Center Avenue

Historical marker location:

Bay City, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of Center Avenue (Michigan Route 25) and Livingston Street, on the right when traveling west on Center Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2003

The first known use of the word "Yooper" to refer to someone from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was in the 1970s. The term has since become a popular nickname for residents of the UP.