![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary, Copper Harbor](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Estivant-Pines-Feature-Photo-Copper-Harbor-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesday is our attempt to showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands of miles…
![Michigan Abandoned Places and Ruins Worth Checking Out: Part 5](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Fox-River-Campground-Michigan-Seney-Hemingway-470x140.jpg)
Abandoned places and ruins continue to fascinate travelers, as they provide a window into the past as well as some amazing pictures. Many Michigan abandoned…
![Copper Harbor Range Lights, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Copper-Harbor-Range-Lights-Michigan-Rear-470x140.jpg)
Copper Harbor is now known as a vacation paradise on the north shore of Lake Superior, but in the mid-19th century it was a busy…
![Fanny Hooe Creek Falls and Bridge, Copper Harbor](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Fanny-Hooe-Creek-Falls-Copper-Harbor-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
It’s been quite a while since we had a new waterfall post to share. Our travels the past few years haven’t taken us to any…
![Can Michigan's Upper Peninsula Repeat as Best Fall Foliage Winner?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lake-of-the-clouds-fall-color-470x140.jpg)
In last year’s 10best.com Reader’s Choice poll for Best Fall Foliage in the country, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula took home top honors. While those of us…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Hunter's Point Park, Copper Harbor](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hunters-Point-Park-Lake-Superior-shoreline-Copper-Harbor-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…
![Does Michigan's Upper Peninsula Have the Best Fall Color in the Country?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fall-Color-Carp-River-Michigan-2016-470x140.jpg)
Does Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have the best fall color in the country? If you’ve ever ventured north of the bridge to take in the changing…
![Horseshoe Harbor (Mary MacDonald Preserve), Copper Harbor](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200609_140504-470x140.jpg)
Some places in Michigan are so beautiful that it’s hard to fully describe them in words. The Mary MacDonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor is one…
![26 Things to See and Do on the Copper Country Trail National Byway](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160615_082028-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula was home to the nation’s first copper boom, and for thirty years in the 1800s it produced three-quarters of the nation’s copper….
![Best of the Western Upper Peninsula: 30 Great Michigan Fall Color Spots](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Fall-Color-Lake-of-the-Clouds-Porcupine-Mountains-470x140.jpg)
The Western Upper Peninsula is often the first place in the state where fall color really starts to peak. High elevation vistas in the Porcupine Mountains…