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Walk of Art Sculpture Park in Elk Rapids: Explore the Trails and Art by Lake Michigan

Walk of Art Sculpture Park in Elk Rapids: Explore the Trails and Art by Lake Michigan

May 4, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

One of our goals for this year with Travel the Mitten was to explore at least two new sculpture parks. We’ve loved previous visits to…

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Is Petoskey or Traverse City the Best Small Town in the Midwest?

Is Petoskey or Traverse City the Best Small Town in the Midwest?

March 8, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

It’s one of our favorite times of year, as USA Today launches a round of 10Best Reader’s Choice polls centered around small towns. Michigan is…

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Is Michigan Home to The Best Flower Festival in the U.S.?

Is Michigan Home to The Best Flower Festival in the U.S.?

February 19, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

We aren’t far from the start of spring, and USA Today/10best is back with another Reader’s Choice Poll looking for some of the best festivals…

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Two Michigan Locations Once Again Up For Title of Best Sculpture Park

Two Michigan Locations Once Again Up For Title of Best Sculpture Park

January 24, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

A new round of USA Today 10best Reader’s Choice polls are up, and we could almost just cut and paste an article from last year…

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More Love for the Motor City: Does Detroit Have the Best Street Art and Best Art Museum?

More Love for the Motor City: Does Detroit Have the Best Street Art and Best Art Museum?

January 22, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

Last week we highlighted a USA Today 10best Reader’s Choice poll that had two Detroit museums in the running for Best Science Museum and Best…

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Photo Gallery: World of Winter 2024 in Grand Rapids

Photo Gallery: World of Winter 2024 in Grand Rapids

January 20, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

The World of Winter festival has returned to downtown Grand Rapids for a seventh year, and offers some amazing art installations and tons of family…

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2023 Year In Review: 23 Michigan Places We Visited For the First Time

2023 Year In Review: 23 Michigan Places We Visited For the First Time

December 30, 2023
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

At the end of each year I always have fun looking back at all of our great Michigan adventures. One of my favorite things to…

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Travel the Mitten Best of 2023: Our 23 Most Viewed Posts This Year

Travel the Mitten Best of 2023: Our 23 Most Viewed Posts This Year

December 17, 2023
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment

One of my favorite things to do each year is look back at what our most viewed posts were. This helps for future planning by…

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Two Mackinac Island Hotels Are In Running To Be Named Best in U.S.

Two Mackinac Island Hotels Are In Running To Be Named Best in U.S.

July 16, 2023
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment, Family Trips

Midway through the summer travel season, 10best.com has released its next round of Reader’s Choice Award finalists. Michigan has had a pretty good year with…

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15 Things We Love About Ludington As We Celebrate Its 150th Anniversary

15 Things We Love About Ludington As We Celebrate Its 150th Anniversary

May 18, 2023
by Jonathan Katje
Arts and Entertainment, Family Trips

Ludington will celebrate a milestone anniversary in 2023 and there are plenty of events planned to help make sure this sesquicentennial is a year to…

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