Upper Peninsula
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Michigan’s Latest Published Minimum Estimate Counted 762 Wolves in the U.P.
Michigan’s latest published winter estimate counted a minimum of 762 wolves in…
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So Many People Are Too Scared to Drive Into the U.P. That the Bridge Will Send Someone to Do It for Them
The Mighty Mac is five miles long and 200 feet over the…
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The Mighty Mac Is the 5-Mile Bridge That Separates Yoopers From Trolls
For anyone who calls the U.P. home, the first sight of those…
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Real Yoopers Built the Sauna Before the House, and They Don’t Say It ‘SAW-na’ Either
In the U.P., the sauna isn’t a spa day. It’s a sacred…
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One of the Most Famous Lines in Sports Came From a Kid Born in the U.P.
You’ve heard “Win one for the Gipper” your whole life. The Gipper…
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People Think Lake Superior Is Just a Lake. Then They See It Like This.
The biggest waves ever recorded on the Great Lakes rolled right past…
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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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The U.P. Has About One Black Bear for Every 30 People, and That’s Just Fine
Here is a number that might make you check the treeline. There…
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Almost Every Waterfall in Michigan Is in the U.P., and These Five Are Pure Magic
Michigan has over 300 named waterfalls, and the Lower Peninsula has exactly…
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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…
