The 2015 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week, as the first vessel passage through the Soo Locks after its yearly re-opening is expected…
Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have…
On our trip back to the stamp mill ruins at Freda in June of 2014, we also came across a historic steel dam on the…
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,…
Once a key part of the Keweenaw copper operation, all that remains of the former Champion Mill near Houghton is a few crumbling structures and…
With today being President’s Day, we decided to take a look at sites in Michigan you can visit that have historical ties to United…
Surrounded by four Great Lakes and located right in the middle of all major early trade routes, Michigan was also an ideal place for military…
Since 1958, Michigan residents and people from all over the World have walked across the five mile Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day each year. That…
Today, February 12, is the day we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America. Despite being born…
The Mackinac Bridge may very well be the most recognizable landmark in the entire state of Michigan. It’s two white towers rise 552 feet out…