upper peninsula

Tips on where and how to find some very cool, glowing rocks with a UV light in Michigan.

The seasonal migration of endangered monarch butterflies includes a stop in Bay De Noc in Michigan's upper peninsula.

Over the week of Labor Day, I set out to the Upper Peninsula for the first time on an extended vacation to stay in Iron River and discover some of the waterfalls. I left Labor Day morning and returned Saturday evening and it was a pretty incredible trip.

It was an entire motel dedicated to Bigfoot called the Bigfoot Hideaway. The entire outside of the motel is painted to look like the woods, with multiple references to the mythical creature all over the building and grounds.

Kimmy Addison shared her rare hag stone found along the shores of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan in the Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals Facebook group.

I flew from Stockholm, Sweden to Chicago O'Hare. The SAS flight went right over the Straits of Mackinac. Here are photos of Mackinac Island and the Mackinac Bridge from 40,000 feet.

The Upper Peninsula State Fair is happening now, but there's still time to prepare for the Michigan State fair in the Lower Peninsula.

Of course, it's a joke that the 25 mile straight-as-an-arrow crossroad free highway known as the Sceney Stretch would need 6 new roundabouts. But post a satirical story on social media and some Yoopers won't get the joke.

When thinking of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, one thinks of snow, hiking, and pasties. What most Michiganders probably haven’t heard is the festival dedicated to this iconic U.P. food: Pasty Fest.

Though these towns and industries were so vital in the foundation of Michigan, time isn’t always kind. Calumet, Michigan was once considered the epicenter of Michigan's mining industry, now this town is considered one of the poorest in America.