Who says this isn’t an Olympic year? For what has been dubbed by organizers as “probably a world’s first,” a town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is set to offer a unique twist to the Olympics.

Rooted in tradition: In an autumn reinterpretation of a pasty, the humble rutabaga—and just about every other root vegetable you can think of—shines. New England has the lobster roll. The Windy City ...

Calumet, Mich. – A festival dedicated to the most famous food of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula returned to a small town after a year off due to the coronavirus. Sean Nichols won the pasty-eating contest ...

CALUMET, MI – The Upper Peninsula’s celebration of pasties just keeps getting bigger. Main Street Calumet and Visit Keweenaw announced this week that the annual Pasty Fest in Calumet will include ...

Pasty. Pass-tee. Not “pace-tee,” the citizens of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are quick to point out. Beef, potatoes, onions, and turnips baked into a crispy golden crust—sound it out, and you’ve got ...

Anyone can grab a pasty during a wander through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — but for those who want to try all the best versions, all at once, there is a solution at hand. The hearty meal-in-a-crust ...

CALUMET, MI – Perhaps the most U.P. competition ever is coming to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Organizers of Calumet’s Pasty Fest announced Tuesday that the world’s first Pasty Art Prize competition ...

Tuesday, Sept. 6 is an unofficial holiday for Yoopers. According to , it’s a celebration of “American’s greatest area code,” which is also the only area code in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. To ...