!["Christmas Tree Ship" Rouse Simmons Historic Marker and Park - Manistique](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Christmas-Tree-Ship-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Central Mine Historic District - Keweenaw County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0046-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Largest Crucifix in World a Site to See in Indian River, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cross-in-the-Woods-2-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Mackinac Bridge to Accept Credit Card Payments at Toll Booths](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mackinaw-Bridge-Snow-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Fiborn Quarry: An Upper Peninsula "Ghost Town" and Karst Preserve](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Fiborn-Quarry-470x140.jpg)
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….
![Fallasburg, Ada and White's Bridge - Covered Bridges of Kent and Ionia Counties](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0469-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Vermilion Point Life Saving Station - A "Ghost Town" On Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Vermilion-1-320x140.jpg)
The Life Saving Station at Vermilion Point was once one of the ghost towns of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, but recent work by the Little…
![Keweenaw Rocket Range - Copper Harbor](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DSC_1016-320x140.jpg)
For those who have the time and the patience (and either a good mountain bike, four-wheeler or high clearance vehicle), the Keweenaw Rocket Range is…