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Upper Peninsula of Michigan Books
 | Hunt's Guide to Michigans Upper Peninsula Mary Hunt |
 | Growing Up Yooper: Childhood Memories of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Paperback) by Carol Brisson Zechlin |
 | You Wouldn't Like it Here -- A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan by Lon L. Emerick, Sam Satterly |
 | Going Back to Central: On the Road in Search of the Past in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Lon L. Emerick Tells the history of Cornish copper miners and the Central Mine (near Eagle Harbor in the Keweenaw Peninsula) in the 1800's. Selected as a Michigan Notable Book for 2004 by the Library of Michigan. |
 | The Superior Peninsula: Seasons in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lon L. Emerick A retired university professor explores back roads, beaches, hiking trails, waterfalls, old logging camps, and copper mining ghost towns. |
 | Northern Flights: Tracking the Birds and Birders of Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Sheryl De Vore Tells of the lives of the birds and the people who watch them. |
 | The Elfin World of Mosses and Liverworts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Isle Royale by Janice Glime Michigan Tech biology professor provides a guide to 123 species of mosses and liverworts in the UP. Over 100 color photographs and layman's descriptions of their ecology and morphology. |
 | Northern Reflections: A Lighthearted Account of Growing Up North by Jerry Harju (Editor), Pat Green, Craig MacIntosh |
 | Whatdaya Mean! a Bad Attitude? by John A. Walker One of the Tales from a Game Warden books by a retired Michigan Game Warden, John A. Walker of Manistique. |
 | A Deer Gets Revenge by John A. Walker Another of the Tales from a Game Warden books. |
 | Home in a Wilderness Fort: Copper Harbor by Charlotte F. Otten Historical fiction for young readers. The tale of a young girl who lived in Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor, Michigan in 1844 while it was being built. |
 | Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula (Great Lakes Books) by Arthur W. Thurner |
 | Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan--50th Anniversary Edition by William S. Crowe, Lynn McGlothlin Emerick, Ann McGlothlin Weller Updated edition of a firsthand account of the lumbering era during the white pine boom years of the late 1800's - early 1900's. This edition of the original book has been redesigned and expanded, with 78 historic photographs and illustrations, glossary, editors' notes, author biogrpahy, and map. |
 | Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines by Larry Lankton Covers the technology, economics, labor, and social history of copper mining from the 1840's to the 1960's. |
 | Beyond the Boundaries: Life and Landscape at the Lake Superior Copper Mines, 1840-1875 by Larry Lankton Covers the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1875. |
 | Trout Ponds and Lakes in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: An Anglers Guide by Christopher Deubler Covers the general history and the basics of trout fishing including information on tackle, equipment, and strategies, and a look at the most common food sources the angler will need to imitate. Includes a complete listing of all the Department of Natural Resources designated trout ponds and lakes in the Upper Peninsula |
 | Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme Mapping Company, Delorme Detailed topographic maps plus gazetteer information on great places to go and things to do. 102 pages of maps, with 120 total pages. |
 | A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa by Loren R. Graham, Abigail Rorer (Illustrator) Winner of the Follo Award of the Michigan Historical Society for its contribution to Michigan history, this book is about the Chippewa Indians on Grand Island and a brave, Powers of the Air, who lived to tell their story. |
 | Island of Adventure --Tales Of Grand Island by Marc Weingart Marc Weingart, a German-American whose mother originates from Saginaw, Michigan, summered for seventeen years on the remote, rustic Northern Michigan island [Grand Island] off the shore of Munising in the Upper Peninsula. In this book, he tells about the tales about the island. |
 | The Iron Hunter by Chase S. Osborn Autobiography of Michigan's 27th governor, Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949), who traveled the world, prospected for iron, made his home in Sault Ste Marie, and became governor. |
| Cold Running River David N. Cassuto | |
| Fish Michigan: One Hundred Upper Peninsula Lakes Tom Huggler | |
| Michigan Ghost Towns: Upper Peninsula R. Dodge | |
| Back Trail; Or, an Upper Peninsula Boyhood George E. Christensen | |
| True Bear Tales: True Stories from Michigan's Upper Peninsula David E. Young | |
| Fish Sylvania: A Guide to Fishing the Sylvania Tract in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Russ Warye | |
| Genealogist's Guide to Upper Peninsula Michigan Victoria Wilson | |
| Landlooker in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan John Longyear | |
| Michigan Gold: Mining in the Upper Peninsula Daniel R. Fountain History of gold mining in the UP covering discovery, mining, and phasing out. | |
| My New Friends Were Barefoot: A Story of Growing Up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan During the 1920's John Gray | |
| Saga of Iron Mining Michigan Upper Peninsula Burton H. Boyum | |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan John S. Penrod | |
| Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula Richard Dorson | |
| Flaming brands: fifty years of iron making in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 1848-1898 Kenneth D. LaFayette | |
| Most Superior Land: Life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Daivd M. Frimodig |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Stories
 | Escanaba in Da Moonlight Filmed in Escanaba... Now on DVD
Continuing the tradition of the tall tale and Jeff Daniels' trademark "dumb" humor, this light-hearted comedy tells the kind of strange story that folks from the north woods have been telling for centuries. An adaptation of a play Daniels had been staging on in his downstate theater, this movie version shows off the UP woods beautifully in many scenes. In amongst the tall tales, there are a few funny jokes. However, the accents of the characters in this movie were not very close to Yooper accents. I'm a native Yooper, and I did not find this movie offensive to me. I think most Yoopers have the healthy ability to laugh at themselves (and actually are often laughing at outsiders' perception of Yoopers). But, some may find that the humor in this movie distasteful or just plain dumb. |
 | Escanaba in Da Moonlight (stage play script) by Jeff Daniels |
 | Heikki Heikkinen and Other Stories of Upper Peninsula Finns Lauri Anderson Profiles of Finlanders in the UP. |
 | Misery Bay and Other Stories from Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Lauri Anderson |
 | Billy Maki: A Novel Joseph Damrell |
 | Dalva Jim Harrison |
 | Sundog: The Story of an American Foreman, Robert Corvus Strang Jim Harrison |
 | Gift: A Novel of the Upper Peninsula Joseph Damrell |
 | One Can Short of a 6 Pack Da Yoopers |
 | Jackpine Savage Da Yoopers |
| Tales of the Old U.P.: A Second Northwoods Reader by Cully Gage |
