![Spring Grove Park in Grandville: Perfect for Family Fun and Summer Weddings](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Spring-Grove-Park-Grandville-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The Ottawa County Parks system manages 28 parks and 12 recreation areas. Despite living one county over, we are still working on visiting and exploring…
![Black River Falls, Ishpeming](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Black-River-Falls-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The Marquette area has become well known over the last few years for its amazing outdoor recreation opportunities, including several stunning waterfalls. Black River Falls…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan Statue in Oscoda](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-161-470x140.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,…
![Miners Falls - Visit One of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore's Most Powerful Waterfalls](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Miners-Falls-Below-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Alger County is home to more than 20 waterfalls, and more than half of those lie within the boundaries of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore….
![Yondota Falls - A Scenic Michigan Waterfall in the Ottawa National Forest](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Yondota-Falls-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
One of the many great Upper Peninsula waterfalls located in the Ottawa National Forest, Yondota Falls is still secluded enough that it does not see…
![Crisp Point Lighthouse - Visit One of Michigan's Most Remote Lake Superior Lights](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Crisp-Point-Lighthouse-Wide-470x140.jpg)
For many years in the early 1900s, the Crisp Point Lighthouse helped guide mariners past a dangerous section of Lake Superior waters. It is the…