Originally Posted by
Artkansas
But Michigan??? If it were me, I'd be trying to get to the Channel Islands off the California Coast. Back in the 80's when I lived near Goleta, it was doable. Now that I live in Arkansas, its highly unlikely. 
Channel Islands--the location of a great survival novel and movie for children,
"The Island of the Blue Dolphins". An Indian girl is marooned on an island and survives alone for 18 years.