Sault Ste Marie's Blog

Ketchup or Gravy: A Pasty Story

Posted on February 21st, 2018

Few things are debated more in the Upper Peninsula (UP) than what to eat on your Pasty, but we should talk about what a Pasty is before we get to the all-important question. Chopped meat, potatoes and/or rutabaga, carrots, and onions are the essentials of a Pasty. The ingredients are mix… read more..

What is a Yooper?

Posted on February 7th, 2018

We wanted to know exactly what makes a Yooper so we asked our Facebook followers to share their thoughts with us. To our amazement, over one hundred people answered! Here are a few of the responses. Jeannie O. said it best in what could almost be a Yooper poem. “A Yooper is a person who is native to the Up… read more..