PETOSKEY, Mich. – The sun is out, the lake is glistening, the strawberries are bright red and summer-sweet. Golfers and anglers are busy, cyclists are on the move, brats are on the barbecue. This is Michigan at its best.
Much of the state is on a summer holiday, and while Michigan’s economy is not exactly at its best – there remain persistent pockets of poverty and hopelessness – the state overall …