Anonymous wrote:
I was born and raised in Wisconsin. Went to UW-Madison. Love cheese curds and brats and beer and Badgers and Packers of course. I have great nostalgia for all things Wisconsin. However, after 40 some years of living outside of Wisconsin, I recently traveled to the "west coast" of Michigan (Saugatuck, Douglas, Holland) and spent a few days there just a couple of weeks ago. I loved it! Stayed at the Rosemont Inn. The cool breezes off of Lake Michigan and the art, restaurants, etc. are amazing there. It reminded me a bit of Door County, Wisconsin, but better in my opinion. The beaches are better for sure. It's a beautiful area.
So really there are nice places in both states. I would prefer to live in one of the nice areas in either state, but right now I would buy a place near Saugatuck, Michigan to spend summers there (if I win the lottery I might be able to afford one of them). I have been gone for too long to do winters there again.
Love Saugatuck! During our most recent visit we stopped at Guardian Brewing Company, it is a LGBTQ and women owned brewery and the beer and food was awesome. Perfect after a long hike with our dogs at Saugatuck Dunes State park. Michigan has it's problems, but at least politically it is improving. Pot is also legal, the Green Koi dispensary was another great stop in Saugatuck

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