Christmas is the favorite name of Upper Peninsula towns according to Yooper Steez readers. It is always a favorite among locals and tourists.
In second and third place are Paradise and Gay respectively.
The Upper Peninsula is full of several other interesting names that are familiar elsewhere..

Boston
Delaware
Phoenix
Florida

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Twenty-nine years ago today on August 5th, 1979 the Upper Peninsula’s identity changed forever. That date marks the earliest known publication of the word “Yooper”.
Contrary to popular belief, the term Yooper isn’t very old. Many people who recall going to college in the Upper Peninsula during the ’70s do not recall use of [...]

On April 13th, 2006 the famous landscape of Miners Castle changed forever.
One of just two National Parks in the Upper Peninsula, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore attracts thousands of visitors year after year. Miners Castle has always been a favorite photos of tourists, photographers, and postcard photos.
The classic Miners Castle vantage point…

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This week Yooper Steez received an incredible photo in the our e-mail box. Our new friend Joe from Houghton (who is now living in Littleton, CO) found the Upper Peninsula in the sky above him one day.
“This picture has not been edited and is proof that God is a Yooper. ”
-Joe
Thanks for the great [...]

Marquette continues to be published as one of the top cities to live in among different categories. Earlier this year we reported that Outdoor Life ranked Marquette the 7th best town in the U.S. for hunters and fishers. Not bad.
This time around it’s CNN Money, and they have ranked Marquette the #1 town [...]

Depending on where your source there are about 12-15 lighthouses in the entire country that double as a bed and breakfast. Two are in the Upper Peninsula.
Having two of these right in the Upper Peninsula is incredible. Of course these re fresh water lighthouses, where as most of the other lighthouse bed and [...]

Andrew Heller, Yooper Steez is inviting you to the Upper Peninsula for a round of golf. Sorry, we won’t cover your gas expenses, but we will surely hook you up with a free Upper Peninsula t-shirt.
You see, Mr. Heller recently wrote an article on his blog at mlive.com for The Flint Journal. The [...]

For years people have debated what northern Michigan actually means and at what point do you cross into northern territory. Even clothing lines have made thousands of dollars off this with t-shirts and hoodies that say “Up North” (though you find most of this apparel in the area of Traverse City rather than in [...]