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The UP, at least in my opinion, is the "unspoiled, less populated" version of Wisconsin Dells. There are fewer people, fewer and smaller towns and villages, fewer pizza delivery services and even fewer Subway sandwich shops...

The charm and the draw, again IMHO, is the unspoiled, unpopulated, back to nature opportunities that still abound in the UP. You won't find "long lines at every store" in the UP. You won't find the "street full of balloon shops along the beach front". You won't find the row of fast food places in every town and you won't find the "RV luxury resorts" with every amenity and free bus service to town"... Reason: There's probably no town to go to.....

What you will find in the UP (along with the mosquitoes and black flies) is a place you can walk with nature, stop and watch the waves break along the rocky shoreline and not see another "human with an ice cream cone" all afternoon.... That, to me, is the "charming piece that makes the UP even more of a destination rather than a way to move from the city to a summer housing area.