Among the goodies available for shipping are preserves made with Michigan-grown fruit, locally made pierogi and the hearty meat pies we call pasties and associate with the Upper Peninsula.

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan contains a vast and interesting cultural history ... of mining in the U.P., and is in many ways is the symbol of this region—the pasty.

In Michigan’s stark Upper Peninsula, the meat pastry pocket known as the pasty (pass-TEE) rules the day. Before it reigned in the Midwest, however, the pasty was a convenient lunch for 19th century ...