'Fess up: when you see a graphic of the Continental United States on your TV/laptop/smartphone, do you notice whether the U.P. is included or not? I’m guessing that unless you’re one of its 113 residents, probably not.
Happy 187th birthday to our better half, the Upper Peninsula, whose near perfection often goes unnoticed by the rest of the world — literally.
On Dec. 14, 1836, a landmark agreement granted the land now known as the Upper Peninsula to Michigan, which then became a state on Jan. 26, 1837. But even in 2023, it’s not uncommon for major organizations to leave Michigan’s treasured top half completely out of maps … or labeled as part of Wisconsin (come on!).
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