57 Reasons To Live in West Michigan
Reason #39: The Mitten
Mitten
Lots of Michiganders revert to their childhoods by referring to their home state (the lower part, anyway) as a “mitten.” To show where we live in West Michigan, we hold up our right hand (palm outward) and point to the spot about 1” down from the base of the ring finger. To our knowledge, no one has yet come up with a visual mnemonic for the Upper Peninsula. Suggestions welcome.