Historical Marker
One Room Schoolhouse
Historical marker location:
6948 Richie Road, Gagetown, Michigan
( Marker can be reached from Richie Road , 1 mile north of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling north.)
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.