Experiences of settlers in the Michigan Territory paying special attention to the experiences of women.   “Michigan Mania” concerns the early settlement of Southeast Michigan especially Washtenaw County. The title comes from Harriet Noble’s memoir in which she describes the frenzy to go to Michigan as a mania. Unlike most discussions, this one emphasizes the role and experiences of women, but even that implicitly contains the experiences of men, too, most women came with husbands.