We don’t always limit our travel to Michigan, but when we do travel out of state we often still find ourselves close to a body…
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore continues to be one of the top destinations for summer vacations in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The National Park Service recently announced that plans…
The Waugoshance Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac has long been one of Michigan’s most endangered lighthouses. Deactivated and abandoned in 1912, the lighthouse has…
The Grand Haven Pier Lights are a pair of iconic pier lighthouses in Grand Haven, Michigan that mark the point where the Grand River meets…
One of the reasons we love exploring Michigan is that there is never a shortage of great photo opportunities. Our early explorations of the state…
The time has come to start planning for next year’s Travel the Mitten day trips and vacations, and we thought a fun way to do…
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,…
The sign on U.S.-2/141 while driving through Iron Mountain had always made us curious: “Bat Viewing Site” with an arrow pointing to the right, but…
Some places in Michigan are so beautiful that they are hard to capture in photographs or descriptions. Seeing these places in person is the only…
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,…