Mackinac Bridge all lit up at dusk by Johnny RR The Mackinac Bridge is more than just Michigan's most recognizeable landmark. The five mile span connecting upper and lower peninsulas is also a powerful symbol of how we as a state can come together behind a common goal and accomplish wonders. The herculean task of building the bridge was first envisioned in the 1800s and one advocate said:
"Let it be such work that our descendents will thank us -- that men will says as they look upon the labor and raw substance: SEE THIS, our fathers did for us." -John Ruskin (1819-1900), writer as quoted by Dr. David B. Steinman Mackinac Bridge Designer
It's tough to do that if we're jealously clinging to Republican and Democrat, Northeast and Southwest, black and white and our other differences as reasons not to come together instead of traits that define us and make us unique. Every single day, hundreds of Michigan bloggers talk about every facet of our state and lives. Michigan is beautiful, rich and vibrant. We have so much going for us that it's hard to imagine us being kept down by anything if we give it our all. To quote former Governor Bill Milliken, "God doesn't ask us to give till it hurts -- he simply asks us to give it all."
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