article_snippet: We're Midwest if you're looking at Midwest from New York City or from anywhere on [the East] Coast," Dayton told me.
article_snippet: You could argue that Minnesota, along with North Dakota, parts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, are in the Northern region of the United States.
article_snippet: And, you could argue Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are Eastern states.
article_snippet: Eastern states are Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
article_snippet: Go ahead, argue among yourselves, but know that Mr. Dayton isn't talking only about geography when it comes to labeling Minnesota -- "The North.
article_snippet: Yet, I'm from Canton, Ohio, and I have never touched a hockey stick (although those other "Northern" states certainly have excellent puck-handling abilities).
article_snippet: Maybe Ohio should join the rebranding club and become "The East.
highlights_snippet: The Midwest is not 'flyover country' and has more to offer than friendliness.
  
highlights_snippet: The Midwest need rebranding, as two guys from Minneapolis are attempting, she says .