Relocating to Michigan?

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Before you start your journey, take a minute and review what makes Michigan a great place to work and play.

What makes Michigan real estate worthwhile?

Michigan touches four of the five Great Lakes and extends far into Lake Superior—the largest freshwater lake in the world. The Keweenaw Peninsula arches like a claw past the remote town of Copper Harbor into Superior. Across the lake, about 90 kilometers (about 55 miles) northeast of Copper Harbor, Isle Royale National Park stakes out the northernmost point in Michigan. This island is a national park devoted almost entirely to wildlife preservation.

Cities in Michigan today spread out from Detroit, the state’s economic hub and main port. The completion of the Mackinac Bridge in 1957 enabled travelers to drive across the Straits of Mackinac, which join Lakes Michigan and Huron. The vast majority of Michigan residents have nonetheless continued making their homes in the Lower Peninsula. Lakeshore areas around the state’s 11,000 lakes have become a leading destination for residents and visitors, especially vacationers from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic United States.

The long, finger-shaped lake west of the Lower Peninsula was originally called michi gama, or “big water,” by local Algonquian-speaking Native Americans. This name, anglicized into Michigan, was later applied to the territory and the state, which seems appropriate given that no point in Michigan is farther than 137 kilometers (85 miles) from one of the Great Lakes.

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