Five Days Among the YooPers

So you've never heard of a yooper? Neither had we until we embarked upon our trip across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, taking us from Northern Wisconsin, along the shores of Lake Superior to Sault Ste. Marie, then South to St. Ignace. YooPers (U.P.ers) are the inhabitants of this part of Michigan. To give you a paraphrase of a U.P. "Creation" story I read - God created the U.P. (think Garden of Eden) and the YooPers. He also made trolls who lived in the land below the U.P. (all the rest of us). He then built a bridge to the U.P. so the trolls could visit Paradise. Finally, on the 7th day, God saw it was good and He went huntin'. Get the picture, eh?

Other things to know about the U.P.:

One day it's warm, the rest of the year it's cold.

If you fly a straight line from Sault Ste. Marie to Ironwood, you'll see a lot of trees. Dollar Bay in the U.P. was named after the annual salary in the area. The U.P. is the supplier of mosquitos to the free world. There are two seasons in the U.P. -- Swat and Shovel.

This is probably our last blog entry for a while since we are now back in PA to take care of some business before heading off again. We're not exactly sure just where that will be or when, but you can bet it will be somewhere interesting and soon. Thanx for joining us and stay tuned.

Photos from 5 Days in the U.P. (119 Photos) - Be sure to see captions, upper left of most photos.