#yooper

Deerskin mittens with a wool liner — Yooper deep-winter kit.

Yooper exclamation of awe or disbelief — basically 'holy cow' with a Finnish accent.

Sault Ste. Marie — the twin-city port at Michigan's eastern U.P. (and across the river in Ontario).

Rubber-bottomed, leather-topped winter work boots — U.P. uniform.