![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,…
![Historic Forts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Fort-Mackinac-Island-Cannon1-470x140.jpg)
Surrounded by four Great Lakes and located right in the middle of all major early trade routes, Michigan was also an ideal place for military…
![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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Fayette Historic State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Fayette-State-Park-Cover-Photo-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…
!["Christmas Tree Ship" Rouse Simmons Historic Marker and Park - Manistique](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Christmas-Tree-Ship-470x140.jpg)
On a recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, my hobby of tracking down Michigan Historical Markers led me to Thompson, just east of Manistique, and…
![Fayette Historic State Park - Delta County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Fayette-Main-Buildings1-470x140.jpg)
Few state parks in Michigan can provide the trip back in time to the 19th century that Fayette Historic State Park does. With more than…
![Central Mine Historic District - Keweenaw County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0046-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula certainly isn’t lacking when it comes to mining ruins, but few sites can match the price (free), access and scenery of what…
![Au Sable Point Light Station - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0011-470x140.jpg)
As the only lighthouse within the boundaries of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, the Au Sable Point Light Station has a long a storied history…
![10 Scenic Drives In Michigan's Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_0024-470x140.jpg)
The beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula rivals that of any place in the country, with its vast amounts of unspoiled wilderness, scenic waterfalls, historic sites…