Michigan has made plenty of meaningful relationships throughout the country and across the globe.

Did you know a lot of Michigan have sister cities in other countries?

Think of how the bond and relationship you have with your sister or a friend who is like a sister.

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What Is A Sister City?

If you are like me, you have no clue what a sister city is.

Sister cities are not only cities. They can also be provinces, territories, states, and regions.

Wikipedia shared that sister cities are two communities in different countries that establish a formal partnership agreement.

The overall goal for both cities to create and promote peace and collaboration through education, business exchanges, cultural moments, and various other areas.

Michigan Sister Cities

After discovering the concept of sister cities, that made me wondered how many Michigan cities have sister cities. If there are sister city connections, what are they?

To my surprise, Michigan is home to many cities that have partnerships with sister cities around the world.

Here are all of Michigan's cities and their international sister cities.

  • Adrian = Moriyama, Japan
  • Albion = Noisy-le-Roi, France
  • Ann Arbor
    • Belize City, Belize
    • Dakar, Senegal
    • Hikone, Japan
    • Juigalpa, Nicaragua
    • Petersborough, Canada
    • Remedios, Cuba
    • Tübingen, Germany
  • Auburn Hills = Saltillo, Mexico
  • Battle Creek - Takatsaki, Japan
  • Bay City
    • Ansbach, Germany
    • Goderich, Canada
  • Belleville = Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom
  • Birmingham = Rittō, Japan
  • Cadillac = Rovaniemi, Finland
  • Chelsea = Shimizu, Japan
  • Clinton Township = Yasu, Japan
  • Coldwater = Soltau, Germany
  • Dearborn = Qana, Lebanon
  • Detroit
    • Chongqing, China
    • Dubai, UAE
    • Kitwe, Zambia
    • Minsk, Belarus
    • Nassau, Bahamas
    • Toyota, Japan
    • Turin, Italy
  • DeWitt = Kōka, Japan
  • Dundee = Tusabame, Japan
  • East Lansing = Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Flint 
    • Hamilton, Canada
    • Poltava, Ukraine
    • Tolyatti, Russa
  • Frankenmuth = Gunzenhausen, Germany
  • Fremont = Yahaba, Japan
  • Gaylord – Pontresina, Switzerland
  • Grand Rapids
    • Bielsko-Biała, Poland
    • Ga East District, Ghana
    • Ga West District, Ghana
    • Gangnam (Seoul), South Korea
    • Ōmihachiman, Japan
    • Perugia, Italy
    • Zapopan, Mexico
  • Hancock – Porvoo, Finland
  • Holland – Querétaro, Mexico
  • Jackson – Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Kalamazoo
    • Kingston, Jamaica
    • Numazu, Japan
    • Pushkin, Russia
  • Lansing
    •  Akuapim South District, Ghana
    • Asan, South Korea
    • Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Ōtsu, Japan
    • Pianezza, Italy
    • Saltillo, Mexico
    • Sanming, China
  • Mackinac Island – Lybster, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Marquette
    • Higashiōmi, Japan
    • Kajaani, Finland
  • Marshall – Kōka, Japan
  • Mason – Viti, Kosovo
  • Midland – Handa, Japan
  • Monroe – Hōfu, Japan
  • Mount Pleasant – Okaya, Japan
  • Muskegon = Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom; Ōmuta, Japan
  • Petoskey – Takashima, Japan
  • Pontiac – Kusatsu, Japan
  • Port Huron – Chiquimula, Guatemala
  • Redford – Gau-Algesheim, Germany; Sankt Johann in Tirol, Austria
  • Rochester Hills – Tuzi, Montenegro
  • Saginaw – Amanokrom, Ghana; Tokushima, Japan; Zapopan, Mexico
  • Saline – Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom; Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
  • Sault Ste. Marie – Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
  • South Haven – Quilalí, Nicaragua
  • Southfield – Dongducheon, South Korea
  • Sterling Heights – Ankawa, Iraq; Cassino, Italy; Jaffna, Sri Lanka; Legazpi, Philippines; Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, Italy; Shëngjin (Lezhë), Albania; Sorsogon City, Philippines; Tetovo, North Macedonia
  • Sturgis – Wiesloch, Germany
  • Tecumseh – Tecumseh, Canada; La Verpillière, France
  • Traverse City – Kōka, Japan
  • Troy – Aley, Lebanon
  • Walker – Colac Otway, Australia
  • Wyandotte – Komaki, Japan

This is What AI Think a Typical Day in Grand Rapids, Michigan Looks Like

I asked Canva's Magic Studio to help me out and show me what it thought a typical day in Grand RapidsMichigan looks like. It's... wild. And further shows that while AI can be useful, it's not as good as an actual, skilled human.

Gallery Credit: Wendy Reed

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