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    Upper Peninsula of Michigan - Wikipedia

    • The Upper Peninsula of Michigan—also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop—is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. It is bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north, separated from the Canadi… See more

    Discover the U.P.: Michigan's Natural Paradise
    Discover the U.P.: Michigan's Natural Paradise
    How Michigan Got Its UP
    How Michigan Got Its UP
    History

    The first known inhabitants of the Upper Peninsula were tribes speaking Algonquian languages, specifically the Algonquian branches of Ojibwe and Menominee. They arrived roughly around 800 C.E. and subsisted c… See more

    20+ Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula: Your Ultimate UP Bucket List
    Pure Michigan
    CountryUnited States
    StateMichigan
    Largest cityMarquette
    DemonymYooper
    Geography

    Including extensive parts of the Great Lakes, the Upper Peninsula contains about 36,139 square miles (93,600 km ) of total area. Of that, about 16,378 square miles (42,420 km ) is its land area, about 29% of the state. I… See more

    Demographics

    The Upper Peninsula remains a predominantly rural region. As of the 2020 census the region had a population of 301,608, just more than 3% of Michigan's total population and a decline of 3.2% from 2010. … See more

    Education

    The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has three state universities (Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Technological University in Houghton, and Northern Michigan University in Marquette) and five co… See more

    Culture

    Early settlers included multiple waves of people from Nordic countries, and people of Finnish ancestry make up 16% of the peninsula's population. The Finnish sauna and the concept of sisu have been adopted widely by r… See more

    Economy

    The Upper Peninsula is 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… See more

    Government

    There are 15 counties in the Upper Peninsula.
    State prisons are located in Baraga, Marquette, Munising, Newberry, and Kincheloe.
    During mos… See more

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