Historical Marker
Howard & Howard
Historical marker location:
450 West Fourth Street, Royal Oak, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of West Fourth Street and South Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Fourth Street.)
Marker installed: 2019
Michigan Sesquicentennial Business.
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.