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      <title>Yoopers' Official Sandwich Should Be Official for All Of Michigan</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-cudighi-sandwich/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:41:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Why is it JUST for the Yoopers? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-cudighi-sandwich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Pasty Vending Machine in England Prompts Yoopers to Imagine What Could Be</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:46:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the viral buzz around pasty vending machines in Michigan, a hot topic sparking conversation among pasty enthusiasts. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/yooper-pasty-vending-machine/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>New to Michigan? Here are 7 Must-Know Words and Phrases</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:47:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every state has its own 'language'. Take a look at some key Michigan words and phrases that everyone should know. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-slang-explained/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>What is a Yooperlite? It's for Real and Only Found in the U.P.</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the enchanting world of Yooperlites, mysterious stones from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, featured on the Weather Channel's Weird Earth series. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/yooperlites-michigan-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the enchanting world of Yooperlites, mysterious stones from Michigan&apos;s Upper Peninsula, featured on the Weather Channel&apos;s Weird Earth series. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/yooperlites-michigan-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Why Are Michigan's Yoopers SO Obsessed With Stale Toast?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:45:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Trenary, Michigan, home of the annual Outhouse Races, is also the birthplace of Michigan's Trenary Toast tradition. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/trenary-toast-michigan-yooper/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Trenary, Michigan, home of the annual Outhouse Races, is also the birthplace of Michigan&apos;s Trenary Toast tradition. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/trenary-toast-michigan-yooper/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Swaps Toledo for Upper Peninsula On This Day in 1836</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On December 14, 1836, the Toledo War unofficially ended which granted the Toledo Strip to Ohio while Michigan acquired the timber and ore-rich upper peninsula. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-history-toledo-trade-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On December 14, 1836, the Toledo War unofficially ended which granted the Toledo Strip to Ohio while Michigan acquired the timber and ore-rich upper peninsula. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-history-toledo-trade-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Way You Pronounce This Word Is Annoying Your Yooper Friends</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:03:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You've heard this word thousands of times, but you probably never realized how your friends from the UP are screaming inside when they hear you say it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/pronouncing-sauna-wrong/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You&apos;ve heard this word thousands of times, but you probably never realized how your friends from the UP are screaming inside when they hear you say it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/pronouncing-sauna-wrong/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Hardy]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>What Does Artificial Intelligence Think A “Yooper,” and Other Michigan Things Look Like?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:37:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What do you think Artificial Intelligence thinks Michigan looks like? <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-does-artificial-intelligence-think-a-yooper-and-other-michigan-things-look-like/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What do you think Artificial Intelligence thinks Michigan looks like? <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-does-artificial-intelligence-think-a-yooper-and-other-michigan-things-look-like/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meatball]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a ‘Cudighi’ and Why Do Michigan’s Yoopers Love It So Much?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A staple among yoopers of Michigan's upper peninsula, cudighi refers to a traditional italian sausage and style of sandwich unique to the U.P. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cudighi-food-upper-peninsula-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A staple among yoopers of Michigan&apos;s upper peninsula, cudighi refers to a traditional italian sausage and style of sandwich unique to the U.P. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cudighi-food-upper-peninsula-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>15 Pure Michigan Words That Should be Added to the Dictionary</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 22:07:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ever tried to explained something here as "eh, it's a Michigan thing." Well we've got some of those we want added to the dictionary. What do you think? <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-words-dictionary/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever tried to explained something here as &quot;eh, it&apos;s a Michigan thing.&quot; Well we&apos;ve got some of those we want added to the dictionary. What do you think? <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-words-dictionary/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maitlynn Mossolle]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>“Yooper” Was the ‘Word of the Day’ in Merriam-Webster Dictionary</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This calls for a celebration pasty! <a href="https://wgrd.com/yooper-is-the-word-of-the-day-in-merriam-webster-dictionary/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This calls for a celebration pasty! <a href="https://wgrd.com/yooper-is-the-word-of-the-day-in-merriam-webster-dictionary/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Detroit Lions Honor Memory of All-Time Great Fan ‘Yooperman’</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:42:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Watch the video tribute. <a href="https://wgrd.com/detroit-lions-honor-memory-of-all-time-great-fan-yooperman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Watch the video tribute. <a href="https://wgrd.com/detroit-lions-honor-memory-of-all-time-great-fan-yooperman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Yooper Accent Ranks In The Top 15 Sexiest In The U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 22:07:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Well shut my mouth, people find "Eh?" sexy.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-yooper-accent-ranks-in-the-top-15-sexiest-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well shut my mouth, people find &quot;Eh?&quot; sexy.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-yooper-accent-ranks-in-the-top-15-sexiest-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan’s Most Used Slang Word Is…</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/michigans-most-used-slang-word-is/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:47:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You use this word to describe people from a certain area of Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigans-most-used-slang-word-is/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You use this word to describe people from a certain area of Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigans-most-used-slang-word-is/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Answer Appears on Jeopardy! (&amp; G.R. Makes an Appearance on My Mobile Game)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's always exciting when your town is highlighted in some type of way and Michigan made an appearance on Jeopardy! last week.
The episode aired on Wednesday, May 3rd says MLive. It was a $1,200 question under the category &quot;Where Ya From... <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-answer-appears-on-jeopardy-g-r-makes-an-appearance-on-my-mobile-game/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s always&nbsp;exciting when your town is highlighted in some type of way and Michigan made an appearance on&nbsp;Jeopardy! last week.
The episode aired on Wednesday, May 3rd says MLive. It was a $1,200 question under the category &amp;quot;Where Ya From... <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-answer-appears-on-jeopardy-g-r-makes-an-appearance-on-my-mobile-game/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Take a Pasty Road Trip from Grand Rapids to da U.P. [Map]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Heading north to the Upper Peninsula is a summertime tradition for anyone from West Michigan. It's a long trip and all that time on the road can work up an appetite.
Make your next road trip to the U.P. a delicious one with our map of places to stop for a pasty along the way. <a href="https://wgrd.com/take-a-pasty-road-trip-from-grand-rapids-to-the-u-p-map/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Heading north to the Upper Peninsula is a summertime tradition for anyone from West Michigan. It&apos;s a long trip and all that time on the road can work up an appetite.
Make your next road trip to the U.P. a delicious one with our map of places to stop for a pasty along the way. <a href="https://wgrd.com/take-a-pasty-road-trip-from-grand-rapids-to-the-u-p-map/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GVSU Professor Explains Origin of Yooper Dialect</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 19:58:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Since 2000, Kathryn Remlinger, professor of English at Grand Valley State University, has been examining Yooper dialect, its relationship to the U.P. and the idea of the Yooper identity. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gvsu-professor-explains-origin-of-yooper-dialect/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since 2000, Kathryn Remlinger, professor of English at Grand Valley State University, has been examining Yooper dialect, its relationship to the U.P. and the idea of the Yooper identity. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gvsu-professor-explains-origin-of-yooper-dialect/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Hashtag, Selfie, Tweep and Yooper Make It Into Merriam-Webster Dictionary</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 20:46:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hashtag, selfie, tweep and Yooper join more than 150 new words and definitions added to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in 2014.
The additions reflect the growing influence technology is having on human endeavor, especially social networking, once done mostly in person. 
As for Yooper, a nickname used for a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Well, let's just say it's ab <a href="https://wgrd.com/hashtag-selfie-tweep-and-yooper-make-it-into-merriam-webster-dictionary/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hashtag, selfie, tweep and Yooper join more than 150 new words and definitions added to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in 2014.
The additions reflect the growing influence technology is having on human endeavor, especially social networking, once done mostly in person. 
As for Yooper, a nickname used for a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Well, let's just say it's ab <a href="https://wgrd.com/hashtag-selfie-tweep-and-yooper-make-it-into-merriam-webster-dictionary/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie]]></dc:creator>
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