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…
While the cliffs and waterfalls of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore get a lot of the glory and most of the photographs, one more area…
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 a recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, my hobby of tracking down Michigan Historical Markers led me to Thompson, just east of Manistique, and…
Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula certainly isn’t lacking when it comes to mining ruins, but few sites can match the price (free), access and scenery of what…
The National Shrine of Cross in the Woods, located in Indian River, is the largest crucifix in the world. This amazing site was declared a…
A well-known name in Upper Peninsula history, Bishop Frederic Baraga’s name has recently attracted national and international attention as a campaign to approve the Catholic…
One of the most famous landmarks in the state of Michigan is getting a much needed technology upgrade this summer. The famous Mackinac Bridge that…
Tucked away in the woods near Trout Lake Township in Mackinac County are the remains of what was once a thriving limestone quarry and town….
Only 15 minutes from Grand Rapids are two of the state’s six remaining historic covered bridges (and the site/remains of a third), a well-preserved look…