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How Do Michigan National Park Sites Stack Up Against the Rest of the Country?

How Do Michigan National Park Sites Stack Up Against the Rest of the Country?

February 25, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Michigan is home to one national park, two national lakeshores, a national battlefield park, a national historical park, and more than 1,100 miles on a…

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Here Are The Five Fee Free Days For Michigan National Parks in 2023

Here Are The Five Fee Free Days For Michigan National Parks in 2023

January 1, 2023
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Michigan is home to one national park, two national lakeshores, one national historic park, part of a national scenic trail, one national heritage area, and…

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Here are the Fee Free Days for Michigan National Parks Sites in 2022

Here are the Fee Free Days for Michigan National Parks Sites in 2022

January 10, 2022
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Each year the National Park Service offers a handful of “Fee Free Days” during which entrance fees are waived so that more people can get…

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Here Are The Six Fee Free Days For Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 2021

Here Are The Six Fee Free Days For Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 2021

January 2, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Michigan is home to seven national park properties (one national park, two national lakeshores, one national battlefield park, one national heritage area, and one national scenic trail) that attract…

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The Best Michigan Birdwatching Locations

The Best Michigan Birdwatching Locations

August 7, 2018
by Jonathan Katje
Trails

Michigan is home to five national parks, eight national wildlife refuges, and more than 3,000 miles of Great Lakes coastline. All of these factors combine…

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12 Things To See and Do in Copper Harbor, Michigan

12 Things To See and Do in Copper Harbor, Michigan

August 14, 2016
by Jonathan Katje
Camping, Family Trips, Landmarks

Copper Harbor is the northernmost point in Michigan (excluding Isle Royale), found at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula. This former mining…

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Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Lake Superior - One Of Michigan's Tallest Lighthouses

Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Lake Superior – One Of Michigan’s Tallest Lighthouses

January 28, 2016
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Michigan’s only national park is Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, 55 miles from the Keweenaw Peninsula and 22 miles from the Canadian shoreline….

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