Yooper Temperature Conversion Chart

50 above - New Yorkers try to turn on the heat - Yoopers plant gardens
40 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably - Yoopers sunbathe
35 above - Italian cars won't start - Yoopers drive with the windows down
32 above - Distilled water freezes - Lake Superior water gets thicker
20 above - Floridians wear coats, gloves, hats - Yoopers throw on a T- shirt, maybe
15 above - Californians begin to evacuate the state - Yoopers go swimming
0 - NY landlords turn on the heat - Yoopers have the last cook-out before it gets cold
10 below - People in Miami cease to exist - Yoopers lick the flagpole
20 below - Californians fly away to Mexico - Yoopers throw on a light jacket
40 below - Hollywood disintegrates - Yoopers rent some videos
60 below - Mt. St. Helens freezes - U.P. Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door-to-door
80 below - Polar bears evacuate Antarctica - U.P. Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival"
100 below - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole - Yoopers pull down their earflaps
173 below - Ethyl alcohol freezes - Yoopers get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg
297 below - Microbial life survives on dairy products - U.P. cows complain of farmers with cold hands
460 below - ALL atomic motion stops - Yoopers start saying... "Cold 'nuff for ya?"
500 below - Hell freezes over - The Detroit Lions win the Super Bowl

Creation of the U.P.

Da Creation of Da Upper Peninsula

In the beginning dere was nuttin'.
Den...

On da FIRST day, God created da UP. On da SECOND day, He created da partridge, da deer, da bear, da fish, and da ducks. On da THIRD day, He said "Let dere be Yoopers to roam da Upper Peninsula." On da FOURTH day, God created da udder world down below. On da FIFTH day, He said "Let dere be trolls to live in da udder world down below." On da SIXTH day, He created da bridge, so da trolls would have a way to get to heaven.
God saw it was good and on da SEVENTH day, He went huntin'.

NPR Yooper Coverage

Some NPR links that relate to the U.P. and Yoopers


NPR : what's a yooper?
A trip up north 
Visitors welcome, just don't stay 
The civil war that you never heard about 
U.P. county tops state unemployment rate 

Yooper Trivia - how much of a Yooper are you?

Here's a fun little trivia quiz to try ... http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Humanities/Do-You-Yooper-254871.html

Stories about the U.P., Yoopers, etc.

Here are some NPR links to Yooper stories.  Please post more

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=113216252&m=113251785

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113216252&ps=rs

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113251618&ps=rs

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=113216252&m=113251785

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113251646&ps=rs

Looking for Yooper Resources

I just found a neat NPR story on 'What is a Yooper?". Do you know of any other stories, etc. relating to the Yooper culture, history, etc.? I'll be posting some links soon regarding photos, stories, jokes, etc. I'm currently looking for anything to do with the mining and logging operations in the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Yooper Nation Welcomes You

This is the start of the Yooper Nation blog. We welcome you to this blog, and invite you to visit UPRESALE.NET or our store in Iron River, which will be called Yooper Nation starting in the Spring. You can also visit our blogtv.com site here ... http://www.blogtv.com/People/UPresale