A queue at the Mackinac Bridge Toll Plaza is a small but sure sign of the recovering economy in Michigan. There have been times in the last few years when we've driven over the bridge with nary a wait in line to pay the toll.
The Republicans will credit present Governor Rick Snyder with the jobs rebound. Democrats will want a share of the prize since energy policies put in place during former Governor Jennifer Granholm's years are bearing fruit.
I can say that driving a made-in-Michigan, dreamed-up-in-Michigan and backed-by-Michigan Chevy Volt plug-in electric vehicle over the Big Mac Bridge yesterday was a satisfying and thrilling experience. As a little kid growing up in Wisconsin, I heard my grandmother, Rose Luedtke, talk about a big bridge that they were going to build in Michigan. She considered it a wonder of the modern world and wanted to go see that bridge in the worst way. One of the charms on my childhood silver bracelet is the shield of Michigan, brought home for me on Grandma's trip to the bridge.
Grandma Rose would be proud of her granddaughter and the plug-in Chevy, motoring over to the farm in Wisconsin to see her son-in-law, Stan, for his 91st birthday.
Family runs deep. So does the economy in Michigan. And Chevy.
Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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