![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…
![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…
![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…
![Paul Bunyan Statues in Michigan - Where to Find the Legendary Lumberman](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-1611-470x140.jpg)
Several Michigan towns claim to be the birthplace of legendary lumberman Paul Bunyan, with Oscoda having the best claim thanks to James McGillivray publishing stories in the…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: 45th Parallel Markers](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/45th-Parallel-Marker-US-131-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,…
![Alpena Light - A Unique and Iconic Breakwater Lighthouse on Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0118-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the country, and each one is unique in its own way. The Alpena Light…
![7 Ways to Experience Shipwrecks in Michigan Without Diving the Great Lakes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0040_2-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is known as the “Great Lakes State” and also home to more lighthouses than any other state. Many of these lighthouses helped navigate ships…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan Made From Car Parts - Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Car-Parts-Paul-Bunyan-Alpena-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,…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Stainless Steel Eagle by Tom Moran - Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Steel-Eagle-Alpena-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,…