Upper Peninsula Articles

March 2024 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorites This Month

The renovated Sleeping Bear Inn in Glen Haven. A whimsical, woodland-inspired artist. Exploring dark skies in the Upper Peninsula. Here’s what our...

It’s A Sauna Thing, You Wouldn’t Understand

When folks of the Upper Peninsula head into the sauna, they enter the tradition and sweet wackiness passing among the brothers and sisters of Yooper soul.

26 Can’t-Miss Valentine’s Day & Winter Events

It’s finally February! From romantic wine dinners to winter festivals and aprés-ski celebrations, Northern Michigan is bustling with cozy events for...

Photo Essay: Go Snowshoeing at Canyon Falls in the Upper Peninsula

Deep winter dispatch: A photographer snowshoes into the Upper Peninsula's snow-coated Canyon Falls to bear witness to the quiet intensity winter has...

4 Pictured Rocks Vacation Ideas for a Long Weekend

Four trips to choose from, laid out in day-by-day plans for a long weekend in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, including deserted beaches, dune vistas and sandstone cliffs.

Ultimate Aurora Viewing: The Best Place to View Northern Lights in Michigan

You’ve probably heard that 2024 is going to be a peak time to experience northern lights—the best year in a decade, actually. If you’re thinking...

11 Concerts You Won’t Want to Miss This Winter

Take a break from the cold with a low-key concert at an intimate Northern Michigan venue. From jazz fusion to folk rock, check out these 11 live...

Ancient Copper Mining in the Upper Peninsula

7000 Years before pasties, the ancients mined copper on the Keweenaw. We go looking for evidence of Early Yooper Man.

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Upper Peninsula Outdoors

The Best Things to See and Do in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Overlanding in the Upper Peninsula

Check Out Yurt Camping in the Porcupines

Ten Things to Do at Tahquamenon Falls

Rock Climbing at Silver Mountain

Glorious Winter in Pictured Rocks

The UP Vibe

It's a Sauna Thing

Stormy Kromer Outdoor Gear. It's Still Hand-Stitched

Put Marquette on Your Bucket List

Iron River Versus Prohibition

Upper Peninsula Food Features

8 Restaurants Making Marquette a Food Mecca

Where to Pull Over for Pasties in the UP

Upper Peninsula Videos

Upper Peninsula Breweries

Go On a Upper Peninsula Brewery Road Trip

Barrel + Beam is Must Stop for Sour Beer Enthusiasts

Photo(s) by Allison Jarrell