This Michigan City Has Been Named The Hippiest Place In Michigan

I usually give these national publications a bunch of crap when they come out with these lists saying silly things like "This is the ugliest city in Michigan," when they've never even been here, and then say they determined the finding my measuring the analytics of the population density or some random thing like that.

But they recently made a list of the "hippiest" cities in each state, and I gotta say I'm finally impressed with their selection. Thrillest named a city for all 50 states and for the first time in a long time, I can say they did the right thing.

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It turns out that this site actually got it right for a change, and named the city I would consider to be the "Hippiest" place in Michigan. It's the home of Hash Bash, and where possession of magic mushrooms has been decriminalized:

Over the decades, Ann Arbor's radicalism has tilted toward the mainstream: Nowadays the typical local hippies are baby boomers who have made enough money to afford Ann Arbor real estate and have kids who have already graduated from Community High. With long silver hair, these boomer hippies still observe the phases of the moon, wake and bake once or twice a week while possibly working a desk job, vote Green Party, have 20+ bumper stickers on their Volvos, and worship multiple gods, including Chandra, the lunar deity, and Jim Harbaugh.

They must have missed the memo that everyone from U of M got the hell out of dodge after last season, but I appreciate what they were going for there. The truth is Ann Arbor is actually a pretty accurate answer, considering most of these "we've never been to your state" ranking articles usually miss the mark.

But going back to the days of John Sinclair, Ann Arbor has always been at the forefront of social issues and continues to be an accepting and welcoming city to those who are outspoken and ready for change.

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