History & Culture
The people, places, traditions, and history that shape the Upper Peninsula.
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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…
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This U.P. Town Boomed for 24 Years, Then Was Abandoned. You Can Still Walk Through It
On a quiet Lake Michigan harbor sits Fayette, a perfectly preserved 1800s…
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The Only Time in Michigan History a Prison Warden Was Killed Happened in the U.P.
Inside the movie theatre of the Marquette Branch Prison, a December night…
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Forget Aspen. Organized Skiing in America Started in a Tiny U.P. Mining Town
The national Ski Hall of Fame sits in Ishpeming for a reason,…
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A Single Living Thing as Heavy as Three Blue Whales Is Hiding Under the U.P.
In the woods near Crystal Falls lives the Humongous Fungus, one of…
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Before the Gold Rush, There Was a Copper Rush, and It Happened Right Here in the U.P.
Years before the forty-niners headed west, a rush for copper built the…
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One of the Most Famous Lines in Sports Came From a Kid Born in the U.P.
You’ve heard “Win one for the Gipper” your whole life. The Gipper…
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He Snowshoed 700 Miles a Winter Across the U.P. Now a Giant Statue Honors Him
If you have ever driven Highway 41 between Baraga and L’Anse, you…
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This Marquette Prison Is Famous for Its Flower Gardens. It’s Also Where Inmates Murdered the Warden.
It happened during a Sunday matinee in 1921 — the only time…
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There’s a Lighthouse So Far Out in Lake Superior, Keepers Called It the Loneliest Place in North America
Stannard Rock sits 24 miles from the nearest land, took five brutal…
