<P> The Lower Peninsula dominates Michigan politics , and maps of it without the Upper Peninsula are sometimes presented as `` Michigan '' , which contribute to resentment by `` Yoopers '' ( residents of `` the U.P '' ) . Yoopers jokingly refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula as `` flat - landers '' ( referring to the region 's less rugged terrain ) or `` trolls '' ( because , living south of the Mackinac Bridge , they `` live under the bridge '' ) . </P>
<P> The Lower Peninsula dominates Michigan politics , and maps of it without the Upper Peninsula are sometimes presented as `` Michigan '' , which contribute to resentment by `` Yoopers '' ( residents of `` the U.P '' ) . Yoopers jokingly refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula as `` flat - landers '' ( referring to the region 's less rugged terrain ) or `` trolls '' ( because , living south of the Mackinac Bridge , they `` live under the bridge '' ) . </P>
what do yoopers call residents of the lower peninsula
what do yoopers call residents of the lower peninsula
`` flat - landers ''
`` flat - landers ''