![Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Lake Superior - One Of Michigan's Tallest Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Minnesota-Wisconsin-9-2011-Sues-camera-345-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s only national park is Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, 55 miles from the Keweenaw Peninsula and 22 miles from the Canadian shoreline….
![Big Sable Point Lighthouse - Ludington State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Big-Sable-Point-Lighthouse-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Thousands of visitors make their way to Ludington State Park in Mason County each year, where sandy beaches, large campgrounds, miles of hiking trails, sand…
![Fort Gratiot Lighthouse - Michigan's Oldest Lighthouse, Port Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Fort-Gratiot-Light-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
We’ve mentioned a few times before that Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the country, but did you know that…
![16 Michigan Lighthouses You Should Visit in 2016](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Marquette-Harbor-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the country, and for years visitors have enjoyed visiting and photographing our unique and…
![Middle Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-630-470x140.jpg)
Middle Island Lighthouse stands guard in the middle of a tough stretch of Lake Huron north of Alpena and south of Presque Isle. Constructed in…
![Seul Choix Point Lighthouse - Gulliver, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Seul-Choix-Point-Lighhouse-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The Seul Choix Point Lighthouse in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was at one time the only light guiding mariners through a 100-mile stretch of Lake Michigan…
![Travel the Mitten's Holiday Gift Guide: 18 Books We Recommend for Michigan Travelers](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-10-08-19.25.20-470x140.jpg)
Here at Travel the Mitten, we’ve been exploring this great state with enthusiasm since 1995. Back then, it wasn’t easy to hop on the internet…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Shepler's Ferry Lighthouse Cruise, Westbound Extended Trip](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christmas-2014-800-470x140.jpg)
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…
![White River Lighthouse - Lighthouse and Museum on Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/White-River-Lighthouse-Michigan-White-Lake-470x140.jpg)
Summer attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the beaches and iconic lighthouses at Holland, Grand Haven and Muskegon State Parks each year. These three…
![New Presque Isle Light Station on Lake Huron - Visit One of the Tallest Lights on the Great Lakes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-248-470x140.jpg)
The stretch of Lake Huron from Cheboygan to Alpena was one of the most dangerous for mariners in the 1800s and 1900s, and several lighthouses…