Wolverine Boys ( Michiganders)

[Runs With Fire]

To me, Michiganders sounds silly. I prefer the much older term for us mitten folk, Wolverines. With an hour to spare before I can go to a customer's house, I got to wondering; who all lives in Michigan? I'd love to meet ya. I'm in Ensley, lower peninsula, west michigan, between Grand Rapids and Big Rapids.

 

[CB Jones]

Michiganders sounds much better.

 

[Runs With Fire]

The term isn't used as much after the old movie Red Dawn. Might also have to do with it's association with the largest active militia in the state, MMCW -Michigan Militia Corps Wolverines.

 

[Runs With Fire]

I honestly didn't hear "Michigander" until I went to Missouri as a teen. Since then, it always sounded funny.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

To me, Michiganders sounds silly. I prefer the much older term for us mitten folk, Wolverines. With an hour to spare before I can go to a customer's house, I got to wondering; who all lives in Michigan? I'd love to meet ya. I'm in Ensley, lower peninsula, west michigan, between Grand Rapids and Big Rapids.

I live in SE Michigan, northern Metro Detroit area.

I've been here since 2006. Before that, I lived in NC. Before that, NM. Before that, CO. Before that WI. Before that CO again. Before that, NE. Before that, CO again. Before that, CA. Before that, CO again. Before that, IL. Before that I wasn't born yet.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

No... just no... we are known as Michiganders!

 

[Xue Sheng]

I am not from Michigan, but my father was and 8 of his 10 siblings stayed there and I have literally 100s of relatives there...most of whom I do not even know.....I vote Michigander

although I will admit.... a Wolverine is cool...either one

 

[Tez3]

Or as we call them...Americans.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Yoopers live in Da U.P. and Trolls live under the bridge. I'm a Troll.

 

[Runs With Fire]

Yoopers live in Da U.P. and Trolls live under the bridge. I'm a Troll.

Complete with the Canadian french/finish accent. yoopanese at it's best.

 

[Runs With Fire]

The term "Wolverines" and hence The Wolverine State " is a very old one indeed. It is recorded that Daniel Boone had a story about a guy from the Michigan area" one of the wolverine boys". As a a junkie of Michigan history 1600-1900, I'm not sure but my best guess is the term had to do with either the coureur des bois of the great lakes area or the great lakes voyageurs. I'm gonna hafta check on it.

 

[Runs With Fire]

I have also heard "Michiganians"

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I have also heard "Michiganians"

Spoken by people who would like their faces lightly tapped with a shovel, typically.