The TRUTH About Living in Michigan - REAL Pros and Cons (Watch BEFORE Moving to MI)
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- Thinking about moving to Michigan and looking for the good and bad? I'll tell you about the BEST and WORST things about living in Michigan in this video so you can decide if it's the right state for you to move to! I think Michigan is one of the BEST states to live in and these are things you NEED to know before moving here.
I answer questions like...
How much does it cost to live in Michigan?
How many breweries are in Michigan?
How do I do a Michigan left?
What is Michigan's life like?
How many lakes are there in Michigan? (Another state has more)
or How BIG is the Upper Peninsula? (huge)
We'll cover all the great things about living in Michigan like the abundance of breweries, the upper peninsula (AKA The UP), the seasons, all of the lakes, and the cost of living.
And the bad things like how the seasons in Michigan don't always go in order and the weather can be unpredictable.
With that crazy Michigan, weather comes bad drivers, slick roads, and terrible potholes.
We'll even talk about how to pronounce Mackinac!
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Did you know that the northern tip of Indiana used to be Michigan ? They moved the Indiana State line up to have a port to Lake Michigan. A lot of people don't know this. The land where the University Of Notre Dame is used to be in Michigan.
Is Buchanan Mi safe?
Michigan has it perks, then it has its seasons: Winter, Thailand, Fall, and Siberia
I grew up between Ionia and Kent County and Jesus, it’d be -5 one day and 40 degrees the next. Then I remember one summer it’s around 98 but felt like 105. Then right back to it a few months later it was back down to 20 degrees. Most bipolar state ever but I love it cause it’s home.
Best part is after about 2 decades you can start predicting the unpredictable. Born and raised
LMFAO this made me chuckle
Hey we have 5 seasons fall, winter, spring, road construction and summer
SO true! I feel like "road construction season" never ends!😅
Myriah T and it’s never guaranteed that the season will happen in this order, one week it may be 80 degrees and the next it will be a blizzard
@@coolminer1231 yes!! 100% spot-on 😅
Well in Toronto we just have two: Construction and Winter :/
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every state has the same saying, "if you don't like the weather wait 15 minutes". Everyone thinks they have the crazier weather
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While I have heard that also from people from other states the difference is our weather is greatly affected by the great lakes and does change a lot and quick.
I,ve actually heard weather in SE Michigan is fairly mild
@@DouglasMitchell1 yeah SE michigander here its kinda just normal
I was born in southwest Michigan. By the time I was 19 I had lived in 9 different states and approx 20 towns. My favorite place on earth is in the middle of Tennessee. Fast forward to 2022. I'm retired, and as long as I don't HAVE to drive when the "Lake Effect" snow is piling up around us, and I don't HAVE to shovel the drive way, I'm good! Southwest Michigan grows some of the best fruits and veggies. There are grape vineyards, and wineries everywhere. ...............Noooo Hurricanes, seldom a tornado, and water to drink AND swim in. Compared to many other states, I'll stay put!
I love this State. My husband was born in MI & we bought our home here over a year ago and moved from central Florida. Michigan is the most beautiful state. I have found nothing but peace here. I'm in love. Thank you Michiganders for being so welcoming.
Looks like Michigan has stolen your heart! Who can blame you? With its stunning landscapes and welcoming people, it's hard not to fall in love. Just be careful not to get too attached to the snow in the winter!
😱 .....I want to move to Michigan from Seattle...but when he said "if you live in a place that shuts down with a little dusting of snow..." I felt personally attacked 😭
Same!!! Trying to move from Seattle to Michigan too
xD
Move to the west side of the state. Detroit sucks. Stole my van there when working one week. Ann arbor west doesn't shut down for a dusting of snow. Too much for that. Im looking into a job in the next town over. 4 miles takes 6 minutes to get there. Michigan is great to live in. But snow is a force to deal with. East side gets nothing compared to Paw Paw, MI.
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@@kendaniels7257 Obviously “Michigan” doesn’t mean Detroit and neither does Metro Detroit area (aka the suburbs)!
This was an awesome video. As a lifelong Michigander who took a four year break while in the military, this is a spot on analysis.
Thank you for watching!!
I bet that military vacation from the hell hole state was good for you, rule of law and discipline and commitment and honor and trust, you return and bet you miss it..
I lived in Michigan for many years. Other pros: the BEST fresh strawberries in the world! Late June/early July the u-pick fields are great! Also, Cider Mills! Nothing better on a crisp fall day to have some fresh pressed apple cider and a warm, crispy, slightly greasy donut! The fall colors are spectacular as well. The biggest drawback to the winter is the long stretches of cloudy days-winters are much easier to take if you can see the sun more often. The spring is quite striking when there is an explosion of green everywhere and all the flowering trees pop! Agreed on the car insurance-expensive with the "no-fault" designation.
I bought a two bed one bath mobile home on 2 1/2 acres in grayling mi for 29,500.00. It’s on a private road and my back yard is the national forest. Bears deers turkeys fox porcupines eagles got it all here.
Looking forward to moving back to my hometown of Detroit from California as soon as the youngest graduates high school. Not looking forward to learning how to drive in snow. Thanks for all the tips.
Grew up in Michigan then moved to Jacksonville Florida to run a hotel for a few years. What I missed was the seasons. Yeah, it can be depressing in the winter when you get weeks at a time of clouds and darkness, but where can you go that has people turning their heat up in their cars in the spring so they can roll down the windows and crank the stereo.
I lived in North Carolina for 2 years but now I’m back , home is home and I couldn’t let go of my roots. As much as I complained about winter , having no change of seasons was actually really boring
I'm from nc thinking of moving to Michigan. Was born in NJ and miss the snow and want actual seasons
You forgot one con: The Car Insurance. Car insurance is ridiculously high and I think the highest in the country here. I was paying $30 a month for no fault in Texas, where no fault is $150 a month here
No doubt. Car insurance is ridiculously expensive.
You should try insurance in Las Vegas 😬
@@mikecooper7094 yes! Insane
Grew up in Downriver. Spent my childhood freezing to death. Left 45 years ago. For years I had a horrible recurring nightmare where, to my horror, I would find myself stepping off a plane at Detroit Metro, saying, "What have I DONE??"
Never been back, and I'm keeping it that way.
I live in Laguna Beach and am thinking about moving to Michigan, your Zillow comparison was spot on!
I would say that the worst con when it comes to Michigan that I'm surprised you didn't list was the car insurance cost. We're second in line to having the highest cost in car insurance, (Louisiana has us now beat by like $700 since this year but I think we were the highest for a while before).
Just looked it up, y’all are #6 for annual auto insurance premiums. Got beat out by Delaware, Louisiana, New York, Georgia & Maryland. 💸💸💸
FLORIDA CAR INSURANCE IS MUCH MUCH HIGHER
I want to thank you for the wonderful and entertaining videos that you have posted about living in Michigan. You were very helpful and instrumental while I was in the housing market.
It was through your videos (and one other significant persons videos) that I was able to understand some important aspects about the home buying process. The 2021 housing market was very tough and tougher for a V.A. buyer. Your videos helped me to understand how to navigate in that difficult market. One of the most important things that I learned in your videos is how Proposition A works.
I was able to ensure that my estimated escrow was closer to what the uncapped property taxes would be and avoid having a significant house note increase from underestimated property taxes in my closing disclosure. I think that your videos provide a wonderful and entertaining public service to prospective homebuyers.
Great pros and cons list! I love the UP!! So worth the drive !
Thanks! It definitely is!!
This is the first time I've watched your presentation. You Totally ROCK. You Evan mentioned the UP. Thank You for the heads-up. Respectfully, Laura Lewis
Thank you!
New subscriber here and a Michigan girl living in Florida. I love your videos because they feel like home! Going to watch them all :)
Thank you!!! 😃😃😃
Love this Paul! Moved here about 1.5 years ago and I'm up in the UP and you nailed everything
Thanks!!
@@PaulWolfert When's your next trip up north north ?
You are so right about the weather, as wild! Especially this year, we didn’t even get a spring.
How long does it take you to edit your videos? I really like your video style.
Thanks!!! Can you believe it's still considered "predictable"? 😮
I was born in Michigan and my parents moved us when we were younger to Minnesota. I've been visiting Michigan a bunch the last couple years. To the point of every other month or less than that. I would love to move back there since I'm all grown up now.
I'm going to be moving to Michigan for work, and have a wedding I'm going to in Minnesota lol - haven't been to either place yet. Trying to figure out if the move to Michigan will be worth it, or if I should work the position remote and move back out West.
@@ElijahStAmant-st2yg That's awesome!! Unless you snowmobile or ice fish not much for fun in the winter, but summertime is absolutely amazing in either place!
I'm from Michigan and I love living here. All of the states have pros and cons, but I love Michigan 💘
miigwech… thank you! Finally! A decent video about Michigan that includes Da Yoop! And I see that you even included my hometown of Ishpeming… even one of the streets I lived on a year ago before I headed deeper into da woods out here in Little Lake. So yah.. How cool is dis, hey? So yah dude; next time ya come up, stop by for some sauna, pasty and frybread, hey? 👍🏼😁
Southwest Michigan has the best fruit growing climate in the entire WORLD, and some of the highest quality fruit you will ever taste. No better fruit than Michigan peaches, grapes and blueberries.
I live in sw Michigan and would definitely agree with this. And the asparagus this time of year.
Great vids, Paul. I've been to Michigan quite a few times, mostly Metro D, and if you aren't looking for warm weather, Michigan has a lot of pros. While we all hear about the bad areas, the bottom line is great affordability, jobs, schools, and nature. Cato ranks MI 7th freest state! On a more dark humour note, 'll never forget in the 70s our family driving back to Canada from Florida on a grey March day and seeing on I-75 near the Rouge River industrial megalopolis there with purple factory smoke flying everywhere and dirty snow on the freeway shoulder, the whole place looking to my 11 year-old Canadian eyes to be a vision of Hell itself, some dude in a rust-and-bondo Econoline swerving to take an off ramp at the last minute and his differential catching the curb and scraping on it for 20 yards throwing sparks everywhere! I thought...now that's hardcore! That's Detroit Rock City right there! It was too cool. Now oddly, that stretch of the Fisher Freeway looks like a nature preserve because a lot of factories have closed down and/or the EPA has stopped them smoking. Hardly looks industrial there anymore. By comparison.
Great description!!
Good job on talking about Michigan!
Nice to watch if your a Michigander worth subscribing! Great facts.
Thanks Michael! Appreciate that!!
Sorry if this rant may seem a little long, but I’d like to throw my two cents in. I left Michigan for Las Vegas in 2019 for a variety of reasons. One, I struggled fitting in, especially when it came to finding a job and a girl. It felt like I was treated as an idiot or a criminal when I really wasn’t. Second, I despised having four seasons and just wanted hit temperatures year round. Low and behold, I’m in a relationship and have a job in the field I want in Vegas. After leaving, I’ve heard many stories of fellow millennials from Michigan moving back. They left solid places like Tokyo, Colorado, and Florida. Would I consider doing the same thing? Never and here’s why.
One lingering issue that burns me up is how nothing gets fixed here. This is especially true with the roads, where only 19% of Michigan’s roads are in good condition. While I do admire how some residents have a positive outlook (including yours), I feel nothing is going to get done with deadbeat legislators. I completely lost faith when Michigan’s local politicians advocated for Robert Saleh to become the next Lions’ head coach rather than fix Flint’s infrastructure to give their residents clean water. I came back to visit last August to find it was pretty much the same old Michigan, complete with awful roads. One thing I also noticed is how much I paid in car insurance in Vegas compared to Michigan. My rate in Michigan? $200. My rate in Nevada? $113.
There’s also the weather here. Not everyone is well-suited for six months of winter! Some don’t mind triple-digit heat, especially since it makes for nice tanning weather! Nothing beats having to avoid the snow for the rest of your life, especially if you’re driving in it.
Another issue is the culture. One major caveat is how unhealthy the state is. Michigan is one of 12 states in America that have an adult obesity percentage over 35%, according to State of Childhood Obesity. While drinking soda pop and local craft beers with a coney dog and bumpy cake sounds nice, it can be devastating for your health down the road. Unfortunately, Michigan’s economic climate doesn’t make the situation better, especially when you’ve been reliant on just one industry. There have also been reports of the rise in hate groups, which is concerning. There’s even a report that said Michigan was the worst state for ghosting!
Finally, that leads to the major elephant in the room when it comes to living in Michigan: segregation. According to USA Today, Detroit (Warren & Dearborn included) is the second-most segregated city in America, with nearly 30% for their black poverty rate. Compare that to 10.2% for white people. In fact , Benton Harbor’s also in the top five, with a black poverty rate of 39% compared to only 11.4%. Many people from my generation talk about how Detroit’s on the comeback, but that’s mainly at the expense of the most vulnerable. Michigan is seen in two different worlds: One where African Americans have sadly little to no opportunities and the other being the “Michigan girl” marrying her well-off “prince” as they head off to their suburban kingdom. This couple often ignores the plights faced in Michigan’s most vulnerable areas, choosing to represent areas like Detroit from their suburb while never visiting the actual city itself. For example, one couple can open up a dance studio and just slap “Detroit” in its name while operating in Ferndale. Detroit doesn’t get a single dime in revenue from this. This needs to change, starting with an open dialogue.
This is not to say that Michigan’s entirely awful. There is the low cost of living along with being an excellent place for nonprofits, especially in animal care. There’s also the sports climate, which is world-renowned. The housing market is also extremely friendly, with prices being cheap compared to the rest of the country. So there are some bright spots.
However, It still doesn’t cover for everything bad happening at the moment. I didn’t have the best experience of living in Michigan. To me, Michigan is similar to an abusive alcoholic parent. It can be extremely abrasive, cold, and unwilling to change. While I admire the spirit that many of my fellow millennials carry regarding the state with Disney-esque enthusiasm, I feel it isn’t enough. With cultural problems, questionable parenting methods, growing segregation, and unpredictable weather, is it really worth moving here? I’d tell anyone that would ask me this, “No”, without any hesitation.
(I formally apologize if I was spoiling anything for any of you in the comments. I just wanted to chime in with my feelings on the matter!)
Thank you for your realistic insight on Michigan- so honest he had no response. What a clown!
Jacob I’ve been thinking about moving to Las Vegas also and saying good bye to Michigan forever (except to visit my family), is the insurance in Michigan really higher than in LV? I’ve heard that it’s higher in LV because LV is a 24/7 drinking city so the rates are through the roof. If what you’re saying regarding car insurance is true, then leaving mich. for LV really is a no brainer lol. I hate the winters here, I also don’t care for fall. Spring is…ok, summer here is awesome. But our summer is like LVs fall/winter. I don’t think I’d mind the triple digit temps, but is it worth paying the high price for a home there in a safe neighborhood? Idk. What are the jobs like there? I make $23/hour in mich. and I’m living pretty good, supporting 3 kids and a stay at home mom (wife). I want to move out there so so bad, but I’m afraid I’d end up living in a tent in Naked city. So if you have any answers to my questions, I’d appreciate the hell out of it!
Anyone who despises 4 seasons likes disco.
@@jimgray766 Or is a rational human being. Also, high car insurance rates and a population drain don't make for an attractive state to live in. But, hey, keep trying to sell that Michigan dream with weak insults
So, you DO like disco. Thought so.
I like how your are as a person ,
Just subscribed!
Thank you!! I appreciate that 🙂
New subscriber! You are just an absolute delight 😍 great content. Love the personality. Looking at places to move to. I live in South Florida and my rent just went from $1600 to $2200!!!
Thank you! I should have included "rent is high" in my "Don't move to Florida" video 😄
I've lived in Michigan my whole life and this video was so funny and so true.
I don't mind the Michigan left. I did, though, hate the high cost of car insurance. I left Michigan during the first months of the Great Recession. I miss the people, the food (a whole series could be done on how awesome the foodie scene is in Detroit), all the museums and insanely cool mansions from the 1920's.
I agree 100% - wanted to do a whole video on the "best restaurants in Michigan" but I'll need to make one for each city. There are a TON!
Grand Rapidian watching with a critical eye on this. I'm digging the brewery highlights! You hinted at it, but the drivability of the state compared to the rest of the midwest. It's beautiful especially as you make your way towards the tip of the LP. It's a think everyone should do this at least once.
I've been living in Indiana for a few years and the lack of the Michigan turn really makes traffic so choppy.
Also a Grand Rapidian, at least from age eleven to mid-twenties, but I don't remember that "Michigan turn" at all in the western part of the state. I'm speaking of the late fifties, sixties, and early seventies.
I’m a Michigander too. I like pretty much all of it. But have learned to avoid areas where GM has, or has had, significant influence. Metro Detroit, Flint, some of Saginaw, and some parts of south Lansing. Almost all of the rest of Michigan is scenic and interesting.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
So sad but true
Troy is the best city in Michigan in my opinion 🌹
Michigan loves coffee🥰 Your chan is fun🙋♀️💕
First like and first view you doing a great job
Thank you! Appreciate it!!
The left turn... 🤯 good to know for when I go on vacation this year.
Michigan lefts honestly improve traffic and simplify the experience. Feels way better than waiting at a red too.
As a Michigander myself, all of these are VERY accurate
The Michigan Left allows a road like Telegraph or Woodward to time their lights so you can drive the entire length without getting caught at red lights if you DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT.
There is no bad weather. Only bad clothing choices.
Living in Michigan means you have three distinct wardrobes. What's the big deal?
The Michigan Left should be a "pro" and not a "con." Try living in another state where it doesn't exist.
Nice video I live on a lake in Michigan and I'd say summers are the most beautiful thing, but the winters absolutely suck.unless you're big into ice fishing
The weather is one of the reasons I like Michigan (variety). :)
Well done👍🏻👍🏻😍
Thank you!
Merry Christmas, snowing like a some beach CLE now, white Christmas my friend. my birdfeeders unrecognizable soon. (I heat birdbath /cattle supply thing,
as a oklahoman and its 105f outside right now, i would love to live in a place where the highs get around 80-85 in the summer, where its not to cold for swimming but its not to hot for going outside. im sure winters probably suck in michigin, but not as bad as summers suck in oklahoma
😮 Not sure why I've never thought of Oklahoma as being THAT hot. Usually the big complaints on heat come from TX & AZ. Sounds brutal!
Thank you so much. We are about to come up there.
You're welcome! Are you moving here?
Yes we are.
@@tkozayy You say "come up". Are you down South like me? I want to try it but kinda scared.
Yeah im down south. Im a little nervous also but it will be great.
The thing about weather in Michigan.. if it's your day off and it's raining, just look at the radar and drive an hour to where it isn't raining, preferable on a lake or river. I mean, unless you live in a big city where it takes an hour to drive from one end to the other, an hour's drive will usually take you to sunshine on water.
100% on point
Thanks Zouhair!
I've heard that comment about staying around for 5 minutes & the weather will change in several other states I've been in.
And I think the Michigan left is quite clever. Your list is very narrow and unimaginative.
You forgot to mention con #6 - most expensive auto insurance in the nation.
Yessss!!! This.
also for got to Mention some of the highest property taxes in the us
@@dknowles60 i feel like anything is better than california
SPOT ON lol……but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else❤️and I agree, fall is where it’s at! And there is no better place for apples, cider and donuts ANYWHERE!! Also, once you learn to drive in the snow it’s actually really fun….I enjoy it!
Agreed!! Driving in the Michigan snow is something I have to re-learn every year 😅 made a video about the Winters in Michigan:ruclips.net/video/GPDbokEF8x4/видео.html
All in one day I remember we got rain, snow, hail, sun, and pure cloudy sky. Also I feel like paw paw is only one the map for our winery, we even have a festival once a year for it from Friday to Sunday.
Seems like we had all of those things just a few weeks ago in Novi/Farmington Hills
Best fudge.
Yes!! I agree 100% 😃
Oberon is a great beer tho.
Compared to other places that need much more help. Michigan is not that bad just need to know your way around. We have the most lighthouses and Resorts in the nation. I would love to explore the west hopefully some day but Michigan is pretty awesome!!
Changing weather sounds more like a pro to me 😉
😅 I think a lot of people agree with you
Mackinac Island is one of my tops! Also the ice cream (Custard Time in Northville), Moomers, Guernsey, Dairy Queen, Baskin Robbins, Hand D Dip, etc
The only one I haven't tried is Moomers...I'll have to check it out this summer! 😃
@@PaulWolfert I tried it on Mackinac Island and it is definitely worth it👍
I'm glad my daughter stumbled upon your RUclips. We are planning to move there this summer. We currently live in Florida and the prices are getting ridiculous. I'm not gonna lie. The left driving is kind of freaking me out lol.
😄 no need to worry! It's easy 😄
As long as you use gps fir a bit, you’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly. The Michigan left is really only down in metro Detroit. Lapeer county which is to the north about 40-50 miles doesn’t have those lefts lol
@@mikecooper7094 and all over Grand Rapids...
Paul, I love your videos!❤️ I have recently relocated to MI and why do so many individuals drive so badly here???
Noticed that too, lol. Paul didn't respond. Probably because he has lived in Michigan all of his life, what we consider bad is just normal. The key is to just keep driving in Michigan and you will adjust.
My favorite part of Michigan is the access to the Great Lakes. We are surrounded by 4 of the 5. We have the longest freshwater coastline in the world. Northern lower peninsula is so beautiful.
It really is one of the best things about Michigan!
And you hardly mentioned the Great Lakes. We are the Great Lakes state.
From northern Ireland have a really good friend lives in Michigan, planning on a visit as we've been talking and gaming together round 3-4 years.
Michigan looks amazing wish it wasn't DSO difficult getting to America lol
It's alright 😀 - I'd LOVE to visit Ireland! Probably a lot nicer there
The weather is very erratic in the midwest in general. Your head northern Arkansas you could be scraping crossed off your windshield in the morning and it'd be 90° by afternoon. Southern Arkansas swamp alligators like Louisiana.
I've lived all over the world and I chose to come back to the great state of Michigan. Best place I've ever lived! Even though our governor is trash
I just move to Michigan. Could you make more videos about the visitor and more nice cafe stores? where I can take beautiful pictures?
Honestly you really can't beat this state during spring, summer, and fall. Its prettier than most states and has a little of everything within driving distance. I'd rather be nowhere else.
However in Winter I'd rather be anywhere else
Ha. So true. Summer is amazing here. We are definitely the land of extremes!
The only bad thing about Michigan summers is bugs
Here we have gotten almost 2 ft at once since the great blizzard in the 70s.
At 6:09 is a video clip from my home town in ishpeming in the upper Peninsula. I went for a walk down that street yesterday. To funny. If it's not where I think it is that street had a doppelganger. Haha
I am moving to Michigan and I am so scared 😳 lol … I love your channel and I love uuuu 😍
If you're buying a home in the areas I work, would love to help!
@@PaulWolfert I would like to live in traverse city, I live in the gold cost of Spain and I like so much being closed to the beach, but I am going to start renting a place where to live
I live up in Traverse City. I love Michigan! The only thing I wish was the winter was shorter.
I'm jealous. It's BEAUTIFUL in Traverse 😍!! I agree about the winter being TOO long. How long have you lived there?
@@PaulWolfert Yes, Traverse City is amazing! I've lived here for 4 years. I've lived in Michigan my whole life though. I used to live an hour south by Cadillac.
I moved from Detroit to tc when I was a kid and now I’m in North Carolina. I miss the summers in Michigan. NOTHING beats summertime in tc Michigan
If you want winter to fly by, learn to ski.
This is very funny 😂😂
And the loopy loop part of the video was my old neighborhood by the zoo oak park mi
Weather in Michigan sucks the majority of the year. Summers are nice, but very short. Fall can be hit or miss, and winters last well into April. It's very rural and sedentary, unless you live near GR or Detroit. Not a great place for young single professionals. Jobs are mostly manufacturing blue collar and its hard to meet people. Most young professionals are married and have kids. The cost of living is pretty low, compared to most other parts of the country.
I’m ready to move to outta Michigan been here my whole life ! Time for a change! Sick of Grand Rapids same oh iiisshhh!
Moving here in april may from the uk . The weather sounds like the uk . my girlfriend is from michigan so im living with her she says its a beautiful safe place
It's a great place to live! I think you'll love it if you're from the UK. Reach out if you need help finding and buying a place: www.movingmi.com
Pro: not a lot of poisonous bugs and animals
Pro: hardly any natural disasters, save an occasional tornado
i am up here in alaska and looking to move some where .. warm-ish lol and i am thinking on moveing .
If you want to move to Michigan, let me know!
A popular saying about Michigan's weather is "the weather can change in a blink of an eye"
So true!!
I'm from Idaho, we have all 4 seasons also, but my daughter are thinking about moving to Michigan, I'm looking for more information on Michigan also
Ayy I’m from Rochester hills agree with you on mostly everything
If you get away from the cities where we are in rural ares. There are a lot of dirt roads. The snow gets packed from driving on them and then turns to ice so we have lots of snow days because the school busses can't traverse icy roads.
Very true! One of the places I lived growing up was the Irish Hills - tons of dirt roads and distance between bus stops. My closest friend was miles away 😅
Best rural areas? I’m trying to avoid big cities
My favorite brewery is Founders! I don’t know why they are often omitted when discussing MI breweries.
The up is pretty cool at all but you don't even have to go that far to enjoy up north Higgins lake Houghton lake Roscommon grayling are awesome places to visit without having to to go to the up
That's true. Love those areas!
The boathouse brewery in Tawas City.
Great sunsets
So true!! They're amazing!
I originally am from California, lived in Seattle awhile. But I JUST moved back from lapeer Michigan, and that was an intense state to live in. Lapeer, nice, everyone Mows their lawns, no trash on the ground, no bums anywhere, the place was amazing. ( remember I'm from Cali and that is un heard of ) but damn driving there sucks.. pot holes everywhere, I worked in flint and to say it's a lawless city is a bit of an understatement. Never been to a city where people legit don't give a crap about stop lights or signs. .
Also, never seen so many accidents in my life! To see someone sliding off the road was a pretty common thing. People not wearing helmets on motorcycles.. Secretary of state? State cops? Town ships? Party stores?
Yeah never heard of any of that shit on the west coast lol
I'm watching this thinking about taking a job there but I have to move away from cali...
I've been helping a lot of people move from California to Michigan lately. Zoom/video has been making it easier to stay connected.
Upper Hand brewery in Escanaba. Michigan Lefts are great and super safe. Roads suck.
How are winters in comparison to NE South Dakota? I'm assuming we're colder but you get way more snowfall total.
The "michigan left" is genius and should be applied everywhere.
I didn't realize how great it is until I drove in other states
LOL …Everyone in Michigan loves to complain about the weather. That doesn’t matter about the season.
It is quite funny hearing someone from Detroit participate in this pastime because all in all the South East part of the state has quite mild weather.
The weather typically tracks west to east, and the lake effect from Lake Michigan is not as strong by the time tracks across the state.
Lately Michigan has been getting chunks of cold / warm weather. So the snow goes away quickly and the roads aren’t pre-treated for each snow. So the drives aren’t as safe as a region where snow lasts all season.
I have seen schools closed over a dusting because of it - climate change is real.
Can you explain to me the idea of making a left on a red? Is that part of the Michigan left or is it another interesting fact of driving in Michigan? I visit my family who moved to the state and it always crops up as a topic of conversation. As well, do you take care of finding very short term rental cottages? Any available this summer for a five to seven day stay? Not sure where because we are not familiar with the areas. Thank you .
I have been a Michigander my whole life too. I have traveled lots of other states, but there’s nothing like crossing the state line and seeing Welcome to Michigan. To me that means I’m safe & secure at home. If you do any place north please do Petoskey, Traverse City, Sault St. Marie, & Marquette. It has been years since I’ve been to these places. I know Petoskey & Traverse City were nightmare towns to drive in 20 years ago. I’d like to see how all these places have changed. Thank you, Sandy
Copper Hop brewery in Saint Clair Shores
The salt used on the roads rusts out cars…
Curious, in one of your other videos you said “For Michigan weather, brick is better.” Would love to hear more about that. And, if you work remotely, is the U.P. off limits?
We need a Downriver video!
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