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As someone who lives in the lower peninsula, I can tell you that Wisconsin hasn't conquered the U.P. for the same reason no one conquers Russia. They can just retreat into the snow and let the wolves eat you.
I thought it’s because there is nothing there that anyone wants. I always thought Wisconsin was paying them to keep it. I can think of entire US states I’d be willing to pay France to take over.
It depends. If you're into hiking, fishing, hunting, and snow, it's a paradise. Lots of folks from the lower peninsula go there for vacations in the summer and fall.
Yooper here. Your example is on the money, but perhaps moreso than you know: The UP is also heavily populated by Finnish-Americans, which helps explain the cultural resilience and independence as well. The same dimensions that have kept Finland independent from Russia, keep the UP independent from others - and, holy wah, if I had a nickel every time we talked about breaking away from the trolls South of the bridge while at deer camp...
Holy wah, another Yooper on Lemmy.
“This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!”