![Visit the Gladstone Lighthouse, One of Michigan's Newest Beacons](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gladstone-Michigan-Lighthouse-Harbor-470x140.jpg)
We love Michigan lighthouses and are always on the hunt to visit ones we haven’t been to before. On a trip to the Upper Peninsula…
![Haymeadow Falls and Campground - A Serene Waterfall in the Hiawatha National Forest](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Haymeadow-Falls-Hiawatha-National-Forest-470x140.jpg)
Nestled in the Hiawatha National Forest northeast of Rapid River, visitors will find a serene and peaceful waterfall on Haymeadow Creek as well as a…
![Sand Point Lighthouse - A Historic Museum Site on Little Bay De Noc in Escanaba](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sand-Point-Lighthouse-and-Marker-470x140.jpg)
Escanaba quickly became one of the most important towns and ports in the Upper Peninsula in the 1860s, and sandbars in the Little Bay De…
![Rapid River Falls and Park - Delta County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Spring-Rapid-River-Falls-470x140.jpg)
Located in a county park just off of US-41, Rapid River Falls drops over limestone shelves here in sections, the biggest being 3-4 feet. As…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Fayette Historic State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Fayette-State-Park-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where one post just isn’t enough to…
![Fayette Historic State Park - Delta County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Fayette-Main-Buildings1-470x140.jpg)
Few state parks in Michigan can provide the trip back in time to the 19th century that Fayette Historic State Park does. With more than…