A fresh 7 inches of snow fell in Baraga and several other parts of the Upper Peninsula today. A great day to head to the Baraga Drive-In for some ice cream. Most Yoopers, and especially Trolls, are eager for nice spring weather in April, especially by April 17. Even the Lansing Lugnuts celebrate … Read more
Image from the Michigan State University Museum This week WKAR reported that this spring a 9000-year-old tool was found by Dale Kennedy while he was in his garden in Hermansville. The tool, pictured above, is not housed at the Michigan State University Museum. Bill Love, the museum’s anthropology … Read more
Yooper Steez has just branched out in a big way… skateboards! Yooper Steez isn’t a skateboard company, but has always drawn inspiration from the skateboarding and snowboarding culture. This is just one product (of many more to come) that offers a way for Yoopers to show their love for the Upper … Read more
Last September I reported, from this same seat, that I saw a Google Street View car drive by outside my window. At that point I knew that Google Street View was finally coming to the Upper Peninsula. Being the nerd I am, I was very excited. I was also very curious to see what depth of they visit … Read more
Several months ago while sitting in this location I noticed a funny looking car drive by my apartment window. I followed up with my initial hunch with some research and came to the hypothesis that it must have been a Google Maps Street View car. It’s possible that my hypothesis was wrong. Several … Read more
Tourist season is coming! Time to travel, camp, go sight-seeing and vacation in the Upper Peninsula. If you’re a local don’t forget to be a tourist in your own town this summer and visit all the places you’ve read about but have never visited. For tourists and locals alike we put together a list of … Read more
The Upper Peninsula will now be required to be included on all official state maps and publications. Can you imagine a state where 1/3 of the state is not included on the map in official state documents? We recently mentioned a bill introduced by State Rep. Michael Lahti (D-Hancock) which seeks to … Read more
There have been some great discussion on Yooper Steez regarding the map of Michigan and geographic layout of our state. Mainly what constitutes “northern” Michigan, maps without the Upper Peninsula, and why the Upper Peninsula is not part of Wisconsin. In the last few weeks both the Daily Mining … Read more
Back in February we reported on one of the ugliest maps we’ve ever seen of the Upper Peninsula (or Michigan for that matter). We asked all of you if you knew of any maps that were similar. Many times I’ve heard reports of maps that didn’t include the Upper Peninsula, mislabeled it, and various … Read more
For over two years this blog entry title Ugliest Michigan Map Ever has been one of the most popular blog entries on Yooper Steez. It has generated a couple dozen comments and stories of other maps, perhaps mislabeling the Upper Peninsula or missing the U.P. altogether. However, thanks to … Read more