![Michigan Winter Road Trip: Lake Michigan Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Grand-Haven-Lights-470x140.jpg)
It’s that time of year again where photos of ice-covered lighthouses start making their way around the internet. Crashing waves and freezing cold temperatures create…
![Silver Creek Falls - Keweenaw County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Silver-Creek-Falls-copy-470x140.jpg)
Edit: recent reports indicate these falls may be on private property. Use caution if attempting to visit, and obey all posted signs. You won’t find…
![DeYoung Family Zoo - See Lions, Tigers and Bears in the Upper Peninsula!](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DeYoung-Tiger1-470x140.jpg)
Tucked away in the southwest corner of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula just 15 miles from Menominee, the DeYoung Family Zoo boasts a collection of more than…
![Fallasburg, Ada and White's Bridge - Covered Bridges of Kent and Ionia Counties](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0469-470x140.jpg)
Only 15 minutes from Grand Rapids are two of the state’s six remaining historic covered bridges (and the site/remains of a third), a well-preserved look…
![Vermilion Point Life Saving Station - A "Ghost Town" On Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Vermilion-1-320x140.jpg)
The Life Saving Station at Vermilion Point was once one of the ghost towns of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, but recent work by the Little…
![McGulpin Point Lighthouse - Mackinaw City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/McGulpin-Point-470x140.jpg)
The efforts of the Emmett County Historical Society have returned the McGulpin Point Lighthouse to its past glory, and added another great attraction to the…
![Jamesport Brewing Company - Ludington](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-06-25-14.46.55-470x140.jpg)
Last summer we camped at Ludington State Park. As is par for the course in the summer, the park was packed. We still had a fantastic…
![Six Great Places To View Freighters in Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Michipicoten-at-Marquette-470x140.jpg)
With shoreline bordering four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan sees a great deal of freighter traffic during the shipping season. With ships making 10,000…
![Hereford & Hops - Escanaba](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-08-25-19.03.44-470x140.jpg)
We arrived at this restaurant and brewpub in downtown Escanaba incredibly hungry from a long day on the road and plenty of hiking, and Hereford…
![Overlooked Falls and Greenstone Falls - Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0053-470x140.jpg)
When it comes to waterfalls in the Porcupine Mountains, the big falls on the West end of the park – Manabezho, Manido, and Nawadha Falls…