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Be prepared for Michigan winters.

Michiganders for the most part are nice and welcoming people. We have a Midwestern hospitality but we also can get feisty if you piss us off. That's something you want to avoid. Think of this as a guide as to what not to do/say in front of someone from Michigan...

Recently, Michigan was ranked the #2 state for the worst winters in the U.S. This should come to no surprise, if you're from Michigan you know how brutal (and weird) our winters can be. Even out-of-towners recognize it. But, Instead of complaining about the cold weather and the snow we should think about the positives...

Winter has arrived in Michigan and with it comes moods swings that are just as varied as the temperature and the weather.

Consumers Energy is encouraging the public this winter to take part in Walks for Warmth, which help raise money to keep Michigan families warm.

No one loves the cold quite like Canada does! Canadian Tire is an automotive company based in Canada which set out to test its newest cold weather battery by installing it into a truck made completely out of ice.

I went out for lunch today to get my usual Teriyaki Bowl from Freshii and I walked past the Silverline Stop in downtown Grand Rapids. I started to notice these colorful scarves tied around light posts downtown. Upon closer inspection, a smile graced my face.

Remember that snowstorm we had in January? Well, the Super Bowl Sunday-Groundhog Day snowstorm was just as bad with gusting winds, sub-zero wind chills and plenty of snow. Snowfall totals from the snowstorm hitting greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan in some locales piled up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office.

It's getting to be that time again, where everyone around you becomes a walking pustule of disease-spreading evil. Or, as most people call it, cold and flu season. There are apparently ways to prevent getting sick, but the host of this video has failed at using them. This doesn't mean that his information is useless to us healthy people, though.

Welcome back to winter, with snowfall totals from the snowstorm plowing into greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan piling up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office. Plus, more -- 2 to four inches is being forecast -- is coming along with wind chills below zero degrees, gusting winds up to 30 miles per hour and blowing and drift

Winter is blasting in in an even bigger way. The National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office has issued a winter storm warning for this afternoon through Friday afternoon, calling the wintry blast coming our way in greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan as "significant." Basically, more than a foot of snow is possible with heavy snow beginning about 2 p.m. EST and continuing through F

After last winter, many us are approaching this winter with caution. Today probably didn't help: snow on Halloween? The National Weather Service's winter weather forecast is out. All we can say is make sure those snow blowers and shovels are ready if you live, work and/or play -- not to mention drive or travel -- between U.S. 131 and the Lake Michigan shore in greater Grand Rapids and West Michig