Three Rivers

Historical marker location:

Three Rivers, Michigan

( Marker is on West Michigan Avenue (U.S. 131) 0.1 miles east of Spring Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1957

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.