For the first time in its history, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore saw more than one million visitors during 2020. The large jump in visits is…
Founded by Father Jacques Marquette in 1671, St. Ignace trails only Sault Ste. Marie (1668) as Michigan’s oldest city. Marquette, a French fur trader and…
Winter has arrived in Michigan, and outdoor recreation activities have shifted from kayaking, hiking, and biking to skiing, sledding, ice skating, and more difficult hiking. Those…
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore continues to be one of the top destinations for summer vacations in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The National Park Service recently announced that plans…
Michigan is home to seven national park properties (one national park, two national lakeshores, one national battlefield park, one national heritage area, and one national scenic trail) that attract…
It’s hard to pick Marquette’s top destination when recommending the area to new visitors. You could tell people to go hike Sugarloaf Mountain, walk through…
2020 has been a challenging year for vacation plans, traveling, and well, just about everything else too. We took a break for a few months…
Michigan is full of many charming small-town parks, and we recently had the chance to explore Schutmaat Park in Hamilton. This park is located on…
The holiday season is fast approaching and many Michiganders have taken advantage of the lack of snow and pleasant temperatures, decorating their houses as early…
Michigan is home to more than 20 scenic byways, and five of those are designated as State Historic Byways. In addition to the byways that…