I know you were purposely exaggerating for effect, but come on. Nine-month winters?
Sorry, you live in Michigan, not Nome, Alaska.
Seriously, I have pictures of when I was camping in East Jordan, the second week of June. We woke in the morning to over an inch of snow covering the ground and the tent. In my book, snow equal winter.
Yes, I was exaggerating. Most years, snowfall is done by the middle of May.