On the night that my beloved Red Wings could sweep the Colorado Avalanche, the last thing that I want to do is feature a post that’s all about a player on the Avalanche.
Hockey has an enormous presence in the Upper Peninsula, from youth hockey, to adult leagues, and NCAA National Hockey Championships for MTU, NMU, [...]

Stephen King released his latest book, Duma Key, this past January. In addition to publishing another best-seller that topped the New York Times Bestseller List, there is another important note that every Yooper should be aware of.
On page 456 of the total 606 pages, Stephen King uses the word “Yooper”.
“Wireman was making [...]

There are 148,939,100 square miles of land surface on Planet Earth…
42,610 of it belongs to the Upper Peninsula. That comes to 0.029% of all the Earth. And if you prefer fractions, that’s 1/3,449th of the Earth’s surface. We are just a speck.
The total surface area of Earth is 510,065,600 square [...]

A month ago we posted a blog entry about Why Lake Superior Kicks Your Lake’s Butt, a look at several fun facts about the world’s greatest lake that the Upper Peninsula is so fortunate to share.
After posting the entry Dan left a comment asking about the difference in length between Michigan’s and Minnesota’s shoreline on [...]

After asking “What is your favorite month in the Upper Peninsula?” it turns out that two months are tied for the least favorite months in the Upper Peninsula: April and December.
We launched this poll several weeks ago (check out our latest poll) and it took a long time before anyone listed April as [...]

Annette Summersett hits 100,000+ views on YouTube for her tribute to Brett Favre.

Getting 100,000 views on YouTube is no easy task. So until proven otherwise, Annette seems to be the biggest YouTube celebrity to come from the Upper Peninsula.
Annette… good work! If you’re out there somewhere come say hi. We’ll [...]

This is a guest post from Nancy Sailor of Baraga, a weather enthusiast.
According to Wikipedia, April Fools’ Day or All Fools’ Day is a holiday in its own right, a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying [...]

Here is a collection of the best photos to date in our “Steez” section. We’re looking for photos of people wearing our Upper Peninsula Yooper Steez t-shirts across the globe. If you already have one don’t forget to snap some photos and submit it online! If you don’t have one you [...]