What's A Yooper?
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Michigan's Upper Peninsula: A Trip U.P. North
This week, Weekend Edition Sunday is exploring the culture, traditions and economy of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Ned Wharton/NPROften Left Out, U.P. Ducks Michigan's Worst Woes
()If there's a Michigan map in your mind, it probably looks like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula — separated from the rest of the state by the Great Lakes — often gets left off the map entirely. While that can be irksome, the remote nature of Michigan's northern section can also insulate it from the rest of the state's economic distress.
Sunday Puzzle
Initially, Michigan's Upper Peninsula()
September 27, 2009 This week's puzzle is in honor of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Because U.P. is short for Upper Peninsula, each answer has "U" and "P" in it. The first clue is: "U" and "P" are the initials of a common two-word phrase naming something holding a street lamp. What is it?
Pasties: The Meaty Center Of 'Yooper' Food()
September 27, 2009 The meat turnovers were brought to Michigan's Upper Peninsula by immigrant miners from Cornwall, England. "Yoopers" — the local population — are very opinionated about them. A pasty isn't just a meal — it's a heritage. Here's the recipe, too.
In Michigan's U.P., Visitors Welcome, Just Don't Stay()
September 27, 2009 Folks from Michigan's Upper Peninsula — or "Yoopers," as they call themselves — want you to know how lucky they are to live in such a beautiful place, how hard it is to do that, how their jokes about themselves are funnier than anything you've heard — and why you shouldn't move there.
