As a Chicagoan (on a, thus far, 16-year tour of the U.S.) I am always surprised about other people’s reactions to the Great Lakes. Unless you have seen them, you just don’t realize how big they are. That you really can’t see to the other side. People outside of the region are mystified by this.

Thanks for the Michigan updates, if you head over to Lake Ann. You might bump into my family, tell them to call, their cellphones aren’t picking up.