Welcome to Michigan: Great Lakes, Great Times (and State #13!)
September 15th, 2009
Oh boy, the states are coming fast and furious(ly) now! ‘Course, I’m in Chicago at my brother’s place all this week, so there will be a slow-down in state-churn for a bit. Ah well, ah well.
Despite appearances, there wasn’t all that much highway construction going on in Michigan. I think someone must have forgotten they were a swing state.
I had some pretty great times in Michigan and there were, by definition, some great lakes, so — yeah. Good job on not over-selling on the welcome sign. Some cool things about Michigan:
- Everyone goes 10 mph over, even in 25 mph zones — this was especially amazing after the very cautious driving habits of North Dakotans, Minnesotans, and Wisconsinians.
- No, seriously: 10 over!
- No “click it or ticket signs” or other nanny-state roadside hallmarks.
- People were disarmingly friendly. Like, residents in small towns who know you’re a tourist walking through their neighborhood still say hello and seem to mean it.
- Granted, I’ve never been to Detroit, but: it’s a pretty place.
More later.
bkd
At least you admit your observations are limited by the fact that you did not go to Detroit.
In North Dakota, the limit is 75, so going 5 over the limit usually suffices. Just saying.
But everyone in ND went 5 under, making the person with the out-of-state license plates feel vulnerably conspicuous.