U.S. states similar to or like Michigan

Northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. Bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north, separated from the Canadian province of Ontario at the east end by the St. Marys River, and flanked by Lake Huron and Lake Michigan along much of its south. Wikipedia

Alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Michigan. .mi.us – Internet second-level domain for the state of Michigan Wikipedia

State in the Upper Midwest region of the United States, bordered by Minnesota to the west; Iowa to the southwest; Illinois to the south; Lake Michigan to the east; Michigan to the northeast; and Lake Superior to the north. 23rd-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. Wikipedia

Overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Michigan: Located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas. Wikipedia

Region of the U.S. state of Michigan. Home to several small- to medium-sized cities, extensive state and national forests, lakes and rivers, and a large portion of Great Lakes shoreline. Wikipedia

13000 BC to 12000 BC The most recent of four major glaciers (Wisconsin glaciation) started to recede, leaving a tundra-like environment. The melting ice formed the Great Lakes, the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula (in the Michigan Basin). 12800 BC Mastodons and other ice age mammals started to appear in the fossil record. Wikipedia