Péninsule inférieure du Michigan

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the larger, southern and less elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; the other being the Upper Peninsula, which is separated by the Straits of Mackinac. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Indiana and Ohio. Although the Upper Peninsula is commonly referred to as "the U.P.", it is uncommon for the Lower Peninsula to be called "the L.P." Because of its recognizable shape, the Lower Peninsula is nicknamed The Mitten, with the eastern region identified as "The Thumb". This has led to several folkloric creation myths for the area, one being that it is a handprint of Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack and popular European-American folk character in Michigan. When asked where they live, Lower Peninsula residents may hold up their right palm and point to a spot on it to indicate the location. The peninsula is sometimes divided into the Northern Lower Peninsula—which is more sparsely populated and largely forested—and the Southern Lower Peninsula—which is largely urban or farmland. Southern Lower Michigan is sometimes further divided into economic and cultural subregions. The more culturally and economically diverse Lower Peninsula dominates Michigan politics, and maps of it without the Upper Peninsula are sometimes mistakenly presented as "Michigan", which contributes to resentment by "Yoopers" (residents of "the U.P"). Yoopers jokingly refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula as "flat-landers" (referring to the region's less rugged terrain) or "trolls" (because, being south of the Mackinac Bridge, they "live under the bridge"). Geography of Michigan The Lower Peninsula is bounded on the west by Lake Michigan and on the northeast by Lake Huron, which connect at the Straits of Mackinac. In the southeast, the waterway consisting of the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, Detroit River, and Lake Erie separates it from the province of Ontario, Canada.

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vignette|Péninsule inférieure du Michigan. La péninsule inférieure du Michigan (Lower Peninsula en anglais) ou Michigan inférieure, est l'une des deux grandes péninsules qui composent l’État du Michigan aux États-Unis (l’autre est la péninsule supérieure). La péninsule a une forme reconnaissable que beaucoup de gens associent à une moufle (ou mitaine). Plusieurs mythes folkloriques de création de la région se basent sur cette ressemblance, comme celui qui fait de la péninsule une copie de la main de Paul Bunyan, un bûcheron géant et le personnage favori du folklore du Michigan.

Michigan

Le Michigan ( ou ; en anglais : ) est un État du Midwest des États-Unis, presque entièrement entouré par les Grands Lacs qui forment une frontière avec la province canadienne de l'Ontario. Il est bordé au nord par le lac Supérieur, à l'ouest par le lac Michigan et le Wisconsin, à l'est par le lac Huron et le lac Érié et au sud par l'Indiana et l'Ohio. La capitale du Michigan est Lansing et sa ville la plus peuplée Détroit. Le nom de l'état vient d'une adaptation en français du mot ojibwé Mishigami, qui signifie « grands eaux» ou « grands lacs ».