I suspect it gets colder here in my part of New York then most places in Michigan. I say that since I have a two places in northern MI. One just below the Mac bridge in Presque Isle Co, and one 120 miles up on the upper tip of the UP in Brimley. We get 35 below F here and I never seen it dip below minus 22 F yet in MI.
If you've got sand below that concrete, it will do fine. If you've got muck, you'd better drain it and get some gravel under the concrete, or it will heave.
Just get your poles below the frost line. A minimum of 5 foot deep is required here.
One note about possible insulation. I did the entire exterior of my four-story barn with 1" thick, 4x8 foot sheets foam (Poly-Iso). Then put 1" thick, 12" wide rough hemlock boards over it. It really tightens the place up. I have an old oil hot-air furance with the thermostat set at 40 degrees F just to keeps things from freezing. Also have a wood furnace to get the place real warm when working in there. It takes very little oil to freeze-proof the place when set at tha 40 F degrees.
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