![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Alpena County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Alpena-Light-470x140.jpg)
The Lake Huron shoreline of Michigan is well-known for its lighthouses, shipwrecks, beautiful beaches, and outdoor recreation opportunities. Alpena is the county seat of Alpena…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail, Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Alpena-Great-Lakes-Maritime-Heritage-Trail-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesdays is a new feature that will showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands…
![Negwegon State Park - Beauty and Seclusion on the Lake Huron Shore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Negwegon-State-Park-Beach-Alpena-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Having grown up in the Grand Rapids area, we’re used to state parks with beautiful beaches that are incredibly popular during the summer months (Holland…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Dinosaur Gardens, Ossineke](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Dinosaur-Gardens-Brontosaurus-Ossineke-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Dinosaur Gardens is one of Michigan’s most unique attractions and a great place for family fun. Located just a few miles south of Alpena in…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Island Park, Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Island-Park-Alpena-Reflection-Thunder-Bay-River-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesdays is a new feature that will showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands…
![Austin Brothers Beer Company, Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Austin-Brothers-Beer-Company-Alpena-MI--470x140.jpg)
Alpena is the largest city on the Lake Huron shoreline in Northern Michigan, and in 2015 the arrival of Austin Brothers Beer Company gave this…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Alpena City Hall and USS Maine Cannon](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Alpena-City-Hall-Feature-Photo-Michigan-Travel-470x140.jpg)
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,…
![US 23 Heritage Route - Things to See and Do on Michigan's Sunrise Side](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sturgeon-Point-Lighthouse-Rocky-Shoreline-470x140.jpg)
The US 23 Heritage Route follows the Lake Huron shoreline through six counties in Northern Michigan, passing through small towns and past countless historic sites…
![10 Things to See and Do in Alpena, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Alpena-Light-470x140.jpg)
Alpena is one of the largest cities in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, with a population of more than 10,000. It is a popular…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan & Babe The Blue Ox Statues, Ossineke](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Paul-Bunyan-Ossineke-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
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,…