![Copper Harbor Range Lights, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Copper-Harbor-Range-Lights-Michigan-Rear-470x140.jpg)
Copper Harbor is now known as a vacation paradise on the north shore of Lake Superior, but in the mid-19th century it was a busy…
![Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-Michigan-Lake-Superior-470x140.jpg)
Copper Harbor is located at the tip of the Upper Peninsula’s Keweenaw Peninsula, the northernmost point on Michigan’s mainland. The Copper Harbor Lighthouse has stood…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, Copper Harbor](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Fort-Wilkins-Historic-State-Park-Cannon-Barracks-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…
![12 Things To See and Do in Copper Harbor, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Copper Harbor is the northernmost point in Michigan (excluding Isle Royale), found at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula. This former mining…
![Fort Wilkins State Park - Camp and Explore Copper Country History](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DSC_0361-320x140.jpg)
Located at the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Fort Wilkins State Park has a rich history, numerous scenic sites and two large campgrounds. It…
![Historic Forts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Fort-Mackinac-Island-Cannon1-470x140.jpg)
Surrounded by four Great Lakes and located right in the middle of all major early trade routes, Michigan was also an ideal place for military…