Historical Marker

Red Run

Historical marker location:
31548 Van Dyke, Warren, Michigan
( Marker is on Van Dyke (State Highway 53), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2015

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.