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If We Had to Turn One Midwest State Into a National Park, Which Would You Choose and Why? (midwest.social)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

michigan... just for the upper peninsula really. too much of the natural landscape of the midwest has been torn down for crops :/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Carve out the SE corner of Minnesota, SW Wisconsin, and NE Iowa. Bang: you got Driftless National Park

https://www.driftlessnationalpark.org/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Whelp, whoever was pushing for Driftless gave up. The usual "we don't want the government to come in here and tell us what to do" fears killed it. :(

https://www.winonapost.com/news/why-the-driftless-national-park-proposal-was-scrapped/article_c466a230-1129-11ee-8865-a7fccf7a1d87.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wisconsin because its my state and its awesome

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Minnesota or Michigan. These states have some of the best Great Lakes shoreline and are less inhabited in their north ends. If the UP counted as it’s own state, I’d say the UP.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I would have to agree. All the wilderness that is out there along with changing environments and terrain really makes for some amazing scenery as well as places for wildlife to really blossom.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Michigan. It's the midwest's hidden treasure for natural beauty.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Really if just make Upper the National Park it gets the job done and there's still a whole state left.