MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA
By Mike Miller, August 8, 2026
Yooper Secret's goal is to be an entertaining resource for people wanting to visit Michigan's Upper Peninsula and for people who live here now or have lived here in the past.
It is a lot of fun to share memories of the way it used to be, and this site can handle visitor comments. We look forward to sharing your knowledge, memories, and secret places.
In addition to its natural beauty, a large part of the Upper Peninsula's charm is its people. As recently as a century ago, 75% of the people in the U.P. were foreign born.
This has resulted in a unique melting pot of Americans with strong traditions and memories of the old country passed down through the generations.
In 1920 the population of the Upper Peninsula was 322,566.
In 2020 the population of the Upper Peninsula was 311,611.
This astounding demographic fact alone makes the Upper Peninsula a unique place. Most places in the world are getting crowded. There is still "elbow room" in the U.P. and Yoopers want it to stay that way.
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