Jack Lessenberry took a trip to the Upper Peninsula last week and noted that despite many cosmetic differences, the U.P. isn't that much different than the rest of the state.
Excerpt: By the way, they call us trolls, in case you hadn't heard, because we live "under the bridge." If there still are any trolls who think of the UP as a place where men with ugly hats eat pasties throughout an eternal winter, they are badly mistaken. The UP is incredibly diverse. In place of beautiful gentrified towns like Birmingham, they have Marquette, with the added beauty of Lake Superior and the harbor. There are blue-collar cities like the Soo, with neighborhoods that have seen better days.
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Source: Jack Lessenberry
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