Conflicting state and federal legislation between 1787 and 1805 meant both Michigan — which then only included the easternmost quarter of the Upper Peninsula — and Ohio claimed jurisdiction of ...

This video delves into the historical and geopolitical reasons behind Michigan's ownership of the Upper Peninsula, a landmass geographically connected to Wisconsin. It explores the 19th-century ...

It's a question most anyone looking closely at a map of the area wonders — why does that huge land mass at the top of Wisconsin belong to Michigan, a state it's not even connected to, instead of ...

Will Paul, an avid bowhunter, wrote a successful grant proposal to improve deer habitat in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Once ...

Michigan's Upper Peninsula once again snubbed, this time by US Census Bureau. The Upper Peninsula was once again snubbed. This time on a map from, of all entities, the U.S. government.

Congress proposed that Ohio take the Toledo Strip, and in return, Michigan would become a state and also get the entire Upper Peninsula, which turned out to be rich in resources. 1837.

News; Tourism in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is driving $1.6 billion in annual visitor spending, new study shows . Published: ; May. 02, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

Michigan got the Upper Peninsula after a fight with Ohio. By the mid-1800s, the remnants of what had been the Northwest Territory — modern-day Michigan, Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota ...