Summer is coming to an end in Michigan, and our attention now turns to cooler temperatures, Halloween, and the changing colors of leaves throughout the…
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a land of mostly unspoiled beauty, with large tracts of wilderness and stunning scenery. While it is a beautiful place to…
Cooler temperatures and shorter days are just a few of the signs that summer is drawing to a close and fall is almost upon us….
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to more than a dozen stunning state parks. We recently profiled Bewabic State Park in the Western U.P., and we’ve…
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…
On our most recent trip to the always stunning Upper Peninsula, we were finally able to cross one activity off of our Michigan bucket list:…
Michigan’s shoreline on Lake Michigan offers many opportunities to view and even hike on majestic sand dunes. The beauty of locations like Sleeping Bear Dunes,…
Michigan is known as the “Great Lakes State” and also home to more lighthouses than any other state. Many of these lighthouses helped navigate ships…
The drive north on CR-550 between Marquette and Big Bay is one of the most scenic in the Upper Peninsula, as it takes travelers on…
One thing that changes from camping as adults and camping as adults with kids is dining habits. Vacations have to have some structure in lunch…