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…
M-37 heads north from Traverse City for a little more than 17 miles, passing by orchards, wineries and scenic barns before it reaches its end….
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,…
Our Lake Michigan shoreline is home to more than 20 unique and beautiful lighthouses, but few are as iconic as the Holland Harbor Lighthouse, know…
The Leelanau Peninsula that separates Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay is known for its scenic beauty, abundance of wineries, excellent fishing near Northport, and…
While on our way through Bessemer to check out a small waterfall on our recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, we passed by two interesting…
Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a town full of history, dating back to its founding in 1668. There are many interesting sites…
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the country, and each one is unique in its own way. The Alpena Light…
There are more than a handful of historic lighthouses in Michigan on the shores of Lake Superior, and most of them have been preserved for…
French missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette had a big hand in founding and developing two of the most important cities in the Eastern Upper Peninsula…