![Sand Point Lighthouse - A Historic Museum Site on Little Bay De Noc in Escanaba](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sand-Point-Lighthouse-and-Marker-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Eagle River Falls - A Roadside Waterfall and Two Historic Bridges in Michigan's Keweenaw County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Eagle-River-Falls-June-2015-470x140.jpg)
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: First Roadside Park in Michigan, Iron County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/First-Roadside-Park-470x140.jpg)
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,…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Second Street Bridge in Allegan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Allegan-Second-Street-Bridge-2-470x140.jpg)
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,…
![Mackinac Island's Michigan Historical Markers](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mackinac-Island-Marker1-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Little Sable (Petite Pointe Au Sable) Light - Silver Lake State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Little-Sable-Point-Light-wide-470x140.jpg)
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…
![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 Roadside Attractions - Grant Water Tower](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Grant-Historic-Water-Tower-470x140.jpg)
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,…
![Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln: Looking Back At His Only Michigan Speech in Kalamazoo](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Bronson-Park-Kalamazoo-470x140.jpg)
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…