I Had No Idea That Michigan Led The Nation in Producing These Products
Michigan is known for a lot of things - it's the home of the automobile, Grand Rapids used to be Furniture City, USA, and we have an entire festival dedicated to cherries.
However, I recently stumbled across some information from the Michigan Department of Agricultural & Rural Development that took me completely by surprise.
👇30 Products You Didn't Know Were Made in Michigan👇
It turns out that Michigan leads the nation in the production of a LOT of different agricultural products. And more than you would think.
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Sure - we know that Michigan produces a ton of cherries. We're also pretty big in the apple game. And, Michigan is famously the third-largest producer of Christmas trees in the nation.
But, would you believe that Michigan is also the top producer of several different types of flowers? What if I told you that Michigan is first in the nation for the production of a very specific nut? While most of the things on the list from the Department of Ag were food items/produce - there was one super surprising non-food item on the list.
Michigan (Surprisingly) Leads The Nation in Producing These Products
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And if none of those things surprised you the same way that they did me, maybe you'll be surprised by these thirty products you probably didn't know were made in Michigan.
30 Products You Didn't Know Were Made In Michigan
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