![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Detroit's Point of Origin](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Detroit-Point-of-Origin-Campus-Martius-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…
![18 Michigan Places We Visited for the First Time in 2018](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Dinosaur-Gardens-Velociraptor-Ossineke-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
As 2018 draws to a close, we decided to take a moment to reflect on all of the new places we were able to visit…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Joe Louis Fist, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Joe-Louis-Fist-Detroit-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…
![William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Milliken-State-Park-Lighthouse-Detroit-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more than 100 state parks and recreation areas, but only one is located in an urban setting. William G. Milliken State…
![Things To Do In Michigan Spring 2018 - A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Tulip-Time-Holland-Michigan-2017-Photos-470x140.jpg)
The end of another Michigan winter is in sight, so we turn our attention to spring and the events it brings. Michigan has many fun…
![Things to Do in Michigan Winter 2017 - A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/St.-Joseph-Pier-Lights-Lake-Michigan-Winter-470x140.jpg)
Michigan winters are known for being long, snow-filled, cold, and unpredictable. After a pretty mild winter in 2016-17, all indications are pointing to the upcoming…
![Detroit Fall Beer Festival 2017 Recap](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Detroit-Fall-Beer-Festival-Eastern-Market-Shed-5-Rochester-Mills-470x140.jpg)
The 2017 Detroit Fall Beer Festival was held Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th at the Eastern Market. Thousands of people braved rain and…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Douglass Houghton Memorial, Eagle River](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Douglass-Houghton-Park-Eagle-River-470x140.jpg)
Today’s Michigan Roadside Attraction actually covers two different spots in Eagle River that honor Douglass Houghton, our first state geologist and the namesake of Houghton,…
![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…