A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Yoopers are known to be extremely friendly and welcoming people and make anyone feel at ease. Most tourists leave the UP with a feeling that they can't wait to return.
Like other areas of the
US, there is a regional dialect.
The dialect most associated with the Upper Peninsula is one with a strong Finnish influence. The reason the Finnish
language seems to have had the most lasting impression on the dialect of the Upper Peninsula goes back to the mining
boom. When Finnish immigrants first came to the Upper Peninsula.
"It is one of the prettiest places in the
world".
---Henry
Ford, 1920's---