Harley Davidson Hub - Highly Recommended For All Upper Peninsula Bikers
Yooper Giftware Available . . . Mugs, Yooper Calendars etc!
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Harley Davidson Hub - Highly Recommended For All Upper Peninsula Bikers
Yooper Giftware Available . . . Mugs, Yooper Calendars etc!
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| The "individual Yooper" . . . what is the meaning? When the term Yooper was coined back in the mid 70's by cartoonist Dan Rosandich, it was meant as an enhancement to a regional cartoon title. The name has evolved over as many years and the terminology has meant alot of things to many people in different parts of Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and other parts of the country . . . and elsewhere for that matter. Yooper denotes humor in a sense, but moreover refers to a sense of individuality. Early in the years after Yooper Bloopers, the cartoon panel named and illustrated by cartoon artist Dan Rosandich, marketers and other people involved in promoting a product or anything else relating to Upper Michigan had realized the value of this word and attached their product or products to it. And after as many years, it's quite evident that Yoopers are not the pot bellied, beer guzzling moronic-types depicted in whatever so-called scenarios that folks from other parts of the country or world might assume. This article begins with an emphasis on "individuality" and that's what clearly identifies what a Yooper really is. Over these many years, it has become quite evident to this writer that the real Yoopers are residents who are professionals, owning and operating their own businesses like restaurants, cleaning services, logging businesses, construction companies, manufacturing operations, dental firms, printing plants, taverns, day care providers, mechanic service shops . . . it's so easy to go on and on - but you get the picture. Yoopers don't need to sit in bumper to bumper "drive time" traffic to earn a paycheck. Most are happy and content to complain having to dodge the occasional whitetail (or moose!) going to work. If Yoopers want to call that stress, so be it. Or looking out of a frosted windshield in January, with a tunnel of snow coming at them as they make their way to get some groceries for supper. Being a Yooper is asserting one's own individual belief that living in Northern Michigan is better than in some overly populated city infrastructure. |
