Not entirely fond nickname for Ypsilanti. See also Perceptions of Ypsilanti, which gives a potential justification for the northern skew of this particular *tucky.
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In the news
- Ypsitucky Supper planned next week, but term raises some eyebrows, Ann Arbor News, June 2008
The event at Zingerman's Roadhouse is a four-course dinner celebrating the life of author Harriet Arnow. Arnow's most well-known book, "The Dollmaker," was about the lives of Kentucky natives who emigrated to Michigan. The dinner coincides with what would have been her 100th birthday.