I love Michigan, too. But the drivers are among the most nasty I've ever seen. Whenever I see one, "blue plate.....yuck!" comes to mind. Even when they're behaving perfectly nice. So I'm not always right about that.
I have an old friend near Hillsdale who's afraid to ride his bike out in this very, very rural county. Curves, small sharp hills, narrow roads and the drivers do 70 mph. I can't blame him. This whole county was only about 30,000 people when I left. I suppose it's more today, but probably not a lot. Isn't it sad that people can't ride a bike in a place like that. But I shouldn't dump on Michigan alone. It's kinda like that everywhere. It can be bad here in Illinois, but at least visibility is less of an issue.
Oh well, have fun and be careful.