Although pasties are a great representative for Michigan, they are almost exclusively the provenance of the Upper Peninsula. Coney dogs are a good choice for a food of the Lower Peninsula: Hotdog, bun, chili, onions, and mustard. A Boston cooler is also a good choice with Detroit roots: Vernors Ginger Ale and vanilla ice cream.
Great calls mk. A little Boston Cooler history:Vernor operated a drug store and soda fountain on Woodward Avenue near what is now known as the Boston-Edison historic district, the main thoroughfare being Boston Boulevard, hence the seemingly disconnected name. Though houses weren’t built and occupied in the area until the early 1900s, the mixture of vanilla ice cream and Vernor’s ginger soda was popular as far back as 1880.
from UndergroundDetroit
That's the first thing I thought of too when I saw that they selected pasties. For those of you seeing the photo and saying "that's just a chili dog". Think again