YOOPER BLOG
This periodic blog will tell our website visitors about recent articles on YooperSecrets.com. Every time an article is created or an existing one is updated, you can read about it here.
Sep 15, 2026
Yooper Cities: From Small to Even Smaller
The Upper Peninsula has very few large towns. The largest is Marquette with a population of 21,355.
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Sep 15, 2026
Yooper Secrets Site Map: Index to the Website
Yooper Secrets Site Map shows all pages on the website.
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Sep 15, 2026
St Ignace, Michigan: Gateway to the Upper Peninsula
St. Ignace, Michigan sits at the southeastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where Lake Huron meets the Straits of Mackinac.
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Sep 06, 2026
Lakenenland Sculpture Park: A Whimsical Roadside Wonderland
Lakenenland Sculpture Park is one of the Upper Peninsula’s most unusual roadside attractions. It has more than 100 sculptures created by welder Tom Lakenen.
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Sep 04, 2026
Grand Island National Recreation Area: Island Adventure off Munising
Grand Island National Recreation Area (GINRA) is a rugged Lake Superior island just a half-mile off the coast of Munising in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Sep 03, 2026
Kingsford, Michigan: The U.P. Town That Henry Ford Built
Kingsford, Michigan is in Dickinson County in Michigan’s southern Upper Peninsula, directly south of Iron Mountain and beside the Wisconsin border.
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Aug 29, 2026
Ontonagon. Michigan: Where the River Meets Lake Superior
Ontonagon village sits at the mouth of the Ontonagon River where it empties into Lake Superior's southern shore in the western Upper Peninsula.
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Aug 27, 2026
About Yooper Secrets and Me
I was raised in Menominee, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula before the term Yooper was invented.
Aug 27, 2026
Munising, Michigan: Gateway to Pictured Rocks
Munising, Michigan is a small city on the southern shore of Lake Superior along Munising Bay in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is the county seat of Alger County.
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