Win One for the Gipper: The U.P. Roots of George Gipp
You've heard "Win one for the Gipper" your whole life. The Gipper was a Yooper You have heard the line a thousand times. "Win...
How the U.P. became the U.P.
History & Culture
People, places, traditions, industries, and turning points that shaped Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Keweenaw & Copper Country
43 stories from this part of the U.P.
The Snowshoe Priest and the Giant Statue at L'Anse
If you have ever driven Highway 41 between Baraga and L'Anse, you have probably seen him: a 35-foot figure standing on a bluff over...
Stannard Rock Lighthouse: Lake Superior's Loneliest Light
Stannard Rock sits 24 miles from the nearest land, took five brutal years to build, and nearly killed the men who kept it The...
Porcupine Mountains: Lake of the Clouds and Old Growth
Michigan's largest state park hides an ancient forest and a cliff-top view locals call the most beautiful in the state Tucked into the far...
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