History & Culture
The people, places, traditions, and history that shape the Upper Peninsula.
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There’s a Chemical Element Named After a Yooper From Ishpeming, and Most People Have No Idea
Glenn Seaborg grew up to win the Nobel Prize, help discover plutonium,…
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One of the Greatest Courtroom Movies Ever Was a Real U.P. Murder, and the Bar Still Stands
The classic film ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ was based on a 1952…
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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…
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The U.P. Came This Close to Leaving Michigan and Becoming the 51st State of Superior
The dream of breaking away from Michigan is older than the Mackinac…
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Two Best Friends From Tiny Iron Mountain Grew Up to Conquer College Hoops and the NFL, and They Never Stopped Being Buddies
Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci were teammates in three sports at Iron…
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Thousands Drive Past This Tiny U.P. Town Every Day — Almost Nobody Knows Its Story
If you’ve ever driven US-41 between Escanaba and Iron Mountain, you’ve passed…
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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…
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The Iron Mountain Pizza Hut Just Brought Back the Red Roof — And Yoopers Are Losing Their Minds
If you grew up in the U.P., you know exactly what that…
