Upper Peninsula

Sara Maurer's story looks at what it means to live in the Upper Peninsula amid a changing climate. She shares an excerpt with us and talks about her Yooper identity.

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a massive logging project in the Ottawa National Forest, which covers the furthest western corner of the Upper Peninsula, where it borders Wisconsin. Environmental groups say despite efforts to the contrary, there could still be unintentional harm.

The project in the Ottawa National Forest in the western Upper Peninsula would involve logging, gravel mine expansion and forest restoration efforts.

When U.P. snowboarder Nick Baumgartner lost in a qualifying round at the 2022 Olympics, he broke down on national TV. It was his fourth Olympics, he’d never medaled, and he was 40 years old. He might not get another shot at a medal. But then he got some news.

The Ilyushin IL-78 was grounded in 2009 in Gwinn. It could soon be sold to groups aiding in recovery after the wars in Ukraine or Gaza.

Lake Superior can change in a heartbeat; one minute it’s calm ― the next it's a raging storm. When people in the water get caught off-guard, rescuers have to balance being the hero and knowing when to call it quits.

For almost seven years, Bugsy Sailor has been on a mission to watch every sunrise. But now, he wonders if the inspiration that started this project will also be the thing that ends it.

The Vermillion Point Life Saving Station sits near Whitefish Point on the shores of Lake Superior.

Two cubs were spotted March 6, on private property in the western Upper Peninsula.

One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.