![Great Lakes Cruise Ships: Coming This Summer to a Michigan Port Near You!](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Great-Lakes-Cruise-Ships-Saint-Laurent-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Over the past few years, more and more new travelers have visited Michigan. While our beautiful state has long been a great destination for vehicle-based…
![Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail: Explore the Lake Huron Shoreline at These 30 Michigan Sites](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20220704_122102-470x140.jpg)
We love visiting the Lake Huron shoreline in Northern Michigan to see the lighthouses, beaches, wildlife, and history on the “Sunrise Side.” On a few…
![You Can Own Your Own Michigan Island That Comes With a Historic Lighthouse](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-580-470x140.jpg)
The dream of owning your own Michigan lighthouse has seemed a bit closer to reality in the past few years, as many offshore beacons have…
![Second Annual Freighter Frenzy Looking for Most Popular Great Lakes Ship](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Muskegon-American-Century-Freighter-MI-470x140.jpg)
A popular Twitter contest that looks to find the most popular Great Lakes freighter kicks off its second year later this week, and will run…
![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…
![Rockport State Recreation Area, Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Rockport-State-Recreation-Area-Feature-Photo-Shoreline-470x140.jpg)
We’ve spent plenty time here at Travel the Mitten highlighting everything Alpena has to offer – a lighthouse, parks and trails, museums, and more. A…
![Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse, Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Thunder-Bay-Island-Lighthouse-Alpena-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
One of the most dangerous places on Lake Huron from the 1840s to the 1960s is Thunder Bay near Alpena, estimated to be home to…
![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,…