![Lighthouse Beach and Park in Port Huron: History and Family Fun](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Port-Huron-Lighthouse-Beach-Fort-Gratiot-2024-470x140.jpg)
Port Huron is home to many great parks and outdoor areas, but the one we find ourselves coming back to the most is Lighthouse Beach…
![Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan: 10 Awesome Things For Families and Kids](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20200706_104738-470x140.jpg)
As Michigan’s oldest city Sault Ste. Marie is full of historical attractions. As one of the bigger cities in the Upper Peninsula it also boasts…
![Crystal Lake Alpaca Farm & Boutique, Frankfort](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Crystal-Lake-Alpaca-Farm-Petting-Feeding-470x140.jpg)
Last summer while spending a weekend at the Betsie River Campsite and exploring the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, we discovered one of Northern Michigan’s…
![Horseshoe Falls - A Munising Waterfall and More (Photo Gallery)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Horseshoe-Falls-Munising-Cover-Photo-1-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to hundreds of waterfalls. Some are located in state parks and state forests, others in local parks or on the…
![Things To Do In Michigan Spring 2022 - Our A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Ludington-MI-Lighthouse-Sunset-470x140.jpg)
We’ve made it through another Michigan winter, and now our attention turns to warmer weather and the renewal of spring. It’s time to get back…
![Hager Park in Ottawa County is Fun for the Whole Family](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hager-County-Park-Ottawa-County-Parks-USA-Relief-Map-Photos-470x140.jpg)
Ottawa County Parks operates 40 parks and open space land sites (as well as a few trails) in Michigan’s seventh most populate county. As we…
![Rotary Island Park, Sault Ste. Marie - Freighters and Family Fun](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Rotary-Park-Sault-Ste.-Marie-Paul-Tregurtha-freighter-470x140.jpg)
There’s no shortage of things to do in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan’s oldest city. One of the main draws here is the Soo Locks, which…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Bay City State Park (Bay City State Recreation Area)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Bay-City-State-Recreation-Area-Fishing-Pond-Deck-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…