Superior

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 Since the mid-19th century, attempts have been made to create the State of Superior (or Ontonogon) on the Upper Peninsula of Lake Michigan and possibly part of Wisconsin. Supporters of the branch say that the leadership of the state of Michigan does not pay enough attention to the problems of the inhabitants of the peninsula.


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