Seven lakes lie nestled like jewels in a hilly crown of deep forest, far enough northwest of Detroit that their inhabitants consider the city an alien place, not often worth visiting.

Alt: a young girl wearing a blue button up, jeans, and a cowboy hat is digging in the dirt with a mountain behind her while saying “I’m tired of this, grandpa.” An older man with glasses and a cowboy hat is standing in front of a white car and yells back at her