![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Alger County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Grand-Island-East-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 beacons still standing along the shores of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan,…
![Pictured Rocks First Timers Guide: 10 Things to See and Do](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Pictured-Rocks-First-Timers-Guide-Log-Slide-Overlook-470x140.jpg)
One of the common questions we get from friends and relatives traveling to the Upper Peninsula centers around what to see and do at Pictured…
![2020 Was a Record Year for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Sable-Falls-Pictured-Rocks-470x140.jpg)
For the first time in its history, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore saw more than one million visitors during 2020. The large jump in visits is…
![Check Out These Michigan Breweries On The Lake Superior Ale Trail](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lake-Superior-Circle-Tour-Ale-Trail-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The Lake Superior Circle Tour invites travelers to see the amazing landmarks and attractions in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, and Minnesota while traveling around the world’s…
![Grand Marais Harbor Lights, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Grand-Marais-Harbor-Lights-Lake-Superior-Storm--470x140.jpg)
Grand Marais, Michigan is located on Lake Superior at the eastern end of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Though a permanent settlement wasn’t established here…
![Pictured Rocks 50th Anniversary: 50 Things To Do At Michigan's National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pictured-Rocks-Miners-Castle-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Pictured Rocks is one of Michigan’s treasured natural resources, and in 1966 the United States government took steps to preserve it for future generations by…