Between their Banished Words list (current list) and Snowman Burning Day, Lake Superior State University has established two long-standing traditions that few universities can compete with. Get ready to run snowmen, we’re coming! March 19th is your fateful day. Since 1971 LSSU has taken to burning … Read more
I’m impressed, 33% of Yooper Steez readers say they have done a polar bear plunge. I would love to hear some stories. So if you’ve taken the polar plunge please leave a comment sharing your experience. Did you lose a bet? Did you go into shock? Would you do it again? Do you do it every year? Was it … Read more
This week I headed to Washington D.C. as part of my quest to have a beer with Richard Branson. One of the biggest inspirations for Yooper Steez was telling everyone about the Upper Peninsula and the Great Lakes while on my 50-state road trip. I still love to share it with people everywhere I go. So … Read more
. I realize that the majority of my readers are not on Twitter, but by this point you have probably heard about Twitter in the news. Or maybe you’ve heard the words Tweeting, Tweetups, Tweeps, and a variety of other variations. For those of you not on Twitter I suggest giving it a try. It has … Read more
Tonight after someone mentioned all of the guys named Ryan (six of them total) on the USA Olympic hockey team it reminded me of when the team was announced and I was impressed that there were five guys on the roster that were born in Michigan. So it inspired me tonight to do some research on all … Read more
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Photo by [The Photom on Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/thephotom/4172755041/ "1st Snowstorm of Winter by The Photom, on Flickr") Why the Upper Peninsula is Not Part of Wisconsin Learning more about the Upper Peninsula’s history has been quite helpful. I couldn’t be happier about this post … Read more
Squatch Watch– Written, Shot and Edited in 72 hours as part of the 2009 National Film Challenge. The required elements were: Genre: Mocumentary; Character: Mark Shapiro- Unemployed; Prop: Book of Matches; Line of Dialog: This is like Deja vu all over again. The Making of “Squatch Watch” This post … Read more
Bob Haase and his wife, Jan, started the Copperman Triathlon in Copper Harbor in 1992 and have since passed along these duties to other organizations. He decided to do his first triathlon at the age of 31 after watching the Ironman (Hawaii) on TV. His most memorable race is the Bud Light USTS … Read more
Since I was recently taking a look at Michigan historical film clips, you’ll definitely want to take a look at this one. MUNISING, MICHIGAN, early part of 1960’s Munising Michigan, Elm Avenue, Weiland’s Grill, the original Alger County Courthouse….all of it is here in this exciting compilation of … Read more