M81 (NGC 3031) is another nice spiral in large scopes, but rather faint in binoculars.

Like M101, it too covers an apparent area equal to about half the full moon. However M81 is much brighter. M82 is in the same region, considerably fainter and smaller as it is a spiral galaxy seen on-edge.

To find the two galaxies, start at beta UMa and move in the opposite direction from gamma, the same apparent distance. You'll come to upsilon: binoculars. Now move up to 23 UMa (a difficult binary with a ninth-magnitude companion). You'll see sigma UMa (which is an interesting telescopic binary) in the same field of view: sigma. Placing sigma Ursa Majoris at the southwest of your glasses will bring in M81 and M82 at the eastern edge: binoculars.