The Professional Building

Historical marker location:

Ferndale, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) and Nine Mile Road.)

22757 Woodward. established 1926.

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.