Citizens Bank Block

Historical marker location:

2236 E. Main St., Ubly, Michigan

( Marker is on East Main Street, 0.4 miles east of Washington Street (State Route 19), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1998

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.