My favorite mitten, such a sweet motherland.
I can show my hometown on the palm of my hand.
Cradled by lush forests, hemmed in crystalline lakes,
Harbors and havens boast a low risk of earthquakes.
I’ll tell you the truth. It’s paradise in summer.
(Go south for the winter. Up here it’s a bummer.)
Auto manufacturers and sports teams to cheer,
No lack of Lions, Tigers, or Sleeping Bears here!