Why Michigan Has the Upper Peninsula: A Lost War, a Consolation Prize, and a Copper Fortune
Michigan didn't choose the U.P. It got stuck with it. Then it got rich. If you've ever wondered why Michigan has the Upper Peninsula...
How the U.P. became the U.P.
History & Culture
People, places, traditions, industries, and turning points that shaped Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
U.P.-wide
4 stories from this part of the U.P.
Brockway Mountain Drive May Be the Most Beautiful View in the Entire U.P.
From the top of Brockway Mountain, Lake Superior spreads out in front of you in every direction, blue all the way to the horizon....
Is the Paulding Light a Ghost or Car Headlights? The U.P. Has Argued for 60 Years
A strange glow has appeared on a dead-end road near Watersmeet almost every night for decades, and people still drive out to settle it...
It’s Not Just Amasa — A Second Tiny U.P. Town Has Made Basketball’s Floors Since The Sport Was Invented In 1891
We recently told you about the Amasa company behind the Final Four floor. Turns out it has a U.P. neighbor — and Horner Flooring...
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