The Post-Apocalyptic Roadmap/Michigan

Part of the Post-Apocalyptic Roadmap Project.

Upper Peninsula

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has become extremely hostile to all outsiders (aka non-yoopers). They refuse all help from the outside world and have attempted to segregate themselves from the rest of the world, with their secure water supply and very little nuclear radiation (seeing as a nuclear blast didn't go off anywhere near the UP). The government has turned into a direct democracy, where all the citizens travel to the city of Marquette to discuss the dealings of the peninsula every month on the 23rd day. The government is not corrupt... yet. But, it is definitely a stable society with hardly any bandits or uncivilized behavior.

• If you think of going to the UP... Don't. There are hunters guarding the borders every hour of the day, and unless you have business with a specific citizen... Or have enough money for a bribe *BLAM*.

PS: Considering how bad Detroit already is, it is safe to say that it will not last for long after a nuclear bomb drop.

Lower Peninsula

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan was not directly affected by nuclear strikes. Instead, wind patterns spread nuclear fallout over the lower areas of the Mitten, most notably the Detroit Metropolitan areas and the western Michigan region. Most of the state is without a functioning government. Instead, small communities dot the barren landscape, most functioning with a head elder. The only exception is Dearborn, which is run by a theocratic board from Christian, Islamic and Jewish backgrounds. As others have reported, Detroit has become anarchistic. More than 15 gangs wage war to gain territory within the city.

Other small communities exist. Palisades is a still functioning nuclear power plant that is home to a group of engineering students who were attending a local college. Mackinaw City is the northernmost community in the Lower Peninsula. Northville is haven for Satanists who occupy the run down mental institution. Many others exist but not much information is known about them. More to come when information is gathered.