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It's bad enough that people forget about the U.P. sometimes, but ALEXA?

Why is it so hard for companies to get Michigan right? Usually the UP gets the short end of the stick in these map mistakes. But this time it's Grand Rapids.

Call is the "oddest depiction" of Michigan you've ever seen. Just try to pick out Michigan from this 1641 map.

Good luck even finding a typewriter these days. But if you could find one, would you have the ability to produce this amazingly unique map of Lake Michigan.

If you went looking for Isle Phelipeaux in Lake Superior on a map today, you won't find it. However the phantom island was once thought to exist near Isle Royale.

This high resolution railroad map from 1897 is like no other Michigan map you've ever seen.

Every Michigan resident should be outraged by the overwhelming number of maps and graphics made without the Upper Peninsula.

From the relaxing lull of traffic on the highway to the roars of a jet flying out of a major airport, this map shows where the worst noise pollution in Michigan is found.

One of my Facebook friends posted this today.  I got a pretty good laugh out of it, only because it seems like every state has some similar myopic view. When I lived in Milwaukee, the running joke was "What's a Wisconsinite definition of coast to coast?  Driving from Milwaukee to LaCrosse."  And there was a lot of truth to that.

Headaches may turn to migraines for travelers this weekend when both I-196 and U.S. 131 close at the same time! Usually a bunch of you pile into your cars and head north or west to beach and/or cottage destinations.   All I have to say is that you better lock your radio on Channel 957 and crank Grand Rapids' Best Mix all the while leaving before 10 tonight.  Also, plan on driving home or to work o