Bay de Noc Community College unofficially sets world record for largest yo-yo

It seems that a lot of people are taking note of what a great place the Upper Peninsula is to visit. The latest is the Washington Post, which named Marquette as a "Superior destination" in a recent article.

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Curious, I asked a guest at a cocktail party in the northern Michigan college town whether she considered herself a yooper, the word often used to describe Upper Peninsula residents. "Of course," she said. "We're proud of it."

Touring the history museum, I could understand why. Yoopers' ancestors came from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark and eked out livings by mining, logging and fishing.

For the remainder of the article, read on.

Source: Washington Post