Author Ernest Hemingway spent a great deal of time in Michigan in his younger years, and many of the places he visited are prominently featured…
Escanaba quickly became one of the most important towns and ports in the Upper Peninsula in the 1860s, and sandbars in the Little Bay De…
One of the best things about the waterfalls in Michigan’s Keweenaw County is that most of them are easily accessible. A handful of these falls…
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,…
Those interested in transportation history will find an engineering landmark in downtown Allegan, where a wrought-iron truss bridge spans the Kalamazoo River. Built in 1886,…
Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have…
Visitors flock to Silver Lake State Park each year to see the towering sand dunes and the gorgeous Lake Michigan shoreline. The northern section of…
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 Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…
Today, February 12, is the day we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America. Despite being born…