One of Michigan’s most unique lighthouses can be found in the Upper Peninsula’s McLain State Park, where the Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light marks one…
The Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a unit of the Ottawa National Forest that covers more than 14,000 acres, including the…
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 is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…
The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum in Houghton, Michigan is the state’s official mineral museum, a cooperating site of the Keweenaw National Historic Park, home to…
Twin Lakes State Park is a small but beautiful park just off of M-26 between Houghton and Ontonagon in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Its name references…
The small community of Kearsarge north of Calumet (population less than 800 as of 2010) in Houghton County was named for the USS Kearsarge, a…
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,…
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…
On our trip back to the stamp mill ruins at Freda in June of 2014, we also came across a historic steel dam on the…