It's so amazing up there. The drive up Brockway Mountain is totally worth it. Hiking around the Porcupine Mountains is a must do too. The mix of cultures up there is really unique for such a remote area. It's like a Cornish, Swiss, Norwegian, Swedish amalgam. If you make it up there you need to get a pastie and make sure you try out some cudighi! If I had to move up there, I'd totally pick Marquette. It's big enough that there are a ton of breweries and cool restaurants, but then just outside of town is Sugarloaf Mountain and some amazing beaches. Houghton and Hancock are just magical.
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It looks amazing. It sure did leave an impression on Ryan. Northern Minnesota used to have that same cultural mix but it's changed quite a bit in the last few decades. I'll definitely been trying the pasties if I ever make it up that way. We have a food truck here-Potter's Pasties- that has the best ones I've ever had. They speak to my English roots I think because they're one of my favorite foods. What is cudighi?
It's a sweet and spicy sausage that they put on a lot of stuff in the UP. Most legit pizza places up there have at least one pie with cudighi on it if not multiple. There is a place in Houghton right on the river that has some really amazing chicken and broccoli pasties. My wife loves that one. I go with the traditional beef.
Hmm, that sounds very unique (in a good way). Maybe we plan a road trip up there when the snow melts next year!
I hope you do. If you need any tips on places to visit, just reach out!
Thanks, I certainly will. Maybe we can arrange a meet up!