upper peninsula

Yurt is a Turkish word for the round dwellings nomadic tribes built for shelter, dating back to the Mongolian gers on the steppes of Central Asia 3,000+ years ago. You can vacation in one today.

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Over the last 36 hours, the area got hit with a combination of heavy rain, then freezing rain, then heavy wet snow, all aggravated by strong gusty winds coming in off Lake Superior.

You know - you can buy those things online.

There have now been 43 confirmed sightings since 2008.

Renk: what is up with everyone either forgetting about the U.P. or making fun of it?

Mackinaw, Mackinac...the misspelling continues, even on "Jeopardy!" and the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce ain't pleased. CLICK IN to read what happened!

Others need to take note... maybe even write that note on one of these cool new Post-It note pads.

The regional word "Yooper" was recently the 'Word Of The Day' for Miriam-Webster Dictionary

Watch the video tribute.