Forty Years Ago, Michigan Brought Moose Back to the U.P. by Dangling Them From Helicopters
It took tranquilizer darts, slings, a 600-mile road trip, and 35-below cold, but the western U.P. has had moose ever since Here is a...
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There’s a Spring in the U.P. So Crystal Clear the Trout Look Like They’re Floating in Midair
Kitch-iti-kipi near Manistique is Michigan's largest freshwater spring, and you can glide right over it on a raft you pull yourself Tucked into the...
A Decade Ago, This Lake Superior Island Was Down to 2 Wolves. Now There Are 37, and the Moose Are Disappearing Fast.
The latest count from Isle Royale, the longest-running wolf and moose study on Earth, is one of the most dramatic in its 68 years...
For the First Time Ever, Wheelchair Users Can Roll Right Up to the Brink of Tahquamenon Falls
A new 1,100-foot accessible boardwalk has replaced the steep 94-step staircase that kept the U.P.'s most famous waterfall out of reach for so many...
If You Find a Fawn Curled Up Alone This Month, the Kindest Thing You Can Do Is Walk Away
It happens every June. You're out walking the property, or the kids spot something in the tall grass, and there it is — a...
People Travel the World to See the Northern Lights. Yoopers Just Step Into the Backyard.
There are places people fly across the planet to see the aurora — Iceland, Norway, the top of Alaska. And then there's the U.P.,...
Pictured Rocks Was America’s Very First National Lakeshore — and This Drone Footage Shows Exactly Why
Every Yooper knows Pictured Rocks. But if you've only ever seen it from a boat deck or the edge of a trail, you've been...
He Hit the Highest Rank in the Military. Then He Came Home to a Tiny U.P. Town to Fix Park Benches.
He spent 29 years away from home and climbed to the highest rank an enlisted person can reach in the entire U.S. military. So what's he doing now? Replacing benches at a Little League...
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