U.P. history
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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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Forget Canada. The World’s First Pro Hockey League Started in a U.P. Mining Town
Houghton calls itself the Birthplace of Professional Hockey, and the history backs…
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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…
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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 Made Is a True U.P. Murder Story
The classic courtroom film Anatomy of a Murder is based on a…
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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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A U.P. Family Is Racing to Save the 100-Year-Old Toonerville Trolley Before It’s Scrapped
For nearly a century, the Toonerville Trolley carried families deep into the…
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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…
