Michigan is home to 40 active commercial ports which handle 51.7 million tons of cargo annually. Many, like Port Huron, can be viewed in person or via livestream.
There are some spots that are truly breathtaking, and if you've never planned a trip to the upper peninsula, make sure you're comfortable with long drives.
The locks close each year for 10 weeks for cleaning and repairs. This year they had to keep it open just a few hours later, so one last freighter could squeeze through.
You've heard dire warnings about climate change and how potential changes in our weather could alter our lives. Popular Science magazine predicts that at the turn of the next century in 2100, the best city in America to live in will be Sault Ste Marie, Michigan.
There are several small islands in the St Mary River between Sault St Marie on the Upper Peninsula's mainland and Sugar Island. And they carry the most unimaginative names possible: Island Number 1, Island Number 2, Island Number 3 and Island Number 4. Island Number 2 is being given a new name.
Sault Ste. Marie, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is in the running to become Kraft's Hockeyville, USA. And they're asking for us folks in Beer City, USA for our help.
The national contest has been asking fans to vote online for the past few months in a bracketed contest. Pullar was one of the Top 2 cities from the East Bracket.