PSA: That map of Michigan with the Upper Peninsula attached to Wisconsin is flat out wrong

I was showing a friend where I grew up near Marquette and pulled up a random map online. It had the whole UP colored in as part of Wisconsin and I stared at it for a solid minute before realizing yes, this is a real map someone made. Has anyone else seen a state border get redrawn like this in a random map?

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brianellis22h ago

Wait, Yoopers actually like being Michiganders though?

the_joel23h ago

...and honestly, I think that map might be onto something. Look, I know the UP has been part of Michigan since the Toledo War and all that (a pretty funny "war" if you ask me, nobody died). But if you look at the geography and the way people actually live up there, it makes way more sense for them to be aligned with Wisconsin than with the Lower Peninsula. The UP is a 5 hour drive from Lansing but like 30 minutes from the Wisconsin border, and everyone shops in Green Bay or Milwaukee anyway. Plus, Yooper culture is way closer to Wisconsin's northwoods vibe than to the whole "Great Lakes State" identity the LP has. I'm not saying we should actually redraw the borders, but I get why someone would make that map, it's not completely crazy.