The out-of-towners

I like 7 Days Vermont. I really do, and think it's a pity it doesn't cover the west side of the lake more often. So I was excited to see this week's ADK issue. Then I opened it, and found a story on... Michigans. Don't get me wrong. I love Plattsburgh's dogs. And it's not a bad review. But Michigans have been written about. A lot. By Gourmet magazine, even.
And the mistake in the first graf...

The city known to many as Wiggletown

...immediately signaled an exercise in pith-helmet journalism.(Wiggletown, for the uninitiated, is not the city but a neighborhood). Kinda smug, kinda condescending, kinda "look at the natives in their festive dress." Plus, going to Gus' without getting a shake is borderline criminal. 7 Days, you can do better.
Wow, I'm seething with Vermonster resentment. Like a native in festive dress.