Iron River

Every 2018 Winter Olympian with Michigan Connections

Published on Feb 13, 2018

There are 2,920 athletes from 92 countries participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Of those, 242 athletes are representing the United States of America across fifteen sports. Thirteen of those athletes were either born in Michigan or went to university in Michigan. And... Read more

Peter Peterson and the Iron River Meteorite (and other U.P. stories)

Published on Oct 16, 2012

Two wrongs may make a right, but two meteor_wrongs_ certainly don’t make a meteo_rite_. And here’s why. Well, first — let’s rewind. To one day in 1889 when a six-year old boy named Peter Peterson (yes, this was actually his name) was helping his father clear rocks from a field near Iron River. Thing... Read more