7 times Michigan's Upper Peninsula was left off maps or labeled incorrectly

Happy 187th birthday to our better half, the Upper Peninsula, whose near perfection often goes unnoticed by the rest of the world — literally.

On Dec. 14, 1836, a landmark agreement granted the land now known as the Upper Peninsula to Michigan, which then became a state on Jan. 26, 1837. But even in 2023, it's not uncommon for major organizations to leave Michigan's treasured top half completely out of maps ... or labeled as part of Wisconsin (come on!).

So in honor of the U.P.'s big day, here are seven times the world disrespected you. And here's hoping the world learns from its mistakes this time.

Fox News' 'Hannity' mistakenly labels Upper Peninsula as Canada

Conservative talk show personality Sean Hannity was discussing Wisconsin's 2020 election recount efforts during "Hannity" on Fox News in November 2020 when a map of Wisconsin aired on the screen.

Surrounding states such as Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa labeled in initials on the map. But the Upper Peninsula was labeled ... "Canada."

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'Saturday Night Live' leaves Upper Peninsula off map

During "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live" in October 2019, a graphic appears next to co-host Michael Che during a segment where Che suggests "after all this whole impeachment thing is over we could just take a year off from presidents."

"We can afford a break, right?" Che asks. "As a country."

But look closely and there it is, a map of the U.S., with the U.P. missing from the state of Michigan.

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Hey, Google. Where's the Upper Peninsula?

Ah, Google. We expected so much more from you. You map the entire world, after all.

But forgetting the Upper Peninsula? That is unforgivable.

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Mountain Dew campaign snubs Upper Peninsula, says it's part of Wisconsin

When you're this wrong, it's not even the thought that counts.

In a Mountain Dew promotion marketing bottles for all 50 states, the company's map graphics show Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of Wisconsin.

That's news to us.

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Jeep forgets Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 'Reunited States' Super Bowl ad

One of our own betrayed us.

That's right, Jeep left out our beloved Upper Peninsula during its Super Bowl commercial.

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TickPick leaves Upper Peninsula off its map, picks fight with Yoopers

An online ticket marketplace brushed off the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 2017, creating a social media firestorm from passionate Yoopers. TickPick later apologized for its response and, in a heartwarming twist ending, its CEO flew to Marquette to buy beer for Yoopers at Blackrocks Brewery.

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Michigan's Upper Peninsula once again snubbed, this time by US Census Bureau

The Upper Peninsula was once again snubbed. This time on a map from, of all entities, the U.S. government.

In a tweet explaining the results of 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau used an animated graphic explaining that Michigan would be a losing a seat in Congress because of population decline.

There's only one problem: It didn't indicate the U.P. as part of Michigan.

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U.P. residents annoyed about being forgotten: 'Who's making these maps?'

They're amused. They're annoyed. Or they just don't care.

These are pretty much how folks in the Upper Peninsula react to being ignored.

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Detroit Free Press social, search and audience editor Brian Manzullo, web editor Amy Huschka and reporters Emma Keith, Miriam Marini and Phoebe Wall Howard contributed to this report.

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