Northern Tier (United States)
The Northern Tier is the northernmost part of the contiguous United States, along the border with Canada. It can be defined as the states that border Canada, but historians include all of New England in the Northern Tier, as well as states of the Pacific Northwest, because of the common culture they shared for more than a century. 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.
Definition
Moving northeast to northwest, the states include : Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania*, Ohio*, Michigan, Wisconsin*, Iowa*, Minnesota, South Dakota*, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon* and Washington.
History
President Donald Trump's second-term trade war with Canada is anticipated to cause economic issues in the northern U.S. border states.
Culture
Sports
Ice hockey is one of the more popular sports in the region, due to the cold climate and proximity with Canada. Various other winter activities are also popular, such as skiing.