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,…
Only 15 minutes from Grand Rapids are two of the state’s six remaining historic covered bridges (and the site/remains of a third), a well-preserved look…
The efforts of the Emmett County Historical Society have returned the McGulpin Point Lighthouse to its past glory, and added another great attraction to the…
This brief tour will take a look at the lighthouses of the Keweenaw Peninsula that can be seen by land. Due to the close proximity,…
One of my favorite hobbies while traveling around the Great Lakes is watching and photographing the freighters that travel these waters, picking up and shipping…
For those who have the time and the patience (and either a good mountain bike, four-wheeler or high clearance vehicle), the Keweenaw Rocket Range is…
Lake Superior can be the most treacherous of the Great Lakes for mariners, with the passage near Whitefish Point alone accounting for at least 240…