I actually have some acquaintences who vacation in Michigan each year. My question, of course, was "why?" They described some beautiful country, so, it must be there . . . somewhere.
As a child, I developed a theory. When on vacation, my sister and I would often count license plates. Inveriably, the winner was Michigan. Furthermore, the plates, for the most part, were on large RV's. From this, I deduced that noone actually "lived" in Michigan. The residents all simply bought Winnebegos and drove around on the interstates.