Don’t forget to visit the Anatomy of a Yooper exhibit

This past January I wrote about The Anatomy of a Yooper exhibit at the Marquette County History Museum that began running in April. The exhibit is still open and is featuring traditional U.P. food (I’m thinking pasties) at an open house this Thursday from 7 to 9pm.

The exhibit showcases how Yoopers coped with the harsh Upper Peninsula winters and how the conditions in the U.P. created hardened workers with a great work ethic. Numerous pictures and Yooper gear abound in this interesting exhibit.

A great book to read that tells how Upper Peninsula residents made it through the tough conditions is -

So Cold A Sky, Upper Michigan Weather Stories

This book is one of the 2007 Michigan Notable Books.

Related posts:

1. Marquette history museum to feature Yoopers exhibit
2. Visit our new Mackinac Bridge page
3. Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs to visit the Mackinac Bridge
4. Enjoy this very well put together slide show of the U.P.
5. Controversial Topics in Book About Michigan Copper

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