Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
“As a Yooper, this meal fed my grandfather and uncles in the mines. My grandmother would make 20 at a time and they were perfection.”
“It is our state fruit. July in Northern Michigan eating fresh cherries and spitting out pits is one of my best memories.”
“It’s a classic, it puts the Chicago dog to shame, and it’s total midwestern comfort food! Lafayette FTW!”
“People who visit Mackinac Island are called fudgies. The fudge is touted to be like no other. Kilwin’s is the best.”
“Lafayette Coney Island....the snap of the hotdogs and the smoke flavor of the chilli with fresh white onions 😋”
Michigan's ballot splits at the bridge. The Upper Peninsula sends the Pasty, a Cornish miner's hand pie, and Cudighi, a spiced sausage sandwich found nowhere else. Detroit answers with Detroit-Style Pizza, square and crisp-edged, plus the Coney Dog, the Olive Burger, and Paczki every Fat Tuesday. Lakes and orchards supply Great Lakes Whitefish, tart Cherry Pie, and Blueberry Crumble. Mackinac Island Fudge is made in copper kettles in the window, for the tourists. What Michigan is famous for was carried into a mine or baked in a square pan. So what is Michigan's official state dish? Voting closes November 1, 2026.