![Beer City USA: Can Grand Rapids Make It Four Years In A Row?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GR-Beer-Month-Feature-Photo-Flight-470x140.jpg)
Each February USA Today’s 10Best ask readers to vote for the best beer and brewery related locations in the country, and for the last three…
![Rock Roar & Pour at John Ball Zoo: An Adults-Only Evening of Beer, Music, and Animal Encounters](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/John-Ball-Zoo-Rock-Roar-Pour-Barn-Owl-Encounter-470x140.jpg)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit a zoo when there aren’t any kids there? Have you ever wanted to crack…
![Haymarket Brewery and Taproom, Bridgman](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Haymarket-Brewery-and-Taproom-Sign-Bridgman-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The Haymarket Brewery and Taproom location in Bridgman, Michigan may only be a little more than a year old, but Haymarket has been producing great…
![Burnt Marshmallow Brewing, Petoskey](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Burnt-Marshmallow-Brewing-Petoskey-Farm-470x140.jpg)
On our Northern Michigan vacation last August, we spent a few days exploring the breweries in the Traverse City and Petoskey region. In addition to…
![Karl's Cuisine and Superior Coast Winery & Brewery, Sault Ste. Marie](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Karls-Cuisine-Winery-Brewery-Sault-Ste.-Marie-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
I love visiting Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and one of my favorite activities while there is watching Great Lakes freighters as they travel to and…
![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…
![Biere De Mac Brew Works, Mackinaw City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Biere-De-Mac-Brew-Works-Sign-Mackinaw-City-MI-470x140.jpg)
Only one brewery in Northern Michigan can boast views of the Mackinac Bridge from its parking lot, and that brewery is Biere De Mac Brew…
![Hop Lot Brewing Company, Suttons Bay](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Hop-Lot-Brewing-Company-Suttons-Bay-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
We’ve visited a lot of Michigan breweries over the last year, and Hop Lot Brewing Company in Suttons Bay has what we consider to be…
![Harsens Island Brewery, Marysville](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170722_155559-470x140.jpg)
On a recent day trip to the Port Huron area, we had a chance to stop in and check out Harsens Island Brewery, a brewery…
![Michigan A to Z: Travel the Mitten's 2017 Summer Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sailboat-Beach-Muskegon-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
After a very wet April and a May that was slow to show signs of warming, we are finally ready for summer to reach the…