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Originally Posted by LMich
A big reason for this is that many of the original settlers of Michigan were New Yorkers and specifically Western New Yorkers who settled in the state when the Erie Canal was opened. Most didn't come through Ontario, though, they came along Lake Erie. It's why the accents of the two regions sound so similar. Heck, our capital city of Lansing was settled by New Yorkers from Lansing, New York.
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Interesting. I never knew that about Michigan or Lansing.