Article contrasts Yooper stereotypes with reality

A Wisconsin writer found a different U.P. than expected on a recent trip to Marquette.

Excerpt: Think of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and what comes to mind? Moose crossings? Remote living? Blustery weather? Da Yoopers singing “Rusty Chevrolet”?

My life is a series of daily lessons, and I was surprised to learn recently that some U.P. residents don’t like to be called “Yoopers.” This term of endearment makes a lot of us grin, but to others it promotes a stereotype of simple thinking and excessive drinking.

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Source: Wausau Daily Herald
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