Michiana

Michiana is an informal region in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. The name is a combination of "Michigan" and "Indiana". The term is frequently used throughout the area, particularly by local radio and television stations based in South Bend that serve the entire area, but also by businesses that seek to draw customers from Indiana into Michigan or vice versa. There is not, of course, any government or legal standing as "Michiana."

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Indiana: :This article is about the U.S. state. See also Indiana, Pennsylvania (U.S.) and Indiana, S?o Paulo (Brazil.)...

Michigan: Michigan is a state in the United States. The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama, meaning "great water." Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the continental United States, the ...

South Bend, Indiana: South Bend is a city located in St. Joseph County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,789. The city is the county seat of St. Joseph County It is the economic and cultural hub of the region commonly known as Michiana....