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This 95,000-Acre U.P. Refuge Brought Back the Giant Swan, and You Can See Them From Your Car
At Seney National Wildlife Refuge, trumpeter swans that had all but vanished…
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Forget Aspen. Organized Skiing in America Started in a Tiny U.P. Mining Town
The national Ski Hall of Fame sits in Ishpeming for a reason,…
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The U.P. Has More Than 40 Lighthouses, and These Five Are Worth the Drive
Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, well over 120 of…
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A Yooper’s Birthday Party Grew Into a Music Festival, and This Year It’s Giving Back to Veterans
Drewpalooz4 takes over the Pine Grove Bar in Republic next weekend, and…
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A Single Living Thing as Heavy as Three Blue Whales Is Hiding Under the U.P.
In the woods near Crystal Falls lives the Humongous Fungus, one of…
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Before the Gold Rush, There Was a Copper Rush, and It Happened Right Here in the U.P.
Years before the forty-niners headed west, a rush for copper built the…
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This Wild U.P. Berry Is Too Delicate to Ship, So You’ll Only Find Its Jam Up Here
Meet the thimbleberry, a wild Keweenaw treasure and just about the last…
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These Lake Superior Rocks Look Ordinary by Day, Then Glow Like Lava After Dark
They sat hidden on the beaches for a billion years before a…
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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…
