Best reasons to live in Northern Michigan
March 28, 2007
Our remote location keepsthe population down
Green Lake
TART Trail
The people, places & weather
Low stress living
The woods & lakes
No hurricanes, tornados or earthquakes
The seasons
Gawking at the fudgies
in the summertime
Fresh air and no traffic
The view & scenery
The women are true blue
To have a family & friends
The water
Asian food at Fusion in Frankfort
No expressways
Chicago is only 6 hours away
Beaches
The bike trail from Charlevoix
to Bay Harbor
Groovy folk festivals: Bliss,
Dunegrass, FarmFest...
TC Commons
Mosquitoes as big as hummingbirds
Swimming
People smile
Dodging horse pooh on Mackinac Island
Summer
Northern Express is here
Outdoors
Coyotes, cougars &
bears, oh my!
Its peaceful
The kayaking
Rock & roll
capital of
the North
G. T. Bay
You have it all
You can smoke your cannabis
at home in peace
The Beach Bums
Torch Lake
Its the most beautiful
place on Earth
Natural beauty
The great outdoors
Best bicycling in America
No traffic
Nice excuse to take a
tropical vacation each winter
Lots of snow
The night sky
It has men to match
my mountains
The hiking trails
Summers on Lake Charlevoix
Low crime
Petoskeys Gaslight
Village scene
Otter Creek
Gnarly looking rednecks
prowl the backroads
Its not Flint
Sleeping Bear Dunes
The quality of life
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