Lansing Fire Station No. 8

Historical marker location:

2300 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan

( Marker is on E. Michigan Avenue near Hayford Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.