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Rotary Island Park, Sault Ste. Marie - Freighters and Family Fun

Rotary Island Park, Sault Ste. Marie – Freighters and Family Fun

March 3, 2021
by jonkatje
Family Trips

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…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Marquette Ore Dock at the Upper Harbor

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Marquette Ore Dock at the Upper Harbor

April 1, 2017
by jonkatje
Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: World's Largest Limestone Quarry, Rogers City

Michigan Roadside Attractions: World’s Largest Limestone Quarry, Rogers City

October 1, 2016
by jonkatje
Landmarks, Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Forty Mile Point Lighthouse - A Historic Beacon on Lake Huron's Shipwreck Coast

Forty Mile Point Lighthouse – A Historic Beacon on Lake Huron’s Shipwreck Coast

October 25, 2015
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

The 40 Mile Point Lighthouse is so named due to its distance by boat from Mackinaw City. In the late 1890s this brick building was…

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Soo Locks: 2015 Great Lakes Shipping Season Opens This Week

Soo Locks: 2015 Great Lakes Shipping Season Opens This Week

March 23, 2015
by jonkatje
Landmarks

The 2015 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week, as the first vessel passage through the Soo Locks after its yearly re-opening is expected…

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Photo Gallery Friday: Freighters of Michigan's Great Lakes

Photo Gallery Friday: Freighters of Michigan’s Great Lakes

February 13, 2015
by jonkatje
Uncategorized

Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes (Michigan, Erie, Huron and Superior), which makes it one of the most-visited areas in the Midwest…

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