virginia!
Florida! The 3rd peninsula of Michigan haha. Iconic timing. The amount of history in Florida is what I always find lacking in what most people think of Florida. Geologic time capsule of the ocean with fossils galore, shell mounds, the Seminole people, to modern day pirates. Texas has a mandatory year of Texas history and honestly Florida should do the same in my opinion. I lived there for a decade and I’m only 90 minutes away now. Truly a special place in nature.
@ The Upper, the Lower, and the Winter Peninsulae.
@@xinli9051 exactly
Michigander here: you did a good job on the video, and I liked your overall presentation and attention to detail. I prefer Michigander myself.
WHITMER ruined the term Michigander for me….ugh….can’t stand to hear it now…only think of her
Womp womp @@delorisharrison6731
@@delorisharrison6731how odd, you can’t use it because the governor of the state used it? Just because you disagree with her politics. Jesus you political people are so odd, ofc she used it! If trump used it I’m sure it’d be your favorite phrase.
@@delorisharrison6731 LMAOOO WHAT
@@Shine28you sound pretty political 💀
As a Michigander, I can honestly say your video gave the best explanation of Michigan I have ever seen. Great detail and facts. You should be proud of your accomplishment.
I love it here in Michigan. I'm never leaving. We have just the right amount of everything.
Except winter lol gimme 30% less winter and it's perfect
@@khall187lol I live in Florida I want that winter
We need more land in the UP
The only downside is the lack of sunshine. We have less sunshine than any other state I've ever been to, outside of Alaska.
I never even noticed how cloudy it is here until I spent a lot of time outside the state. Take your vitamin D supplements, people.
I just got stuffed by lake effect snow reconsidering having been living here my entire life
I'm impressed. You did your homework. You pronounced Mackinac, Sault Ste. Marie and Hamtramck properly.
Now let's hear him say Schoenherr, or maybe Cadieux lol
@@mikezobl9602 les cheneaux isle, Menonaqua, etc.
I noticed that too...a rarity. He did mispronounced GOGEBIC wrong, though!!
@@jjoohhhnnthat’s advanced, I’m from metro Detroit and I can’t do those ones lol
I live in Grand Rapids and it is very easy to forget how naturally beautiful most of Michigan is. Very, very little people I interact with ever talk about anything north of Manistee. Great video! Glad to see a video about my home state from an objective third party.
Also from GR, it’s so worth it to make an effort to get up north. It’s so pretty up in the TC area, genuinely stunning
I recently moved from Lansing to Grand Rapids, and took the chance this year to drive up north when the leaves started turning. It is absolutely worth venturing further out.
also from gr!!
Every time I hear our state motto “if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you” I get chills lol it’s so simple but really is all that needs to be said about why our state is so great
The state motto and Detroit city motto are so perfect
Michigan!!! I’m a Hoosier, but I grew up half a mile from the border near south bend. I love Michigan so much. So many of my best days of summer were spent at the beach in Lake Michigan. It’s such a beautiful state, with so much to see, and great Midwestern culture as well
Michiana represent!
@@colonialstraits1069 hell yeah! Grew up in Granger
My mom's from Newcastle, and I grew up in Mid Michigan. My cousins loved to come up during the summer.
No one from Michigan says Michiganian. I'd never even heard that term until a year or two ago, from someone else talking about the resident. It's Michigander.
Correct, I've lived all 44 years of my life in the Murder Mitten; and the preferred nomenclature is and always has been Michigander.
I've heard michiganian, but michigander is more popular
@@WrestlingWithHorror420 murder mitten?
@@WrestlingWithHorror420 "Immunize your little Michigander today!"
Michigander for some reason is more popular but michiganian is the correct term.
As a viewer of this series since the first couple videos, I was nervously anticipating Michigan. You hit it OUT OF THE (Comerica) PARK! You pronounced the words mostly correctly (Im so glad I didn’t have to sit there cringing each time someone said “Salt Saint Marie” or “Mackinack” bridge) and honestly did better than me with some of the French pronunciations. I am a native of Michigan and have left for short amounts of time here and there, but now at the age of 36 I’m probably going to stay here for the rest of my life. It really is the most balanced states. The weather isn’t extreme usually (I’m saying that as someone who survived a direct hit by an EF-2 tornado in May of this year) with winters being cold but not too much so and summers being the best in the country (can’t go wrong with summertime in Northern Michigan). The people are nice but not too much so, the economy is diversified and cost of living is relatively low, and there is enough beauty and scenery to always find new places to go even if you go somewhere new in the state each weekend. Plus, being here in the Kalamazoo area, we are
Note to the person who made the video…Kalamazoo is mentioned below:
Why is everything about Michigan and Michigan State in this state? Why did you avoid mentioning Western Michigan University Broncos, which has the 3rd largest stadium in Michigan and plays in the same division as UofM and MSU but just a different conference?? Why not highlight Big Ten and MAC schools?? Many other states would have highlighted 5 of their popular college teams but you follow the Michigan crowd and only mention two. That’s Boring because the state of Michigan has so much to offer.
Special note: The Michigan Big MAC Mackinaw bridge is actually the largest suspension bridge in the USA and was once the largest in the world.. Also all of the high ways are free to travel on in Michigan. The state has no toll roads, unlike all of the surrounding states that do have.. . Equally important, Michigan was the first state in the USA to offer free education for grades K-12 sponsored by taxpayers, with Kalamazoo being the birth place. In fact, Kalamazoo is the first city in the USA to provide a free college education to all of it residents with some restrictions. It would have been nice to highlight far more the Native Americans of Michigan as well as the three Native American colleges too.
There should have been more focus on Grand Rapids and Traverse city as well..
Overall decent video. Keep up the fine work..
@@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsiaYou should make a video about Michigan to include everything you want to see, yet already know about, which is kinda odd. Also, most people don't care about the MAC conference athletics because the level of skill doesn't hold a candle to the BIG Ten conference. Most people don't need that spelled out for them. It's comparable to watching minor league vs. major league.
An excellent fair view of our state. Both the good and bad were presented without any bias, a hard thing to do today. Detroit being a hotbed of talent, your list of famous people could have gone on for along time. The only point that I was disappointed in was the lack of the beautiful Belle Isle coverage. The island park being designed by the same person who designed Central Park in New York. I understand that covering a whole state's history while showing off all of its beauties is an impossible task if you want the video to last less than 12 hours. ... ... Very impressive work, thank you.
Southwest Michigan (born and raised here)
ALWAYS "Michigander"!!!
My comment to him about west Michigan…. Why is everything about Michigan and Michigan State in this state? Why did you avoid mentioning Western Michigan University Broncos, which has the 3rd largest stadium in Michigan and plays in the same division as UofM and MSU but just a different conference?? Why not highlight Big Ten and MAC schools?? Many other states would have highlighted 5 of their popular college teams but you follow the Michigan crowd and only mention two. That’s Boring because the state of Michigan has so much to offer.
Special note: The Michigan Big MAC Mackinaw bridge is actually the largest suspension bridge in the USA and was once the largest in the world.. Also all of the high ways are free to travel on in Michigan. The state has no toll roads, unlike all of the surrounding states that do have.. . Equally important, Michigan was the first state in the USA to offer free education for grades K-12 sponsored by taxpayers, with Kalamazoo being the birth place. In fact, Kalamazoo is the first city in the USA to provide a free college education to all of it residents with some restrictions. It would have been nice to highlight far more the Native Americans of Michigan as well as the three Native American colleges too.
There should have been more focus on Grand Rapids and Traverse city as well..
Overall decent video. Keep up the fine work..
I’m A Southwestern Michigander
I’m a lifelong Michigander and love it here! I’ve been waiting for the Michigan video to drop :) Our interior continental climate can be pretty hardcore and when one of our friends from New Zealand visited he opined Lake Michigan looked like the ocean
It makes my day whenever I see Carter drop a new video in The US Explained.
I live in Ann Arbor and have lived in Michigan my whole life since the day I was born. I absolutely love this state and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I've been all over the state throughout my life and I'm always amazed at what the state has to offer and how different it is in other areas of the state. Thank you for making this video. It's the best one I've seen on UA-cam.
If you're looking for more Michigan content Alexis Dahl regularly uploads videos on the geology, industry and cultural moments of the UP. She's absolutely delightful, and so informative.
Also from Ann Arbor!
Part of the 7% of michigan population in northern lp. Actually live between an apple orchard and a cherry orchard about 1 mile from lake michigan. Nice to see you didn't skip the northwoods. Most people don't think of us when they think of michigan. In fact a lot of our tourists are surprised that people live here year round.
I know it's not large, but I was disappointed that the Michigan Technological University was not mentioned when Houghton or the Keweenaw was brought up. The University is home to the largest career fair in the state and one of the largest in the nation. It's a crucible for aspiring engineers. Huskies need some more love and beer!
I know huskies, they don’t need anymore beer lol
Got to be the 906th like and I'm watching from Michigan Tech in the UP, it doesn't get much better than that
As a born and raised Michigander, with interests in history, demographics, industry, and geography. You did a really good job and provided a great summary; picking the right details and stories to give an accurate insite to people who are unfamiliar with our great state. Well done, I am now subscribed as a first time viewer! I LOVE our state and will never move!
A few things I would like to add or emphasize to other interested viewers:
Most of the small towns in rural Michigan started out as lumber towns. Almost the entire Lower Peninsula was logged and the combination of barren land and farming practices of the time lead to wildfires and even dust storms in some areas of the state. This lead to a major conservation effort in the 20th century which lead to most of the forests returning to what we see today.
Grand Rapids: (Where I currently live). Also known as “Furniture City” or “Beer City, USA” as it’s a fantastic growing city. Also referred to as "GR" by us locals, GR was a center for the craft beer movement with the establishment of high quality and innovative breweries and played a pivotal role in shaping the craft beer culture in the USA. Companies like Amway are located nearby and have a large foothold in the city. The manufacturing heritage has lead to a significant aerospace presence. Also home to what we call the world class "Medical Mile" that makes GR a major (and growing) presence in the healthcare industry as a hub for medical innovation, research and services. This is supported by some of the many fantastic public Universities we have in the state notably Michigan State and Grand Valley State (Local). Side note: the University of Michigan on the east side of the state has one of the best hospitals in the entire world which leads me to my next point.
Michigan has a large, diverse selection of great public universities in proportion to its population size. Many of which have good to elite reputations in many industries. Michigan, Michigan State, Grand Valley State, Michigan Tech, Wayne State, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and the list goes on. There also some great private college's and large network of community colleges which will now be free to residents.
Traverse City: Beautiful costal city in Northern Michigan that is a fantastic vacation and tourist destination. Known for its Cherry industry (There’s a popular Cherry Festival). A lot of winery’s in the area as well.
Grand Haven: Also known as "Coast Guard City, USA" a name that was designated by US Congress in 1988. Awesome summer beach town known for its super clean and fun beach and is home to the popular US Coast Guard Festival in the summer.
Michigan is one of the best Golf states in the union with TONS of public and highly rated courses that are relatively very cheap compared to most of the country (Only drawback are the winters preventing year round play). Boating and what we call “Lake Life” here contributes to the “Northern Michigan” culture where many Michigander families having a second house or family cabin up north (I know you mentioned this). The tradition on holiday weekends sees a mass migration to the north for festivities. With over 11,000 lakes in the state, either you, your family, a friend, or somebody you know owns a house/cabin on a lake.
Only halfway through so far, but as someone from Menominee, I’ll say you NAILED pronunciations of place names all around. They aren’t easy!
Mispronounced Gogebic around the 4-minute mark
@ I caught that, but thats a tougher one even for Yooper names. He had a much better batting average than most
Born, raised, and educated (Go Blue!) in Michigan. My occupation has provided the opportunity to live in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and although I'm grateful to have lived overseas, my love and desire to always return to Michigan remains. Thank you for the beautiful vid.
Wow-I didn't realize 4 counties in Michigan had a different time zone from the rest of the state, and I've lived in Michigan since birth. 😮
Me either!
Years ago when I was growing up time zones existed in different counties of the UP. We lived near the Soo. Traveling west to Manistique we would pass into Central time!! It was real confusing for folks traveling around fthe UP. That was back in the 1960's.
Hey @ThatIsInterestingTII I have been a fan of your channel since New Hampshire explained and I have waited so long for this one.
Michigan is my home state and I’ve lived here my whole life.
I grew up in Leelenau county! The home of the sleeping bear sand dunes! I even went to school in Glen Lake so this is awesome to me!!! I’m so glad you got to experience my truly small town home. My dad has had a business in Glen arbor since 1993 and we’re still going strong.
I went to university in the UP up in Houghton at Michigan Tech.
I love that I live here and always will. It’s just such a beautiful place.
I also am a true Detroit fan. All four sports teams am I huge fan.
My utter family lives in Detroit and Grand Rapids and we even have a cottage near luddington halfway up the states east coast.
This makes me so happy.
Thank you so much for doing this and I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Hopefully you’ll be back one day!
31:38 On a note on the Huron and Porcupine mountains: These hills might not be impressive but they are likely to be one of if not the oldest mountain range in the USA. These mountains were formed more than 2 billion years ago just before the formation of the nearby Black Hills, likely situated on the same fault line. For contrast, the often regarded 'ancient' mountains of Appalachia were formed only 480 million to 800 million years ago.
Third comment, but I had to thank you again, specifically for your intro. It's beautiful, and feels like it was written by a Michigander. Reminds me of the best days of my childhood, and probably a lot of other Michiganders as well. I can't express how much I appreciate how you covered this state, so many people think it's just Detroit. But there's so much more, and you did a phenomenal job expressing that.
Michigander here! I wasn’t born here but raised here great video!
Ayyyyyeeee my hometown (Holland) and my school (Go Lakers) got a shoutout! I'm a happy boy! Great job as always! Even though I complain about the snow sometimes, fall and summer can't be beat here!
Exactly! Native Holland girl myself
We live in southwest Michigan., I LOVE that sun sets at almost 10pm in the summer, with twilight it's about 11pm before it's truly DARK in mid june. Fireworks start at 10pm/1030pm on 4th of July!
Always loved it as a kid and now to this day as a middle aged woman I still adore it and chase fireflies and play hide and seek in the woods and yard with our kids during the summer evenings, or we drive to lake Michigan to swim and watch as the sun sets at 10pm. ❤
Great video! There will never be enough hours in a day to report all the great things about Michigan, but you did a good job 👏🤙
I'm a Yooper. I've lived around. I spent 18 years in Florida, a few years in Idao, Wyoming, Washington, and Alaska, but I will always be a Yooper at heart. I'll never leave this place again.
I'm so glad to see your video coming out! They're great, you do an insane amount of work making them. Very grateful to you and you have my respect. Thank you!
No question. Michigan is the very best vacation state! I should know, I've lived here my whole life 🤙🤙🤙
Thank you for this richly informative documentary on Michigan. You do such a great job of blending geography, history and current socioeconomics!
Detroiter and lifelong Michigander here. Love the work and research you put into making this. I could feel your passion and appreciation in your presentation, and the story you tell - Michigan's story - was very well-rounded. Thank you for putting this together, I'm sharing it with my friends!
Bro's pronunciation is on point.
Much love for Michigan from a Pennsylvanian!
The feeling is mutual! Much love for the great state of PA!
Love that Commonwealth!
I want to visit Central Pennsylvania
On winter in the UP, some car manufacturers and suppliers bring their vehicles for testing and calibration.
I've done it and it's pretty fun
Michigander here! Born and raised in Detroit, live in southwest Michigan, and work in Holland!
Love my state! 🙏🏾💪🏾
Come for Tulip Time! 🌷
Already do! I went last year for the first time last year.
Gonna go again next year too! 😊 🌷
Another way to look at the size of Michigan is in comparison to England/UK. In land area, we are slightly larger than the total area of England. If you include the lakes, we are slightly larger than the total area of the UK.
Once again, awesome job, Carter! You are so dedicated to these videos and this series, and I can't wait for the next episode 😃👏
I just moved to Michigan as a travel nurse. My 1st time here. Each travel assignment has been a different state cuz I'm tryna visit all 50. Carter, I wish there were sections in your video so I could find a good place to pause it and use the bathroom lol
Welcome to the Michigander, what's good for the Michigander is good for the michigoose.
Where about in Michigan? Welcome to Michigan, by the way..
@@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia Battle Creek
@@1113-f7o nice city. The downtown is not like it once was but it has so much potential in Battle Creek. Get a chance visit downtown Kalamazoo, rated the Coolest City in the USA
@@1113-f7o nice. Be sure to visit downtown Kalamazoo where they don’t even need to plow snow in their downtown due to their innovative snow melt system. Basically they have heaters in their streets in sidewalks that automatically melts the snow
Mackinac Island is the world’s largest party. Thousands of workers, from all over the country/world, bringing every one of their party favors with them. Nearly all in their early 20s. Truly a car free orgy.
What?
@@jjoohhhnn College kids working summer jobs on the Island.
As kids, we used to love that it got dark so late at night. We thought that it was like that everywhere. It's a beautiful state but since me & my husband are from the 80s--early 90s Detroit, we couldn't wait to get out. Sometimes we consider becoming michiganders again but I don't want to deal with the winter again after briefly living back in 2000. You did give me some flashbacks. Oh, you brought up the fox theater! I saw my first concert there in 1987. It was the beastie boys & someone started a fire. The whole place had to be evacuated.
I am heading to Michigan Next week! as part of my 50 states trip, this was very usefull!
…a most unfortunate time of year to come to Michigan. December to April is cold and dreary. Hopefully it will entice you to come back in the summer, where there’s no better place.
I grew up in Holland Michigan, and have lived in almost every major part of the US since college. From May until October it is one of the most beautiful places in the country. The November to April part is why I don't live there anymore, but would love to find a job where I could live in Tennessee from November through April, and Michigan from May through October.
Oh yeah. Now I remember why I was subscribed to this channel.
Michiganders are a friendly bunch. Just don't mistake that for gullibility. We embrace the wolverine nickname. It describes our protectiveness over our state.
😅 I'm wondering why that protectiveness failed to stop lead poisoning, automotive dependency and collapses, etc.
Like I belive you but what's going on with that?
Michigan has underrated good times. It's usually in some festive family's backyard, or another outdoor recreational area that is nearly unknown to anyone but other people from Michigan. You definitely feel the lack of sunlight (in a literal sense) - but it's British weather unless you're in the Northern parts of the state, which get a lot more snow. One of my favorite thanksgiving meals was at a cabin on the lake that my mother and her friends rented as a neutral spot for Thanksgiving weekend. The whole weekend cost maybe $400 split between three families. There was almost no cell phone signal. We had to actually be social in person. No distractions from the beautiful outdoors and a fully furnished, cozy cabin.
That weekend was some years ago, so it might cost slightly more now - but still relatively similar.
@@ChunkySoupfortheSoulmy response to the individual who made the video:
Why is everything about Michigan and Michigan State in this state? Why did you avoid mentioning Western Michigan University Broncos, which has the 3rd largest stadium in Michigan and plays in the same division as UofM and MSU but just a different conference?? Why not highlight Big Ten and MAC schools?? Many other states would have highlighted 5 of their popular college teams but you follow the Michigan crowd and only mention two. That’s Boring because the state of Michigan has so much to offer.
Special note: The Michigan Big MAC Mackinaw bridge is actually the largest suspension bridge in the USA and was once the largest in the world.. Also all of the high ways are free to travel on in Michigan. The state has no toll roads, unlike all of the surrounding states that do have.. . Equally important, Michigan was the first state in the USA to offer free education for grades K-12 sponsored by taxpayers, with Kalamazoo being the birth place. In fact, Kalamazoo is the first city in the USA to provide a free college education to all of it residents with some restrictions. It would have been nice to highlight far more the Native Americans of Michigan as well as the three Native American colleges too.
There should have been more focus on Grand Rapids and Traverse city as well..
Overall decent video. Keep up the fine work..
@@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia I didn't make the video and we aren't even acquaintances. Also I don't know anyone from Traverse city. I'm sure that your gaming chat group does. I met someone from grand rapids once, and the interaction that happened I would repeat exactly the same as before. Surely that's for no reasonable reason at all, for people like yourself. So you're from Singapore - where they launder a lot of money. What a surprise.
Thank you for creating this series ,Carter, It has and is giving me a greater understanding o the U.S.A. Please keep this great series going, Peter in Penang.
Malaysia?
Greetings from S W Michigan!
As someone who has lived in NC (mountains hills beaches islands) texas and currently florida. Michigan and the west coast hold a special place in my wishlist!!
Grand Rapidian here (West Michigan Dutchman)! This is a dissertation-level explanation of Michigan history, let alone the rest of video. Great photo selections!
FINALLY!!!! I been waiting like 4 years for my state!!
I was born in New Mexico, but lived most of my life in Michigan. I consider myself a Michigander more than anything. Thank you for this video.
Your intro feels different than your others. Your language in general. Someone is becoming more and more of a writer. Also cool to see ya for the first time. Thanks for your videos. Looking forward to your Colorado video.
I love my State. I've traveled enough( in the US) to appreciate it's beauty & uniqueness. Michigan has a long, colorful history with great ties to European sources. If variety in so many ways, is what one seeks, come to my State. We are welcoming.
You missed the, United States National Pothole Farm....I-75 from Toledo thru to Flint....
I-75 not too bad but 23 bout destroyed my car coming home from cedar point pitch black can't see shit hit one of the biggest potholes I've ever hit going 85
the new format is amazing! well done!
1 there was one reported casualty during the Toledo War; a cow lol. 2 in the U.P. there's stone from Canada that's two billion+ years old. 3 if you've had corn muffins/bread there's a good chance they were made using Jiffy Mix corn muffin mix made in Chelsea Michigan. Loved the video, it was great learning a fuck ton of new things about my home.
Born in Michigan and spent almost all of my 56 years here. I know few people that would use Michiganian. It's definitely Michigander.
Great video! As a lifelong Frankenmuth resident, I would note that the Germans that settled the town as well as most of the surrounding area (Saginaw, Bay, and Tuscola Counties primarily) arrived in the 1830s through 1850s. In both the 1850 and 1860 census, the German and 1st generation German American populations were second only to US born migrants from New England and New York. Frankenmuth was founded in 1845 by “colonists” as they are often referred, who were recruited in Bavaria and Franconia to settle in the wilderness of Saginaw County to preach Christianity to Indigenous Americans. The settlement grew around the church and was reinforced by waves of people from the various Germanic States. 3 more settlements were formed in Saginaw and Tuacola counties- Frankentrost, Frankenlust, and Frankenhilf (now called Richville). Frankenmuth prospered while the others have stayed stagnant even until today. The rich soil and the Cass River, a tributary of the Saginaw River system, allowed Frankenmuth’s farming community to prosper and allowed for industry to grow around it, primarily milling, wool milling, and brewing. They maintained their German customs and traditions, albeit with a slight Americanization, through both World Wars. Only after WWII did Frankenmuth start to open up to the world and begin to embrace its tourist culture, as restaurants and shops began to adopt more of a bastardized version of traditional German culture. Its location off the beaten path (I75) has made it a location you have to want to visit, rather than allowing you to just stumble upon it. For locals however, it is strategically placed between Saginaw and Flint, making it a great location to live, allowing an easy commute to two larger urban centers, but being far enough away to allow for a small town feel.
Good points
Hi there. Hopefully a future Governor of this state watching this. Thank you so much for this video. Our great state is a gem. And it will always have a great future ahead. 😎
Glad to hear it! If DTE alone was state owned it'd increase the budget by 10 billion, or by several billion and the service quality can go up and or costs go down. Rail is similarly profitable and also an inelastic market.
One of the best things about living 40 miles from the time zone line down Lake Michigan, is summer nights, as you mention. When it's dark in NY at 9PM it's still light(ish) here at the same time. Which, is pretty cool. And, it's Michigander.
This is a great documentary, and I am thankful somebody decided to make it! I can’t wait to see the other 50 states in your channel series, and I wish you the best!
Wow, young man! This is a very INTERESTING review. I'll be visiting a lot of MI soon. Cheers!
i just came through here a week ago looking for a video on my home state! now this popped up in my recommended, great video and great timing!
Incredible video carter, you did such a great job. You need more subscribers
I’ve been waiting forever for this video! I love my state and all it has to offer, Michigan is my home forever ❤ and it’s Michigander
Michigander here: love the video. Goes into great depth and overall pretty good though I’ve never heard anyone from Michigan say Michiganian. But great video and love it when I see someone talk about our state. Also great job on the pronunciation on the names.
Michigan corporations you missed: Carhartt, Merrell and Wolverine are Michigan based brands, as are the office furniture brands Herman Miller, Steelcase, Haworth and Desk Haus. Meijers, Bissell and Whirrlpool are also HQ'ed in Michigan. The last 7 I listed are Grand Rapids area corps, they're the home-goods capital of the USA. There are also some odd defense contractors HQ'ed here, as well.
Is Lazy Boy furniture still HQ'ed in Monroe?
Also the high end furniture company, Baker, was housed in Holland and Grand Rapids. I used to sew for Baker.
@@corn677 Yes they are!
Carter!! A new US explained video, yay!
So excited to watch!! I enjoy everything about this series.
So glad my home state is finally here! I’ve been subscribed since the first episode of the US explained!
Proud Michigander here. 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. Sometimes frozen, always fresh. No salt, no sharks!
Most importantly, no stinging jellyfish!
Great Job. You explained and described my home state in great detail. I enjoyed the listen immensely.
As a Michigander living in Illinois, I still like to associate myself with that state. Love Michigan, and would love to return some day.
Relocate back
Michigander, St. Clair Shores. Nice vid ❤
Ah you’re one of the upper class
Amazing work bro, love what youre doing here
Carter, again, your best work yet.
BTW, been to Michigan. Visited my sister in Kalamazoo. " Oh, I got a gal... in Kalamazoo!"
Holland, MI, too.
Can’t wait to watch this. I’ve been following since watching your Greenland documentary about year ago. As a Michigan native, I’ve been waiting for this one!
Michigander here, very very good job , sir!
I was a Yooper for a year. Loved it up there! Bugs were the only negative.
I agree, I've lived in Marquette and the flies are bad during the summer, the only way to enjoy it was to go jumping off the black rocks at Presqe Isle
This is the most insightful, articulate and entertaining video about our State that I've ever seen. Thank you for all your hard work.
Greetings from Missouri, Michiganders! My nephew will be taking his dad on the nearly 7 hour drive to Battle Creek for work this week so I decided to check this video out. I enjoyed learning about your beautiful State and I hope to travel that way in the future. God bless America 🇺🇸
I'm an immigrant from a tropical country and I'm so proud to call Michigan my home.
I prefer “Michigangster”
That's genius.
I prefer Michigestapo, well actually, I don't prefer it... but it still is.
Michigander is the official & only way to refer to a real Michigan native
I just stumbled onto this series and channel. Extremely well done and entertaining. Looking forward to IA and AZ. Keep it up!
It’s nice seeing ur video’s evolve from when you started. The prologue was well done. In addition, the on site footage adds to the story telling. If you ever get tire of making content you could definitely be an author of some sort.
Fitting that I get a little Caesars ad.. great video
MSU is technically bigger than UM in terms of enrollment I think. MSU has one of the largest campuses in the US I think.
U of m has more land and more staff but MSU has more students, probably the last year though.
@@jjoohhhnn Why the last year?
@@magikzebra6552 Cause the U of M has been growing faster than MSU for the last decade (catching up to MSU) and now they're within the error margin ~0.5% difference in students.
Gosh, seeing the Renaissance Center in the opening brought back memories. I remember when I went up there for take your kid to work day and seeing the view into Canada.
South-east Michigander here, you did a great job with the video!
We in Michigan love our state, thanks for a great video. 😀👍
Do you prefer Michigander, or the other one he mentioned?
"Michigander" BY FAR!!! Nobody goes by the other names, except Yoopers in the UP typically go by that name.
@@jeremiahallyn4603 it's michgander but I like the one a guy suggested "michiganster". 😄👍
From Michigan. And it's *definitely* Michigander. No one uses "Michiganian".
25:24 Grand Rapids is more than a city with a brewery scene- it’s voted Beer City USA as of 2024!
Grand Rapids has the Worlds largest Art Prize event and holds several other notable records
Home Goods capital of the USA.
Oh man, wish you had talked to me before producing this video. I grew up in Michigan until I was 19, before moving to Florida where I still live. But all of my family is still in Michigan, I go back a few times every year, and I’ve actually learned so much more about the state since I haven’t been living there anymore. But of course, I d been all over the entire state, and I’m a big fan of both history and geography. Looking forward to finishing watching this one. You do a very thorough job.
Why should he have talked to you? What did he miss?
I should bring up that both Herman Miller and Lay-z-Boy are based out of Michigan. GR was built as a furniture manufacturing city.
The Mackinac Bridge is an engineering marvel, and the Great Lakes are simply breathtaking.
I've lived here in Michigan for 12 years and have never learned so much about this awesome state! Thank you🎉
It’s michigander, nothing else, also we love our yoopers, and I wish we took better care of them
One residue of the New England to NY to Michigan migration is that there are town names in New England that were repeated in Upstate NY and then again in Michigan. Names like Rochester or Utica followed the migrants
There’s names like that in Indiana as well