![Michigan Kayak Trips: Fun on the Flat River (Belding to Fallasburg Park)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Flat-River-Kayak-Trip-Belding-MI-470x140.jpg)
We’ve covered a handful of Michigan kayak trips from last summer, and you may notice that many of them take place on the Flat River….
![Michigan's Oldest Covered Bridge Turns 150 This Year](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Michigan-Photos-2020-Fallasburg-Covered-Bridge-Reflection-470x140.jpg)
Few wooden covered bridges remain in Michigan, and very few of those that remain (four by our count) are open to vehicle traffic. The Fallasburg…
![Michigan Kayak Trips: A Relaxing Afternoon Paddle on the Flat River (Fallasburg Park to Lowell)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Flat-River-Burroughs-Bridge-kayak-trip-470x140.jpg)
The Flat River is quite possibly the best river in West Michigan for beginner paddlers to test their kayak skills. We were able to kayak…
![Paddle Under Two Covered Bridges on a Flat River Kayak Trip](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Flat-River-Kayak-Trip-Covered-Bridges-470x140.jpg)
As Michiganders looked for ways to still enjoy this summer while maintaining social distance, kayaking became even more popular than in previous years. We made…
![Fall Color in Michigan: Covered Bridges](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Kal-Haven-Trail-Covered-Bridge-Nichols-470x140.jpg)
The fall color season is upon us in Michigan, with parts of the Upper Peninsula already at peak color and patches of orange, red, and…
![Historic Whites Bridge Will Soon Be Open Again](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200418_173048-470x140.jpg)
Very few wooden covered bridges remain in Michigan. The Ada Covered Bridge, Fallasburg Covered Bridge, Langley Covered Bridge, and Zehnder’s Holz Brucke Bridge are a…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: North Country Trail at Fallasburg Park, Lowell](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fallasburg-Park-Feature-Photo-Barn-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesdays is a new feature that will showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands…