Upper Peninsula of Michigan

30/06/2025

360° image Thunderstorms yesterday. Bergland, Wakefield, Ontonagon, Ewen, Bruce Crossing, Greenland, Tapiola, Pelkie
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Yooper Steve photography - yoopersteve.com

28/06/2025

Use your feet and find more agates.

25/06/2025

DON'T MISS THIS! Cinnamon rolls, history, great views. Experience life in the late 1800s at Log Cabin Days - Old Victoria Restoration near Rockland, MI
Yooper Steve Approved Experience
While you're there take a hike (1.5mi) to an awesome overlook view of the Victoria Reservoir and the old Victoria mine ruins on the North Country Trail. Make sure to also go check out the Victoria Dam and the falls if they are running.
Be sure to leave a small donation so they can continue to offer these events through the year and keep the buildings and grounds maintained.

22/06/2025

Rain flooding outside Houghton, Paradise road (6.21)
See the FB page for more flooding pics around Houghton area
Rainfall totals - share your flooding pics in comments below
3.05" S. Superior road
2.6" Hancock
2.30" Calumet/Tamarack
1.92" Mohawk
1.27" Twin Lakes
images by Zack W. photos a FunintheUP contributor

22/06/2025

Rain flooding Houghton, Pilgrim River (6.21)
See the FB page for more flooding pics around Houghton area
Rainfall totals - share your flooding pics in comments below
3.05" S. Superior road
2.6" Hancock
2.42" Houghton county airport
2.30" Calumet/Tamarack
1.92" Mohawk
1.27" Twin Lakes
images by Zack W. photos a FunintheUP contributor

22/06/2025

It's back open tomorrow! The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies visitor center welcomes you to the Porkies.
There is so much to do beyond Lake of the Clouds be sure to stop in and get the inside scoop on what you can't miss.

Great news! The Visitor Center will officially reopen, tomorrow, Monday, June 23rd!!!!!

This is after a major park enhancement project. Visitors can now enjoy new accessible features, restrooms and much more, all designed to improve your park experience.

As a result of these exciting upgrades, all backcountry camping, yurt, rustic cabin, tiny house, modern lodge, group site, and outpost camp reservation holders will now check in for reservations at the visitor center.

We can't wait to see you! Come discover all the improvements and stop by the gift shop, also located at the visitor center.

22/06/2025

Rain Damage (6.21) Houghton, Bridge street and Razorback drive.
I'll posting more pics from around Houghton area today
1hr Rainfall totals - share your pics in comments below too!
3.05" S. Superior road
2.6" Hancock
2.42" Houghton county airport
2.30" Calumet/Tamarack
1.92" Mohawk
1.27" Twin lakes
images by Zack W. photos a FunintheUP contributor

13/06/2025

What do you like finding more, beach rocks or copper/chrysocolla?
Rock Picking Beaches Western UP.
Little girls point, Porcupine Mtns state park shoreline, Ontonagon lakeshore park, Green township park, Agate beach, McLain State park, Gratiot River park, Eagle river beach, Cat Harbor, Esrey park, Hebard park, Hunters point beach, Horseshoe harbor, High rock bay, Keystone bay, Fish cove to Montreal falls, Bete Grise beach, Big Traverse beach, White city, and L'Anse bay.
Copper Picking: Cliff drive rock piles, Central rock piles (when they aren't working).
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10/06/2025

Two people were found deceased on Isle Royale and cause of death hasn't been determined yet. Remember that Isle Royale is a very remote area of the country and medical help is far away.
You should always have some medical training like CPR and Wilderness first aid if you're going to be in the great outdoors often. Everyone should know the symptoms of hypothermia, how to splint a leg or arm when broken, how to stop bleeding, apply a tourniquet, and adminster CPR. You should always carry first aid kit for wilderness aid, pocket knife, 3 ways to start a fire, carry a poncho, reflective survival blanket, 25-50ft of paracord, whistle and signaling device, and a way to filter water and collect water.

HOUGHTON, MICH. – Late Sunday afternoon, June 8, at approximately 4:00 pm, park rangers at Isle Royale National Park received two separate reports of two persons found deceased at a remote backcountry campground within the park. Two rangers hiked overnight 11 miles to the campground to assess the ...

05/06/2025

Coming Activities for all in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies get out there and learn more about the areas that you enjoy here in the U.P.

Interpretive Programs start next week!

Check out the Program line-up for the week of June 9th through June 15th! 🥾🪺🔥

04/06/2025

What kind of low life individual/s would do this?

Illegal Tire Dumping
We were shocked—and furious—to learn that someone used a dump truck to abandon over 150 tires deep in the woods near Kinross, Michigan. These tires were found along an ATV trail and reported by local riders.

This kind of environmental destruction is unacceptable, illegal, and dangerous.

So here’s what we’re doing about it:
🧹 On Thursday, June 5th around 5:00pm, the team at U.P. Tire is stepping in—on our own time and our own dime—to clean it up.

🌲 We’re hauling out every last tire and making sure they’re disposed of safely and legally, using a certified disposal partner.

🦟 We’ll brave the mosquitoes. We’ll work until it’s done. Because it’s simply the right thing to do.

💡Did you know? U.P. Tire accepts used passenger tires off-rim for safe, legal disposal—just $5 per tire. There's no excuse for dumping.

📍To whoever did this: shame on you.

To the rest of the community: we’ve got your back.

To that end, U.P. Tire will be closing at 4:30pm on Thursday, June 5th in order to get to Kinross for this cleanup.