Josh, I did my early growing up in Detroit and my later teen and early adult years south of Jackson. Hillsdale County, to be precise.
I have quite a bit of family in and around Grand Rapids. I still visit them regularly. And I have customers in Holland, St Louis (MI) and then east and north. So I visit them yearly.
(In fact, it's getting time to go see them again.)
Also, my oldest and dearest friend on Earth stayed in Detroit. For years I would meet up with him for hunting, canoeing, hiking, skiing, etc. But he died almost two years ago now. So those days are over. another reason MI is kinda melancholy for me.
Still have a couple friends in Hillsdale County. I'm happy to visit them. But they're not as active. We just sit around drinking beer. and that is nice, but I can't party like I used to. Get too sick.
All in all, though, I'm still a frequent visitor. And I do love Michigan. But it was better that I left. At least from a making-a-living point of view. I don't know if you're in a similar spot or not. but you might be. And it is nice to get away from winter for a while.