Ever wonder how Isle Royale ended up as part of the United States instead of Canada? If you said it was because of Benjamin Franklin and the treaty of Paris, you'd be wrong. According to our guest blog from Yooper Steez, it's a completely different reason.
Source: The Toledo Blade
When fall arrives, football, across the country, is king. But here in the Upper Peninsula, many schools were seeing their programs cut due to enrollment numbers and funding dropping lower and lower. The answer? Eight-man football. It's been widely accepted, as Second Wave's Sam Eggleston notes this week.
Residents of the Upper Peninsula, or Yoopers as they’re fondly called, are a unique bunch. Jokes are often made about speech patterns or simplistic lifestyles, and one born and raised Yooper has found a way to use those jokes in a new business venture.
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