Southern Michigan

Southern Michigan
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Southern Michigan is located between the Western and Southeastern regions of Michigan.

Southern Michigan is a loosely defined geographic area of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan may be referred to as a sub-region or component area to other regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is an area of rolling farmland, indluding the Irish Hills. The region shares a state border with Indiana and Ohio.

Definitions

Depending on the viewer's perspective, the area known as Southern Michigan can fall into three well defined and larger regions of the state:

• Central Michigan is a term used to describe the Greater Lansing and the Fint and Tri-Cities area.

• West Michigan can be used to describe the area surrounding Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, which share similarities with other cities in Michiana and on the Lake Michigan shore.

• Southeast Michigan includes Metro Detroit and outlying cities such as Ann Arbor, Adrian, and Jackson

See also

• List of counties in Michigan
• Mid or Central Michigan
• West Michigan
• Southeastern Michigan
• Lower Peninsula of Michigan
• Lansing metropolitan area

External links

• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Michigan (arranged by counties and regions)
• Michigan Geology -- Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University.
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources website, harbors, hunting, resources and more.
• Info Michigan, detailed information on 630 cities
• List of Museums, other attractions compiled by state government.
• Michigan's Official Economic Development and Travel Site.
• Map of Michigan Lighthouse in PDF Format.