The weatherman predicted negative digits, so I decided I was going to go camping. Naturally.
Read morePictured Rocks: Chasing Waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula
I recently moved to Ann Arbor after studying in Ohio and growing up in the great state of Wisconsin. Staying in the Midwest for some twenty odd years wasn't something I planned, but the lakes, rivers, cabins, beer, and cheese haven't let me leave quite yet.
Upon U-hauling to Ann Arbor, I immediately started curating a list of the best places to experience the Purest that Michigan has to offer.
At the top of the list, of course, was the Upper Peninsula.
Read moreIs the Midwest a Dysfunctional Family?
Minnesota is having an identity crisis of sorts. It seems a few folks are itching for the 32nd state to secede from the Midwest region and forge a new one. Enough people have been playing with this idea that the Walker Art Center and Askov Finlayson have decided to host a discussion around the topic tomorrow (Wednesday, November 19) in Minneapolis with some local branding experts: Midwest? The Past, Present and Future of Minnesota's Identity. You're all invited — a few of us will be there too.
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