CSY Repost: The "Five Midwests" Series, Part 3: The Lower Lakes (aka "Rust Belt")

Scene from an outdoor car show in Flint, MI.  Source: northwood.edu

(Note: Continuing the revisit of the Five Midwests, here's the Lower Lakes, or the Rust Belt. -Pete)

Originally posted April 2, 2015

Series to date:

Part 1: Overview
Part 2: The North Woods

Let me first address the name I've given to this Midwest subregion, the Lower Lakes.  I've decided to…