Michigan

In terms of driving on snow and ice: pretend your grandma is sitting in the passenger seat holding an uncovered crock pot full of gravy, and you'll be fine--try to avoid aggressive acceleration and braking. If you have the means, I highly recommend getting winter tires put on, it makes a big difference and will likely lessen the stress as you're learning.

As others have said, we haven't been getting as much snow, and the southern end even less. The thing you'll want to watch out for is black ice, which can form even when there's no snow (when the temps are below freezing). If you're in an area that salts the roads regularly, it's a lot less common (chat with a neighbor to find out).

In terms of shoveling, some people do it religiously and some don't. It partly depends on what car you drive and how often you have people over. An inch doesn't need shoveling, but if there's more, consider shoveling at least a walking path to your door for package/pizza deliveries.

Unrelated to weather, but was confusing when I moved here: there are two colleges, both called Michigan, and they're intense rivals. The only thing that unites them is their mutual hatred of Ohio State.