![DeTour Reef Light: Historic Beacon Stands Tall Near Drummond Island](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DeTour-Reef-Lighthouse-Blacky-Freighter-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
We love Michigan lighthouses, and with Travel the Mitten we’ve been fortunate to share our experiences visiting close to 100 of the more than 120…
![Michigan Birds 2022: Photos of the Feathered Friends We Saw This Year](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Michigan-Birds-2022-Bald-Eagle-Ravine-River-470x140.jpg)
We’ve spent most of time traveling Michigan looking for waterfalls, lighthouses, historic sites, and large wildlife. This year we expanded our focus to birdwatching as…
![2022 Michigan Freighter Gallery: We Like Big Boats](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-Michigan-Freighter-Gallery-Federal-Ruhr-Rotary-Park-SSM-470x140.jpg)
One of our favorite things to do while traveling around Michigan is see all the Great Lakes freighters that visit our port or pass by…
![Vacation Week on Drummond Island - 2022 Photo Gallery](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Drummond-Island-2022-Jeep-CJ7-Nate-Marblehead-470x140.jpg)
Drummond Island is an all-seasons vacation paradise in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The third largest island in Lake Huron, Drummond Island offers 129 miles of mostly…
![Visit the Unique and Breathtaking Fossil Ledges on Drummond Island](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Fossil-Ledges-Drummond-Island-Michigan-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Some places in Michigan are so beautiful that they are hard to capture in photographs or descriptions. Seeing these places in person is the only…
![Kayaking Michigan: Drummond Island Shipwrecks in Scammon Cove (MAP)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Drummond-Island-Shiwreck-Kayak-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
During a recent week-long vacation on beautiful Drummond Island, we were able to do quite a bit of exploring on both the inland trails for…
![An A to Z Guide to Drummond Island Adventure](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Drummond-Island-Michigan-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Ask anyone that has spent time on Michigan’s Drummond Island and they’ll waste no time telling you why they love it there and why you…
![Michigan Bucket List: Islands](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Arch-Rock-1-470x140.jpg)
We’ve enjoyed putting together “bucket lists” of things to do and see in Michigan over the past few months, from waterfalls to lighthouses, sand dunes…