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Jun 9, 20263 min read

Forget Canada. The World’s First Pro Hockey League Started in a U.P. Mining Town

Houghton calls itself the Birthplace of Professional Hockey, and the history backs it up When you think of where hockey was born, you probably think of Canada. But the world's first fully professional hockey...

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Jun 8, 20263 min read

The Soo Locks Are Among the Busiest in the World, and You Can Watch Giant Freighters for Free

Right in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, you can stand a few feet away as a thousand-foot ship rises out of the river,...

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Jun 8, 20263 min read

If You Grew Up in the U.P., You Already Miss Cudighi. Everyone Else Has No Idea

The U.P.'s own sweet-and-spicy sausage sandwich was born in 1936 and is almost impossible to find anywhere else Ask a Yooper about...

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Jun 7, 20263 min read

The U.P. Slang That Marks a True Yooper, No Matter How Long They’ve Been Gone

You can leave the U.P., but a few of these words never quite leave you You can move away from the U.P.,...

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Jun 4, 20264 min read

Five Pilots Are Flying U.P. Kids Over Tahquamenon Falls This Sunday — and It Won’t Cost a Dime

Updated July 13, 2026: The June 7 Newberry rally described below has passed. Check EAA Chapter 850 for current rally dates and...

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Extreme Fire Danger Has Taken Hold of the U.P. and Crews Are Already Putting Out Flames

If you have been thinking about burning a brush pile, lighting a bonfire, or torching that winter's worth of yard waste this...

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Jun 3, 20262 min read

Your Pet Could Be a Calendar Star — And It Helps U.P. Shelter Animals

Got a dog who thinks he's the main character? A cat who poses like she's already famous? This one's for you. The...

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Jun 3, 20263 min read

A U.P. University Has Been Releasing Atlantic Salmon Into the Same River for 40 Years — and Tomorrow They’re Celebrating

Updated July 13, 2026: The June 4 public celebration described below has passed. This page is retained as an archival explanation of...

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Jun 2, 20263 min read

Three U.P. Teams Just Brought Home State Track & Field Titles — and One Ended a 49-Year Drought

It was a big weekend to be a Yooper. Up in Kingsford, the U.P. Track & Field Finals crowned a whole slate...

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Jun 1, 20262 min read

She Asks for Tools Instead of Jewelry — and Has Helped Build 4 Marquette Homes

Most weekends, putting up a house is a job for contractors. But this past weekend in Harvey, it was a job for...

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Jun 1, 20263 min read

Two Storms Wrecked Marquette’s Parks — So the City Turned the Cleanup Into a Field Trip Kids Will Never Forget

This past winter did not go easy on Marquette. And two of the city's most-loved parks took the brunt of it. If...

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May 30, 20263 min read

A 27-Foot Hot Dog Just Rolled Into A U.P. Town — And People Lined The Streets To See It

For years, the little city of Escanaba tried to get it to come. This weekend, it finally happened — and the whole...

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May 30, 20263 min read

A Tiny U.P. Airport Just Turned Its Terminal Into An Art Gallery — And The First Artist’s Story Will Make You Smile

The next time you fly out of Iron Mountain, look up. The walls of Ford Airport aren't bare anymore — they're filled...

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Forget Canada. The World’s First Pro Hockey League Started in a U.P. Mining Town

The Soo Locks Are Among the Busiest in the World, and You Can Watch Giant Freighters for Free

If You Grew Up in the U.P., You Already Miss Cudighi. Everyone Else Has No Idea

The U.P. Slang That Marks a True Yooper, No Matter How Long They’ve Been Gone

Five Pilots Are Flying U.P. Kids Over Tahquamenon Falls This Sunday — and It Won’t Cost a Dime

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Extreme Fire Danger Has Taken Hold of the U.P. and Crews Are Already Putting Out Flames

Your Pet Could Be a Calendar Star — And It Helps U.P. Shelter Animals

A U.P. University Has Been Releasing Atlantic Salmon Into the Same River for 40 Years — and Tomorrow They’re Celebrating

Three U.P. Teams Just Brought Home State Track & Field Titles — and One Ended a 49-Year Drought

She Asks for Tools Instead of Jewelry — and Has Helped Build 4 Marquette Homes

Two Storms Wrecked Marquette’s Parks — So the City Turned the Cleanup Into a Field Trip Kids Will Never Forget

A 27-Foot Hot Dog Just Rolled Into A U.P. Town — And People Lined The Streets To See It

A Tiny U.P. Airport Just Turned Its Terminal Into An Art Gallery — And The First Artist’s Story Will Make You Smile