Michigan, USA
Michigan bed and breakfast accommodation in the Great Lakes State
Chances are that your Michigan bed and breakfast accommodation is going to have a view of the water. Michigan is nothing else if not a water state. It is bounded by four of the five Great Lakes (Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior) and Lake Saint Clair. Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline on the planet and the second longest total shoreline in the US after Alaska. It has more registered recreational boats than any state except Florida and California. In Michigan you are never from the Great lakes 2005 had more registered recreational boats than any state except California and Florida. A person in Michigan is never more than 85 miles (137 km) from Great Lakes water or more than 6 miles (10 km) from a body of natural water. Michigan B&B lodges and inns are often named for the water features that abound in this unusual Midwestern state.
As your Michigan bed and breakfast host will tell you, the state was named after Lake Michigan which was based on the Native American Ojibwe term mishigami, meaning "large water" or "big lake". Michigan is a unique SA state in that it is divided into two distinct geographic sections, two parallel peninsulas on Lake Michigan. The Upper Peninsula (whose residents are called “Yoopers”) is much wooded and sparsely populated. However it is economically important for its tourist attractions and its natural resources. Many Michigan bed and breakfasts are located in Yooper country especially in areas that fisherman like to frequent. The Lower Peninsula includes the cities, industry, and agriculture. The Upper and Lower Peninsulas are joined by Big Mac, the Mackinac Bridge, built in 1957 over the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile channel joining Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. Lower Peninsula residents are known as trolls as they live "under" (south of) the bridge. The Great Lakes that border Michigan are. Michigan also abuts Lake Saint Clair, which is between Lake Erie and Lake Huron.
With 3,177 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, much of it served by bed and breakfasts, lodges and inns, it is easy to understand why Michigan has developed a thriving recreational industry. It leads the nation with approximately one million registered pleasure boats and many of these get to be used and enjoyed by Michigan bed and breakfast visitors. There is plenty for vacationers to do in the beautiful state of Michigan. Upper and Lower Michigan have in common great food, B&B accommodation, lodges, inns, recreation and so many attractions, natural and man-made. There are lighthouses, shipwrecks and superlative fishing and hunting destinations. Nature lovers can enjoy Michigan's many state forests, parks, rivers and streams. All Michigan tourist attractions are well-served by bed and breakfast businesses.
