What is a YOOPER you may ask

Yoopers live in upper Michigan, and they talk funny! (if they talk funny, they're already ok
in my book!)They live in a wilderness paradise, surrounded by wildlife, seperated from the 
rest of  Michigan by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. (paradise, check!..wildlife, check!..
lake, check!...tell me more...) They live in "tarpaper shacks", and "Rusty Chevroletes"
are all they can afford to drive. (here in Maine it's a 72 Plymouth, a'la The WIcked 
Good Band) They call the folks who live in the "Mitten" (the lower part), trolls, because 
they live "below the bridge". (in our neck of the woods, if you're from "below the bridge"
you're an "Islander") If it's not snowing, or raining in the UP, it's the best day of the year! 
(ayuh, sounds like home to me!)

OK, let's wind this up. What you've got here are some hardy folks who put up with foul 
cold down right nasty weather, while going about their business raising familys, and 
raisin' a little ruckus now and again.They have a good time poking fun at every 
opportunity! They area rugged self sufficiant bunch with a sense of humor.

The links below will help you to understand.

If you enjoy the links, consider going to your local music store and picking  up a cassette,
by "Da Yoopers" a truly amazing band ! (along the same lines as the "Wicked Good Band", 
Although NOTHING is sacred to DA Yoopers! * see footnote!)

They have a few to choose from, and they are all interesting and entertaining!

Stinky will take you home!