Historical Marker

Waterline

Historical marker location:
4785 II Road, Garden, Michigan
( Marker can be reached from State Park Road, 1 mile west of II Road (State Highway 183).)

Fayette Historic State Park.

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.