What is Upper Peninsula of Michigan?
[[File:MichiganUpperPeninsula.svg|right|230px]] The '''Upper Peninsula of Michigan''' ('''UP'''), also known as '''Upper Michigan''', is the northern of the two major [[peninsulas]] that make up the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The peninsula is north by [[Lake Superior]], on the east by the [[St. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)|St. Marys River]], on the southeast by [[Lake Michigan]] and [[Lake Huron]], and on the southwest by [[Wisconsin]]. The Upper Peninsula has 29% of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of its total population. Residents are frequently called ''[[Yooper dialect|Yoopers]]''. The peninsula's largest cities are [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]], [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Escanaba, Michigan|Escanaba]], [[Menominee, Michigan|Menominee]], [[Houghton, Michigan|Houghton]], and [[Iron Mountain, Michigan|Iron Mountain]]. [[Maple syrup]] is a highly prized local delicacy.<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Hunt |first1 = Mary |last2 = Hunt |first2 = Don |name-list-style = amp |chapter = Specialty Foods |year = 2007 |title = Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula |publisher = Midwestern Guides |location = Albion, MI |url = http://hunts-upguide.com/ |chapter-url = http://hunts-upguide.com/specialty_foods.html |access-date = March 31, 2007 |isbn = 978-0-9709094-0-4 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Regions of North America}} {{Michigan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Geography of Michigan]] [[Category:Peninsulas of the United States]] {{US-geo-stub}}