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TheNorthern Tier is the northernmost part of the contiguousUnited States, along theborder withCanada (including the border on theGreat Lakes). It can be defined as the states that borderCanada (excludingAlaska), buthistorians include all ofNew England in the Northern Tier, as well as states of thePacific Northwest, because of the common culture they shared for more than a century.[1] Sometimes the area was called "Greater New England", because of the influence of its culture as migrants moved west across the continent. It had a consistent political culture until the 1960s.[1]
Moving northeast to northwest (as the majority of population did), the states include (with sometimes-included states annotated with asterisks):Maine,New Hampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,Rhode Island,Connecticut,New York,Pennsylvania*,Ohio*,Michigan,Wisconsin*,Iowa*,Minnesota,South Dakota*,North Dakota,Montana,Idaho,Oregon* andWashington.
PresidentDonald Trump's second-termtrade war with Canada is anticipated to cause economic issues in the northern U.S. border states.[2]
Ice hockey is one of the more popular sports in the region, due to the cold climate and proximity with Canada.[3][4] Various otherwinter activities are also popular, such as skiing.[5]
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