Happy Valentine’s Day! Since today is Valentine’s Day I thought it’d be great to hear what you love about the Upper Peninsula. Could be your favorite waterfall, your favorite season, places to visit, a childhood memory, or anything and everything else about the beautiful U.P. Leave a comment and let … Read more
Meet Bob, Jason and Ben… an entertainment trio from the Upper Peninsula make a contribution to the world of basketball trick shots. You may remember reading about them before when they unicycled 100 miles from Houghton to Marquette. Their juggling video was even featured on Sports Illustrated. Check … Read more
This is a guest post from our friend and fellow Yooper Ashley Bovin, she’s from Gladstone and you can follow here on Twitter @ashleyruthless. The 18th running of the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR), the “Oldest, Toughest and Meanest Rally on the Rally Circuit,” is happening this Friday and … Read more
Along the trail towards the Upper Falls at Tahquamenon Falls State Park is the above sign, the “Prayer Of The Woods.” The prayer has been used in Portuguese forest reservations for more than 1,000 years and can be found at state parks, national forests, and national parks across Michigan, the … Read more
It’s been talked about plenty on the site, but this is the first post of a map where the Upper Peninsula is completely missing. We have all seen maps like this before, sadly. And despite the recent Upper Peninsula bill it will probably continue to happen. Some would argue that it’s a good thing, so … Read more
Photo by [We Are CS](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjrokos/297873380/ "texture by We Are CS, on Flickr") We’re looking for your input on the top places to see the fall colors in the Upper Peninsula! Initially, we were hoping to do a poll to find out your favorite place, but there are simply too many … Read more
Friday was a remarkably beautiful day. A friend and I drove to Little Presque Isle in the afternoon and had a wonderful hike to Wetmore Landing. It was 75 degrees, sunny, and Lake Superior was as smooth as glass. There were even people in swimming suits and bikinis. That was Friday. Early Monday … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings are 2008 Stanley Cup Champions! Two weeks ago we featured a blog post about Northern Michigan University alumni Dallas Drake. After over 1,000 games in 16 career seasons in the National Hockey League the NMU alum has won his first Stanley Cup. As tradition has it the captain, … Read more
Everyone was excited for spring being just around the corner. But c’mon, this is the Upper Peninsula, we all knew that we’d see a big snowfall again. In 2009 we saw the biggest April snowstorm in 10 years. In 2008 we had a comparable April Fool’s Day snowstorm. 2010 wasn’t going to be any different. … Read more
Twenty-nine years ago today on August 5th, 1979 the Upper Peninsula’s identity changed forever. That date marks the earliest known publication of the word “Yooper”. Contrary to popular belief, the term Yooper isn’t very old. Many people who recall going to college in the Upper Peninsula during the … Read more