There’s a Mountain Wilderness in the U.P. So Wild It Feels Like It Belongs Out West
Michigan's largest state park hides an ancient forest and a cliff-top view locals call the most beautiful in the state Tucked into...
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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 real 1952 murder in Big Bay and was filmed in...
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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 every night for decades, and people still drive out to...
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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 Bridge, and it nearly came true In 1975, the U.P....
Read storyFederal Prosecutors Say an International Drug Ring Recruited Inside Michigan Prisons and Reached Into the U.P.
Corrected Sept. 10, 2026: An earlier version said prosecutors described the ring as run from a U.P. prison and that court records...
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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...
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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 Mountain High, roommates at Northern Michigan, and they are still...
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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...
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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...
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A U.P. Family Bought the Toonerville Trolley. Now They Want It Running for Its 100th Birthday.
Updated Sept. 10, 2026: The Wilsons now own the Toonerville Trolley. The Newberry News reported Aug. 21 that Paul and Gina Wilson...
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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 right through it. A bend in the highway, a railroad...
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A U.P. University Has Been Releasing Atlantic Salmon Into the Same River for 40 Years — and Tomorrow They’re Celebrating
Updated July 13, 2026: The June 4 public celebration described below has passed. This page is retained as an archival explanation of...
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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...
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