![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…
![Upper Hand Brewery Beer is Finally Headed to the Lower Peninsula!](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200711_163447-470x140.jpg)
Upper Hand Brewery was launched in November 2014 in Escanaba, Michigan. As a division of Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) their focus was on making beers…
![Top 10 Family Friendly Upper Peninsula Destinations](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN09281-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is well-known and highly regarded for its unspoiled natural beauty. Life north of the Mackinac Bridge happens at a slower pace, and…
![Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip, Part 2: Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Marquette-Harbor-Lighthouse-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
We recently shared our Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip: Lower Peninsula post, which gave directions on how to visit 42 or more lighthouses. As promised,…
![Upper Hand Brewery Opens Brewery Taproom and Plans Backyard BBQ](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20150605_143613-470x140.jpg)
We love traveling around the great state of Michigan and seeing new things and old favorites. One of our favorites in 2015 was visiting Upper…
![Upper Hand Brewery’s 906 Ale a Perfect Way to Celebrate the Upper Peninsula for 906 Day](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/906-470x140.png)
Did you know the entire Upper Peninsula has only one area code? In 1961, the Upper Peninsula officially split from the 616 area code and…
![My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Sam Reese – Production Manager Upper Hand Brewery](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sam-Reese-Upper-Hand-Upper-Peninsula-Biz-2-470x140.jpg)
At Upper Hand Brewery, beer is “brewed and bottled where its meant to be enjoyed”, meaning it is only available in the Upper Peninsula. 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…
![Upper Peninsula 906 Day September 6th](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Yooper-Ale-Upper-Hand-Brewery-470x140.jpg)
On our recent vacation to the Upper Peninsula, we were able to tour one Michigan brewery. I feel a little privileged writing that we…
![10 Must-Visit Michigan Locations on the Lake Michigan Circle Tour](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Palms-Book-State-Park-Big-Spring-470x140.jpg)
Lake Michigan has the distinction of being the only one of the five Great Lakes surrounded entirely by the United States. Wisconsin, Indian, Illinois and…