![Bond Falls Scenic Site - One of Michigan's Most Spectacular Waterfalls](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bond-Falls-Ontonagon-County-1-470x140.jpg)
When it comes to waterfalls in Michigan, Tahquamenon Falls in the eastern Upper Peninsula gets most of the attention due to its size and scenic…
![Soo Locks: 2015 Great Lakes Shipping Season Opens This Week](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Soo-Locks-Opening-2015-470x140.jpg)
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…
![J.W. Wells State Park - Camping and More on Lake Michigan's Green Bay](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Jw-Wells-Beach-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
On M-35 between Menominee and Cedar River in Menominee County lies one of Michigan’s most beautiful campgrounds in the western Upper Peninsula. Named for an…
![NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center - Alpena](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mitten-Trip-with-boys-2016-A-597-470x140.jpg)
On a recent trip to Alpena and the northern Lake Huron shore, we stumbled upon a local museum that fits perfect into my interests of…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Oswald's Bear Ranch](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oswalds-Bear-Ranch-Travel-Mitten-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where one post just isn’t enough to…
![Old Presque Isle Lighthouse - 175 Years of History on the Shores of Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Old-Presque-Isle-Lighthouse-Lake-Huron-470x140.jpg)
This beacon on Lake Huron is one of the oldest remaining in Michigan, with its history dating back to the 1840s. The white brick tower…
![Michigan State Parks That Border Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Big-Sable-Point-Lighthouse2-470x140.jpg)
The state of Michigan boasts one of the best state park systems in that nation, with more than 100 parks and recreation areas that see…
![Munising Falls - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Munising-Falls-Pictured-Rocks-470x140.jpg)
Alger County is home to more than 20 waterfalls, and one of the most spectacular and also easiest to visit is Munising Falls just east…
![Oden State Fish Hatchery - Michigan Fisheries Visitor Center](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Oden-Fish-Hatchery-2-320x140.jpg)
Located on US-31 on the way north to Petoskey, Mackinaw City and beyond, the Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center makes for a great quick…
![Horseshoe Falls - Alger County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Horseshoe-Falls-Munising-470x140.jpg)
Horseshoe Falls holds a distinction among northern Michigan waterfalls – it is the only one I know of that is privately owned and charges an…