![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…
![Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Manistee-North-Pierhead-Lighthouse-Catwalk-470x140.jpg)
The Manistee River is the fourth longest in Michigan, flowing through the Northern Lower Peninsula for 190 miles before it reaches Lake Michigan. The Manistee…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Icebreaker-Mackinaw-Maritime-Museum-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Visitors to Mackinaw City have a unique opportunity to tour a retired U.S. Coast Guard cutter that was in service on the Great Lakes for…
![Grand Marais Harbor Lights, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Grand-Marais-Harbor-Lights-Lake-Superior-Storm--470x140.jpg)
Grand Marais, Michigan is located on Lake Superior at the eastern end of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Though a permanent settlement wasn’t established here…
![Marquette Breakwater Light, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Marquette-Breakwater-Light-Michigan-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Along with the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse, the Marquette Breakwater Light is one of two Michigan lighthouses that mark the entrance to the lower harbor at…
![Round Island Passage Light, Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-906-470x140.jpg)
The Round Island Passage Light (also known as the Mackinac Island Light) is viewed by hundreds of thousands of people each year. All ferry boats head…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-Esch-Beach-Otter-Creek-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Life-Saving Station](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Eagle-Harbor-Lighthouse-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The Eagle Harbor Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque beacons located on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Guarding a rocky shoreline near what was once a…
![Muskegon South Pierhead Light, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Muskegon-South-Breakwater-Light-Cover-PHoto-470x140.jpg)
Muskegon, Michigan was once an important Great Lakes port thanks to a thriving lumber industry. The Muskegon South Pierhead Light is the third beacon to…