Damn. My wife and I are looking for places to retire to... and this looks absolutely gorgeous. And after living in the Alaska Interior for most of my adult life, anyplace will seem warm in the winter. However, those photos are fabulous. We were seriously looking at the Upper Peninsula as a nice place in which to settle down... how’s it for retirees?
We’re still taxing pensions too much but that can change. North of Lansing the population really thins out and most of the UP counties have less than 5000 people in them. I live in the far south near Brooklyn but would love to live in the UP.
About the only thing missing in the UP that you have in Alaska is grizzly bears. There are black bears, moose, deer, elk, cougars, wolves etc.
When I die I hope I go to Grand Marais Michigan.