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Message:: [QUOTE="collect4fun, post: 179533, member: 991"]So far I have found this much info; Efforts to secede and form a new state from Michigan have a long pedigree. Historical attempts at formation date back to 1897, when the proposal for a State of Superior included the Upper Peninsula and portions of Wisconsin.[2] Sometime in the 1960s, there was talk of the U.P. seceding to become part of Wisconsin. In preparation for this move, the U.P. asked for, and received, its own area code; 906, as no area code in the U.S. is allowed to cross state lines.[citation needed] In 1962, an Upper Peninsula Independence Association was founded to advocate for the formation of State of Superior. A secession bill was submitted to the Michigan Legislature, and 20,000 petion signatures were collected -- 36,000 short of the number needed -- for a ballot referendum on separation.[3] Efforts continued into the mid-1970's, with residents of the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin, each resentful of a tax drains and other perceived slights from their downstate cousins, joining together to pursue the desired legislation.[4] ...the idea has gained serious attention at times, though it is quite unlikely to ever come to fruition due to the large amount of funding that the area receives from the lower part of the state, and the strong connections that were cemented by the completion of the Mackinac Bridge, which gave the peninsula a direct highway connection to the rest of the state. Several prominent legislators including local politician Dominic Jacobetti formally attempted this legislation in the 1970s, with little traction.[1]  I know this does not answer your question, but it is a start to the research needed to find the answer.[/QUOTE]

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