roadside attractions
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There’s a 30-Foot Ruler Standing Beside US-41 in the Keweenaw. One Winter, the Snow Nearly Topped It.
The Keweenaw snow thermometer north of Mohawk marks a 390.4-inch winter. The…
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Manistique Built a Road Four Feet Below the River It Crosses. Ripley’s Put It in “Believe It or Not.”
A paper mill needed water power, a dam would have flooded the…
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Your Brain Cannot Beat the Mystery Spot, Even When You Know Exactly How It Works
The Mystery Spot in St. Ignace has bent Yooper brains since the…
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The U.P.’s Own Comedy Band Runs a Roadside Trap With the World’s Biggest Chainsaw and Rifle
Da Yoopers are the U.P.’s own comedy band from Ishpeming, behind deer-camp…
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There’s a 23-Foot Chainsaw and a 35-Foot Rifle on the Side of a U.P. Highway, and Both of Them Actually Work
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap in Ishpeming is home to Big Gus and…
