This post and photos were contributed by blogger Kathy, a hometown friend in Baraga County. She writes one of my favorite Upper Peninsula blogs and is making a commitment to enjoy Upper Peninsula’s nature each and every day in 2009. Please check out her blog and subscribe at centria.wordpress.com
Any one ever feel challenged [...]

In the words of Hobo Jim, “I did, I did, I did the Iditarod Trail!”
**UPDATE**
Ed Stielstra finished the raced 32nd overall.
Rookie Timothy Hunt finished the race 52nd overall.
The overall winner was Lance Mackey.
As of Sunday afternoon two Yoopers, Ed Stielstra and Timothy Hunt, have completed just over half of the 1,200 mile sled dog race. [...]

You have all impressed me with your continued support of Yooper Steez. It has been incredible to start this little business a year ago and watch it grow. Each month the website traffic increases a little more, several more comments appear from new readers and I receiver emails from more Yoopers not just [...]

Tom Thulen for The New York Times
Last fall I mentioned how the Marquette County Fair was featured in the New York times.
This time around the New York Times has featured a photo story in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
The article is titled, “Snowshoes and S’Mores; Camping in the Cold” by Gustave Axelson.
Teamed up with [...]

This entry and photos have been submitted by guest blogger Ashley Bovin who grew up in Gladstone, Michigan. While being away for college at GVSU for 4.5 years, she realized how much she missed the Upper Peninsula, and now has a life goal of experiencing as much of it as she can. She writes [...]

Photo courtesy of Michael Babcock of Houghton
A reliable source (ie. my mom) passed on some news from the booming metropolis of Baraga today.
Despite being about -19 degrees Monday morning the Baraga Drive-In decided to open it’s doors for the season on just the second day of March. However, this is the Upper Peninsula, and [...]