Photo Friday #017: Union Bay Sunset
“We camped in Union Bay of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for 2 nights. It was long way from Detroit Metro(10 hrs) but Porcupine Mountains area was very nice with big nature. Definetly it worth to stay there.”
–mtsn on Flickr
This should inspire you to take that trip to the Porcupine Mountains State Park this [...]
Carl Torola of Calumet to Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
On May 29th and 30th, 13-year-old Carl Torola, Jr. of Calumet will compete in the 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee. The competition will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington hotel in Washington, D.C.
Each year the Upper Peninsula sends one student to the National Spelling Bee who wins the annual Upper Peninsula Community [...]
6 More Yoopers Who Played in the NHL
A few weeks ago we posted a blog entry about Jeff Finger, and our knowledge of him being the only Yooper to play in the NHL. We stand corrected! Since the NHL season is coming to a close soon we wanted to give you another Upper Peninsula hockey update. Here are six more [...]
Photo Friday #016: Scott Falls
Looking for some Memorial Day weekend site-seeing? If you can spare a day, or a few hours if you live closer, make a trip the Scott Falls. You’ll find Scott Falls about 7 miles west of Munising, just to the east of Au Train, conveniently located right off highway M-28.
This type of waterfall [...]
NMU Alum, Dallas Drake, Hopeful for Stanley Cup
As commented in an earlier post about Jeff Finger, Corey suggested that Dallas Drake should be considered an Honorary Yooper. We couldn’t agree more!
Dallas Drake has become a household name in the Upper Peninsula, at least for any hockey household. For the first time in his NHL career (over 1,000 games spanning 16 [...]
How Many Trips do you Make Across the Mackinac Bridge in a Year?
Naturally, there is going to be a bell curve on this graph. Those who live in Ironwood aren’t going to make nearly as many trips across the bridge as those living in St. Ignace or Sault Ste Marie. Though it looks like most people average between 2 to 5 round trips across the [...]








