The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to simply as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan, and more casually as the land "above the Bridge". It is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by St. Mary's River, on the south by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and on the west by Wisconsin. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... The Mackinac Bridge (pronounced , with a silent c), is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Lake Superior, bounded by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, USA, to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan, USA, to the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... The St. ... --67. ... Ipperwash Beach, Lake Huron. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked...

The Upper Peninsula contains almost one-third of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of the total population. Residents are frequently called Yoopers (derived from "U.P.-ers"), and have a strong regional identity. It includes the only counties in the United States where a plurality of residents state their ancestry as Finnish. The peninsula's largest cities are Marquette, Escanaba, Sault Ste Marie, Menominee, and Iron Mountain. The land and climate are not very suitable for agriculture, although the economy has occasionally thrived from logging and mining. Most mines have closed since the "golden age" from 1890 to 1920, and the land is now heavily forested. Logging remains a major industry. Yooper May Refer to : - Yooper dialect : The Dialect of English Speech used By The People of Upper Michigan - The Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Its People (Yoopers) - Da Yoopers, A Band From That Area This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share... A plurality, relative majority or simple majority is the largest share of something, which may or may not be considered a majority, i. ... Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Escanaba [es-kuh-nah-buh] is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the states Upper Peninsula. ... Sault Ste. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Logging is the process in which trees are cut down usually as part of a timber harvest which is good for the environment. ... Chuquicamata, the second largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ...

The Upper Peninsula is bordered by Northern Wisconsin, Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan

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History

The first known inhabitants of the Upper Peninsula were tribes speaking Algonquian languages. They arrived roughly around 800 AD and subsisted largely off of fishing. Early tribes included the Menominee, Nocquet,and the Mishinimaki. Etienne Brulé of France was probably the first European to visit the peninsula, crossing the St. Marys River around 1620 in search of a route to the Far East.^[1] The Algonquian (also Algonkian) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (the two Algic languages that are not Algonquian are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ... Étienne Brûlé (c. ... The St. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ...

French colonists laid claim to the land in the 17th century, establishing missions and fur trading posts such as Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace. Following the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, the territory was ceded to Great Britain. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The fur trade was a huge part in the early economic development of North America. ... Nickname: The Soo Location of Sault Ste. ... Saint Ignace, usually written as St. ... Combatants France First Nations allies: Algonquin Lenape Wyandot Ojibwa Ottawa Shawnee Great Britain American Colonies Iroquois Confederacy Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) Casualties 3,000 killed, wounded or captured 10,400 killed, wounded or captured The French and...

Before long, American Indian tribes who had been allies of the French found themselves increasingly dissatisfied with the British occupation, which brought new territorial policies. Whereas the French had long cultivated alliances among the Indians, the British post-war approach was essentially to treat the Indians as a conquered people. The resulting Pontiac's Rebellion included the capture of Fort Michilimackinac, near present-day Mackinaw City, Michigan, which was then the principal fort of the British in the Michilimackinac region. Native Americans redirects here. ... Combatants British Empire American Indians Commanders Jeffrey Amherst, Henry Bouquet Pontiac, Guyasuta Strength ~3,000 soldiers[1] ~3,500 warriors[2] Casualties 450 soldiers killed, 2,000 civilians killed or captured, 4,000 civilians displaced ~200 warriors killed, possible additional war-related deaths from disease Pontiacs Rebellion was a... Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes of North America. ... Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet County, with a small portion lying within Cheboygan County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes of North America. ...

Although the Upper Peninsula nominally became United States territory with the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the British did not give up control until 1797 under terms of the Jay Treaty. As an American territory, the Upper Peninsula was still dominated by the fur trade. John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company on Mackinac Island in 1808; however, the industry began to decline in the 1830s. ^[2] Painting by Benjamin West depicting (from left to right) John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. ... The Treaty The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain averted war, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened ten years of peaceful trade in the midst of a large war. ... John Jacob Astor, detail of an oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1794 John Jacob (originally either Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) was the first of the Astor family dynasty and the first millionaire in the United States, the creator of the first Trust... The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. ...

A memorial statue in Hanko, Finland, commemorating the thousands of emigrants who left the country to start a new life in the United States, mainly in Michigan.

When the Michigan Territory was first established in 1805, it included only the Lower Peninsula and the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula. In 1819 the territory was expanded to include the remainder of the Upper Peninsula, all of Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota (previously included in the Indiana and Illinois Territories). But when Michigan was preparing for statehood in the 1830s, the boundaries proposed corresponded to the original territorial boundaries, with some proposals even leaving the Upper Peninsula out entirely. Meanwhile, the territory was involved in a border dispute with the state of Ohio in a conflict known as the Toledo War. The people of Michigan approved a constitution in May 1835 and had elected state officials in late autumn 1835. Although the state government was unrecognized by the United States Congress, the territorial government effectively ceased to exist. A constitutional convention of the state legislature refused a compromise to accept the full Upper Peninsula in exchange for ceding the Toledo Strip to Ohio. A second convention, hastily convened by Governor Stevens Thomson Mason, consisting primarily of Mason supporters, finally agreed to accept the U.P. in exchange for the Toledo Strip in December 1836. Image File history File links Emigmonument. ... Image File history File links Emigmonument. ... Hanko (IPA: ) (Hangö in Swedish, or Гангут in Russian), is a small bilingual port city on the south coast of Finland, 130 km west of Helsinki. ... From 1805-1818, the western border was a line through Lake Michigan. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Map of the Indiana Territory Indiana Territory was an organized territory of the United States from 1800 to 1816, created by Act of Congress and signed into law by President John Adams on May 7, 1800, effective on July 4. ... Categories: Stub | Illinois history | U.S. historical regions and territories ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Map of the Toledo Strip, the disputed region. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Toledo Strip is the name of a piece of disputed land (which includes present-day Toledo, Ohio) that was claimed by both the state of Ohio and the Michigan Territory of the United States in the early 19th century. ... Stevens Thomson Mason (October 27, 1811–January 4, 1843), also known as Stevens T. Mason, Tom Mason and The Boy Governor (and incorrectly referred to as Stephen T. Mason in several Internet sites). ...

In January 1837, the U.S. Congress admitted Michigan as a state of the Union. At the time, Michigan was considered the losing party in the deal because the land in the Upper Peninsula seemed much less valuable than the land in the Toledo strip, and was described in a federal report of the time as a "sterile region on the shores of Lake Superior destined by soil and climate to remain forever a wilderness".^[1] The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

This feeling was reversed when rich mineral deposits (primarily copper and iron) were discovered in the 1840s. Though not initially profitable, the Upper Peninsula's mines would eventually produce more mineral wealth than the California Gold Rush, especially after shipping was simplified with the opening of the Soo Locks in 1855 and docks in Marquette in 1859. The Upper Peninsula supplied 90% of America's copper by the 1860s. It would be the largest supplier of iron ore by the 1890s, though mining declined sharply after peaking in the 1920s. The last copper mine closed in 1995, although the majority of mines had closed decades before. Some iron mining continues near Marquette.^[1] For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ... A Soo Lock vacant of ships The Sault Locks (usually called the Soo Locks) allow ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. ...

Thousands of Americans and immigrants moved to the area during the mining boom, prompting the federal government to create Fort Wilkins near Copper Harbor to maintain order. The first wave were the Cornish, with centuries of mining experience, followed by Irish, Germans, and French Canadians. Finnish immigrants began settling there in large numbers during the 1890s. Even in the early 20th century, 75% of the population was foreign-born.^[2] Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historical park operated by the U.S. state of Michigan at Copper Harbor, Michigan. ... Copper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Cornish people are a British ethnic group originating in Cornwall. ...

Geography

The Upper Peninsula contains 16,452 square miles (42,610 km²), almost one-third of the land area of the state; it is about the size of Denmark and is larger than Maryland. The maximum east-west distance in the Upper Peninsula is about 320 miles (515 km), and the maximum north-south distance is about 125 miles (200 km). It is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by St. Mary's River, on the south by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and on the west by Wisconsin and (counting the water border on Lake Superior) by Minnesota. It has about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) of continuous shoreline with the Great Lakes. There are about 4,300 inland lakes, the largest of which is Lake Gogebic, and 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of streams.^[3] To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... Lake Superior, bounded by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, USA, to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan, USA, to the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... The St. ... --67. ... Ipperwash Beach, Lake Huron. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... Lake Gogebic is the largest lake of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ...

The peninsula is divided between the flat, swampy areas in the east, part of the Great Lakes Plain, and the steeper, more rugged western half, called the Superior Upland, part of the Canadian Shield. ^[4] The rock in the western portion is the result of volcanic eruptions and is estimated to be at least 3.5 billion years old (well older than the eastern portion) and contains the region's ore resources. A considerable amount of bedrock is visible. Mount Arvon, the highest point in Michigan, is found in the region, as well as the Porcupine and Huron Mountains. All of the higher areas are the remnants of ancient peaks, worn down over millions of years by erosion and glaciers. ^[5] For purposes of description, the physical geography of the United States is split into several major physiographic divisions, three of which being the Laurentian Highlands, Interior Highlands and the Interior Plains (see subdivisions 1 and 11-15) lie in the interior of the U.S. Please refer to the Geography... For purposes of description, the physical geography of the United States is split into several major physiographic divisions, three of which being the Laurentian Highlands, Interior Highlands and the Interior Plains (see subdivisions 1 and 11-15) lie in the interior of the U.S. Please refer to the Geography... Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield— also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Bouclier Canadien (French), or Laurentian Plateau— is a large shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American craton. ... Bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the Earths surface. ... Mount Arvon, elevation 1,979 feet (603 m), located in LAnse Township, Baraga County is the highest point in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A view from the Porcupine Mountains The Porcupine Mountains are group of small mountains spanning across the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. ... The Huron Mountains are in the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Powell Township, Marquette County overlooking Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula. ...

The Keweenaw Peninsula is the northernmost part of the peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States, part of a larger region of the peninsula called the Copper Country.^[6] The Keweenaw Peninsula is the most northern part of Michigans Upper Peninsula. ... The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, including most of Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. ...

About one third of the peninsula is government owned recreational forest land today, including the Ottawa National Forest and Hiawatha National Forest. Although heavily logged in the 19th century, the majority of the land was forested with mature trees by the 1970s.^[1] The Ottawa National Forest is a 1. ... Road sign of the Hiawatha National Forest in Alger County Hiawatha National Forest is a National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan in the United States. ...

Wildlife

The Upper Peninsula contains a large variety of wildlife. Some of the mammals found in the UP include shrews, moles, rats, mice, white tailed deer, bears, rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, possums, raccoons, and boar. There is a large variety of birds, including hawks, osprey, gulls, hummingbirds, chickadees, robins, woodpeckers and bald eagles. In terms of reptiles and amphibians, the UP has common garter snakes, red bellied snakes, pine snakes, northern water snakes, brown snakes, eastern garter snakes, eastern fox snakes, smooth green snakes, northern ringneck snakes, Eastern Milk snakes (Mackinac and Marquette counties) and Eastern Hognose snakes (Menominee County only), plus Snapping turtles, wood turtles, and painted turtles (the state reptile), green frogs, bull frogs northern leopard frogs, and salamanders. Lakes and rivers contain many fish, like carp, minnows, and bass. The UP also contains many shellfish, such as clams, aquatic snails, and crayfish. Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ... For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Families Astacoidea   Astacidae   Cambaridae Parastacoidea   Parastacidae Crayfish, often referred to as crawfish or crawdad, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are closely related. ...

Climate

The Upper Peninsula has an extreme temperate climate, and the Great Lakes have a huge impact on most of the peninsula. Winters tend to be long, cold, and snowy for most of the peninsula, and because of its northern latitude, the daylight hours are decreased—around 8 hours between sunrise and sunset in the winter. Lake Superior has the greatest effect on the area, especially the northern and western parts. Many areas get in excess of 100 inches (250 cm) of snow per year—especially in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Baraga, Marquette and Alger counties. Records of 300 inches (760 cm) of snow or more have been set in many communities in this area. The Keweenaw Peninsula is the most northern part of Michigans Upper Peninsula. ...

The area along the Wisconsin border has a more continental climate since most of its weather does not come across the lakes. Summers tend to be warmer and winter nights much colder. Coastal communities have temperatures which are tempered by the Great Lakes. In summer, it might be 10 degrees Fahrenheit (5 °C) cooler at lakeside than it is inland, and the opposite effect is seen in winter. Lake effect snow can cause blinding whiteouts in just minutes, and some storms can last days. Snow has fallen as early as late September and as late as June. Lake-effect precipitation coming off the Great Lakes, as seen from NEXRAD. Lake effect snow, which can be a type of snowsquall, is produced in the winter when cold, artic dry winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, picking up water vapor which freezes and is deposited on... Whiteout is a weather condition in which visibility is reduced by snow and diffuse lighting from overcast clouds. ...

Transportation

Straits of Mackinac and bridge in winter

The Upper Peninsula is separated from the Lower by the Straits of Mackinac, five miles (8 km) across at the narrowest, and is connected to it by the Mackinac Bridge at St. Ignace, one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Until the bridge was completed in 1957, travel between the two peninsulas was difficult and slow (and sometimes even impossible during winter months). Car ferries ran between the two peninsulas, and at the busiest times of year the wait was several hours. In winter, travel was only possible over the ice after the straits had solidly frozen. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1887 KB) Summary The w:Mackinac Bridge, looking South from St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1887 KB) Summary The w:Mackinac Bridge, looking South from St. ... The Straits of Mackinac, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, seen from the southern shore View of the Straits from Mackinac Island The Straits of Mackinac (pronounced , like MACK-in-aw, note the silent c) is the strip of water that connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake... The Mackinac Bridge (pronounced , with a silent c), is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Saint Ignace, usually written as St. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been created since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge. ... Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ...

The bridge carries Interstate 75, the only interstate in the Upper Peninsula. I-75's northern terminus is in Sault Ste. Marie, where it becomes a 2-lane road to cross Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge into Canada.^[7] US 2 runs from St. Ignace west into Wisconsin, and US 41 enters at Menominee and goes north to Copper Harbor on the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula.^[8] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: The Soo Location of Sault Ste. ... The International Bridge, or, more properly, the Sault Ste. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States Highway. ... United States Highway 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Copper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

There are six airports with commercial passenger service: Gogebic-Iron County Airport north of Ironwood, Houghton County Memorial Airport northeast of Hancock, Ford Airport west of Iron Mountain, Sawyer International Airport south of Marquette, Delta County Airport in Escanaba, and Chippewa County International Airport south of Sault Ste. Marie. Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IATA: IWD, ICAO: KIWD, FAA LID: IWD) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Ironwood, a city in Gogebic County on the western edge of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Houghton County Memorial Airport (IATA: CMX, ICAO: KCMX) is a public airport near Calumet on the Keweenaw Peninsula in northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ... Hancock is a city in Houghton County. ... Ford Airport (IATA: IMT, ICAO: KIMT) is located in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan, three miles (5 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Iron Mountain, a city in Dickinson County, Michigan, USA. The airport covers 720 acres and has two runways. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Sawyer International Airport (IATA: MQT, ICAO: KSAW) is a commercial and general aviation airport built out of the site of the former K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base serving Marquette, Michigan and the surrounding area. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Delta County Airport (IATA: ESC, ICAO: KESC) is an airport in the southern part of Upper Peninsula of Michigan serving the city of Escanaba, Michigan and the surrounding area. ... Escanaba is a city located in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Chippewa County International Airport (IATA: CIU, ICAO: KCIU) is a U.S. public airport located several miles south of Sault Ste. ... Nickname: The Soo Location of Sault Ste. ...

Time zones

Michigan counties observing Central Time

Like the entire Lower Peninsula of Michigan, most of the Upper Peninsula observes Eastern Time. However, like their neighbor, the four counties bordering Wisconsin are in the Central Time zone. Image File history File links Map_of_Michigan_highlighting_CST_counties. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Michigan_highlighting_CST_counties. ... Regions and major cities of the Lower Peninsula can be seen here. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ...

In 1967, when the Uniform Time Act came into effect, the Upper Peninsula went under year-round CST, with no daylight saving time^[9]. In 1973, the majority of the peninsula switched to EST.^[10] Only the four counties of Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson, and Menominee stayed in Central Time. In the United States, the Uniform Time Act is a federal law, enacted in 1966, whose effect was to simplify the official pattern of where and when Daylight saving time (DST) is applied within the U.S. Previous to this law, each state worked out its own scheme for the... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Gogebic County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Iron County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Dickinson County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Menominee County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Economy

Industries

The Upper Peninsula is very rich in mineral deposits including iron, copper, nickel and silver. Small amounts of gold have also been discovered and mined. In the 19th century, mining dominated the economy, and the U.P. became home to many isolated company towns. For many years, mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula were the world's largest producers of copper. The mines began declining as early as 1913, with most closing temporarily during the great depression. Mines reopened during World War II, but almost all quickly closed after the war ended. The last copper mine in the Copper Country was the White Pine Mine, which closed in 1995. Logging continues to be an important industry. Because of the highly seasonal climate and the short growing season, agriculture is limited in the Upper Peninsula, though potatoes, strawberries and a few other small fruits are grown. Tourism is the main industry. The peninsula has large tracts of state and national forests, eastern arborvitae swamps, coastline, over 150 waterfalls, and very low population densities. Because of the camping, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, hunting, and hiking opportunities, many Lower Peninsula and Wisconsin families spend their vacations in the U.P. A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties. ... For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nickel (disambiguation). ... This article is about the chemical element. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... Chuquicamata, the second largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... A company town is a town or city in which most or all real estate, buildings (both residential and commercial), utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company. ... The Keweenaw Peninsula is the most northern part of Michigans Upper Peninsula. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, including most of Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. ... Logging is the process in which trees are cut down usually as part of a timber harvest which is good for the environment. ... For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). ... Species 20+ species; see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae and the fruit of these plants. ... “Tourist” redirects here. ... Species Thuja occidentalis Eastern Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis, a species of thuja, is an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada, from central Saskatchewan east to New Brunswick, and south to eastern Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains. ...

Government

State prisons are located in Baraga, Marquette, Munising, Newberry and Kincheloe. Baraga is a village located in Baraga County, Michigan. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Munising harbor Munising is a city on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ... Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Kincheloe is an unincorporated community in Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has three state universities: Northern Michigan University in Marquette; Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie; and Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Appropriate with the region's history, Michigan Tech was founded as a school of mines, targeting those seeking professional degrees in the excavation industry critical to the region. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Northern Michigan University is a four-year university established in 1899 located in Marquette, Michigan of Michigans Upper Peninsula. ... Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. ... Michigan Technological University (abbr. ... There exist many institutions called School of Mines, generally engineering schools originating in 18th or 19th century industrialization. ...

Casinos

Indian Casinos have become popular in the U.P. One of the first Indian casinos in the country was started in Baraga County by the Ojibwa nation. Originally the casinos were simple, one-room affairs. Some of the casinos are now quite elaborate. // Native American gambling enterprises comprise gambling businesses operated on Indian reservations or tribal land, which have limited sovereignty and therefore the ability to exist outside of direct state regulation. ... Baraga County is a county located in the state of Michigan, named after Bishop Frederic Baraga. ... This article is about the native North American people. ...

Sherman Travel list

In 2005, ShermanTravel, LLC published a list of worldwide travel destinations, Top 10 Summer Destinations, which included the U.P. in the tenth spot. The article was republished in April 2006 by MSN.com.^[11]

The Porcupine Mountains, the oldest mountains in North America

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Major Attractions of the Upper Peninsula

• Au Train Falls
• Copper Harbor
• Garlyn Zoo
• Fayette Historic State Park
• Isle Royale National Park
• Lake Superior State University, Lakers
• Mackinac Island
• Michigan Technological University, Huskies
• National Ski Hall of Fame
• Northern Michigan University, Wildcats
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• The Porcupine Mountains
• The Soo Locks
• Tahquamenon Falls

A gift shop in Copper Harbor Copper Harbor is a small, unincorporated community (about 75 year-round residents) in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Garlyn Zoo is a zoo located in Mackinac County, Michigan. ... Fayette Historic State Park is a state park near Fayette in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Isle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. ... Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. ... Mackinac Island (pronounced or MACK-in-aw) is an island covering 3. ... Michigan Technological University (abbr. ... Northern Michigan University is a four-year university established in 1899 located in Marquette, Michigan of Michigans Upper Peninsula. ... Bridalveil Falls emptying into Lake Superior Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore on the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. ... A view from the Porcupine Mountains The Porcupine Mountains are group of small mountains spanning across the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. ... A Soo Lock vacant of ships The Sault Locks (usually called the Soo Locks) allow ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Luce County, Michigan | Waterfalls of the United States ...

Culture

The Upper Peninsula includes the only counties of the United States where a plurality of residents state their ancestry as Finnish

Early settlers included multiple waves of people from Nordic countries. There are still active Swedish- and Finnish-speaking communities in many areas of the Upper Peninsula today. People of Finnish ancestry make up 16% of the peninsula's population. The U.P. is home to the highest concentration of Finns outside Europe. Some aspects of Finnish culture, such as the sauna and the concept of sisu, have been adopted generally by residents of the Upper Peninsula. The television program Finland Calling, filmed at Marquette station WLUC-TV, is the only Finnish-language television broadcast in the United States; it has aired since March 25, 1962. America's only college with Finnish roots, Finlandia University, is located in Hancock, Michigan.^[12] Street signs in Hancock are also written in English, with the corresponding Finnish name underneath. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3766x2820, 1311 KB) A chart of the top ancestries in the US, as provided by the 2000 census. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3766x2820, 1311 KB) A chart of the top ancestries in the US, as provided by the 2000 census. ... A plurality, relative majority or simple majority is the largest share of something, which may or may not be considered a majority, i. ... Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Sisu (disambiguation). ... WLUC-TV is the NBC station in Marquette, Michigan. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Finlandia University is a private university located in Hancock, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula. ... Hancock is a city in Houghton County. ...

Other sizeable ethnic communities in the Upper Peninsula include those of French-Canadian, German, Cornish, Italian, and American Indian ancestry. French Canadian is a term that has several different connotations. ... The Cornish people are a British ethnic group originating in Cornwall. ... Native Americans redirects here. ...

Upper Peninsula natives speak a dialect influenced by Scandinavian and French-Canadian speech. A popular bumper sticker, a parody of the "Say YES to Michigan" slogan promoted by state tourism officials, shows an outline of the Upper Peninsula and the slogan, "Say yah to da UP, eh?" This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Regional identity

Today, the Upper Peninsula is home to 328,000 people—only about 3% of the state's population—living in almost one-third of the state's land area. Residents are known as Yoopers, (from "U.P.ers") and many consider themselves Yoopers before they consider themselves Michiganders. (People living in the Lower Peninsula are commonly called "trolls" by Upper Peninsula residents, as they live "Under da Bridge.") This regionalism is not only a result of the physical separation of the two peninsulas, but also the history of the state. Trolls with an abducted princess (John Bauer, 1915). ... Three Billy Goats Gruff is a famous traditional fairy tale of Norwegian origin, in which three goats cross a bridge, under which is a fearsome troll who tries to prevent them from crossing it. ... Regionalism could be Regionalism (politics) Regionalism (literature) Regionalism (art) Regionalism (linguistics) Category: ...

Residents of the western Upper Peninsula take on some of the cultural identities of both Wisconsin and Michigan. In terms of sports fandom, residents often gravitate toward the nearby Wisconsin teams, particularly the Green Bay Packers. This is a result of both proximity and the broadcast and print media of the area. However, the typical high school graduate from the U.P. will likely look first to local universities, and then to the Lower Peninsula schools, rather than to Wisconsin schools (mainly because of the considerable tuition difference for in-state students).^{[citation needed]} “Packers” redirects here. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

A trip downstate is often rather difficult: a trip from Ironwood to Detroit is roughly 600 miles (960 km) long, more than twice the distance to Minneapolis and almost as long as a trip to St. Louis. Such a trip is made more difficult by the lack of expressways: a short section of I-75 is the only expressway in the UP. Commonly, people of the western U.P. will go to Minneapolis or Wisconsin for trips, but they have managed to retain identity with Michigan. Residents of the northeastern part of the U.P. may cross the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge to Canada more often than they cross the Mackinac Bridge to the Lower Peninsula, and they often associate themselves as closer to Northern Ontario. Additionally, although they are not physically a part of the Peninsula, Isle Royale and Mackinac Island are regarded as parts of it.^{[citation needed]} Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... “Detroit” redirects here. ... “Minneapolis” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior. ...

Cuisine

The Upper Peninsula has a distinctive local cuisine. The pasty, a kind of meat turnover originally brought to the region by Cornish miners, is extremely popular among locals and tourists alike. Pasty varieties include chicken, venison, pork, hamburger, and pizza. Many restaurants serve potato sausage and cudighi, a spicy Italian meat. A Cornish pasty A pasty (Cornish: Pasti, Hoggan, incorrectly written as pastie) is a type of pie, originally from Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... A Cornish pasty A pasty (Cornish: Pasti, Hoggan, incorrectly written as pastie) is a type of pie, originally from Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... A Cudighi is a spicy sausage patty sandwich, served in a long hoagie roll, with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. ...

Finnish immigrants contributed nisu, a cardamom-flavored sweet bread; pannukakku, a variant on the pancake with a custard flavor; viili (sometimes spelled "fellia"), a stretchy, fermented Finnish milk; and korppu, hard slices of toasted cinnamon-bread, traditionally dipped in coffee. Thimbleberry jam and maple syrup are highly prized local delicacies. Fresh Great Lakes fish, such as the lake trout and whitefish, are commonly eaten, despite concerns of PCB contamination and elevated mercury concentrations. Smoked and pickled fish are also popular. Several pulla loaves Pulla (IPA pronunciation: ) is a mildly-sweet Finnish dessert bread flavored with crushed cardamom seeds and occasionally raisins. ... Genera Amomum Elettaria The name cardamom is used for herbs within two genera of the ginger family Zingiberaceae, namely Elettaria and Amomum. ... Soured milk is prepared from whole milk via fermentation by Lactobacillus bacteria. ... A rusk is a hard dry biscuit, or a slice of bread baked again until it is hard and crisp (also known as Zwieback). ... For the several U.S. counties named Coffee, see Coffee County. ... Species Rubus parviflorus The Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) is a shrub related to the raspberry that produces a tart red composite fruit. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Great Lakes from space The Laurentian Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... Binomial name Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. ... Species See text. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). ... It has been suggested that Acrodynia be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Smoking Smoking is the process of preserving, cooking, or flavoring food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, most often wood. ... Cucumbers gathered for pickling. ...

"There is little in the way of gourmet food shops in the Upper Peninsula. But you can find shops that sell foods grown or gathered nearby, as well as shops that feature ethnic specialties that descend from the large migrations of Europeans who came here to work in the mines."^[13]

Politics

The current Congressman from the district containing the U.P., Bart Stupak, the U.P.'s State Senator, and three of the four State Representatives whose districts contain parts of the U.P. are Democrats. The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Bartholomew Thomas Bart Stupak (born February 29, 1952), American politician, has been a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing Michigans 1st congressional district (map). ... Billie S. Farnum Senate Office Building, Downtown Lansing The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan Legislature. ... Cora B. Anderson House of Representatives Office Building, Downtown Lansing The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ...

Superior (proposed state)

Main article: Superior (proposed state)

Superior is the name of a longstanding 51st state proposal involving the secession of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from the rest of the state of Michigan. Named for Lake Superior, the idea has gained serious attention at times, though it is quite unlikely to ever come to fruition due to the strong connections that were cemented by the completion of the Mackinac Bridge, which gave the peninsula a direct highway connection to the rest of the state.^[14] Proposed map of Superior. ... A U.S. 51 star flag has been designed in case of a 51st state actually joining the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Lake Superior, bounded by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, USA, to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan, USA, to the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... The Mackinac Bridge (pronounced , with a silent c), is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Several prominent legislators including local politician Dominic Jacobetti formally attempted this legislation in the 1970s, with little traction.^[15] Dominic J. Jacobetti (July 20, 1920–November 29, 1994) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Demographics

The Upper Peninsula remains a predominantly rural region. As of the 2000 census, the region had a population of 317,258, and was predicted to have fallen to 312,153 according to the Census Bureau's July 1, 2006 estimate. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to the 2000 census, only 91,624 people live in the twelve towns of at least 4,000 people, covering 96.5 square miles (155.365 km²). Only 114,544 people live in the twenty-one towns of at least 2,000 or more people, which cover 123.7 square miles (320.4 km²)—less than 1% of the peninsula's land area. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

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