In 2013, the Michigan DNR added Belle Isle Park in Detroit to its amazing portfolio of state parks and recreation areas. This 982-acre island can…
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where one post just isn’t enough to…
With more than 200 waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula, most visitors tend to focus on the larger ones (Tahquamenon, Bond, etc.), but beauty can be…
The stretch of Lake Huron from Cheboygan to Alpena was one of the most dangerous for mariners in the 1800s and 1900s, and several lighthouses…
Marquette County continues to earn more and more attention as a destination for outdoor recreation enthusiasts. In the summer the area boasts plentiful hiking, biking,…
The 40 Mile Point Lighthouse is so named due to its distance by boat from Mackinaw City. In the late 1890s this brick building was…
Michigan Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…
With little more than a week left in October, most locations in Michigan have arrived at or already passed peak fall color. There are many…
Michigan’s wild and roaring rivers are great places for boating, fishing, tubing, kayaking, swimming and many more outdoor activities. They are also home to a…
A few months back we featured the Kalamazoo “Give A Craft” Beer Passport, a program that has brewery visitors to “Celery City” get stamps in…