In the eighteen forties, iron ore was discovered in the Marquette Mountains in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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Just ask the folks that I met up in Marquette, Michigan -- I was talking to Rick Snyder about this -- up in the Upper Peninsula.

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For those unaware of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, the Soo is one of the largest cities in the UP and it provides a vital link to Canada.

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They're led by a point guard named Trey Burke, who froze the Jayhawks in the close of regulation with a three-point shot he launched from somewhere in the Upper Peninsula.

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