![Saint Joseph Shrine - Stop at This Beautiful Church on the U.S. 12 Heritage Trail](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Saint-Joseph-Shrine-Irish-Hills-Michigan-5-copy-470x140.jpg)
The U.S. 12 Heritage Trail follows the second federal highway from the southwest corner of Michigan all the way across the state to Detroit. As…
![21 Michigan Places We Visited for the First Time in 2021](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Michigan-Stadium-October-470x140.jpg)
Each year we set out to visit as many new places in Michigan as we possibly can. The last two years have presented some challenges…
![Travel the Mitten - Our 100 Favorite Michigan Photos of 2021](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Jon-Photography-Lower-Tahquamenon-Falls-470x140.jpg)
Photography has always been an important part of what we do here at Travel the Mitten, as we feel that visual media helps better tell…
![Mackinac Island's Michigan Historical Markers](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mackinac-Island-Marker1-470x140.jpg)
Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have…