![Photo Gallery: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Eagle-Harbor-Lighthouse-Kayak-Trip-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is well-known for its plentiful lighthouses, with more than 100 still standing today on the shores of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and…
![Michigan Bucket List: Islands](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Arch-Rock-1-470x140.jpg)
We’ve enjoyed putting together “bucket lists” of things to do and see in Michigan over the past few months, from waterfalls to lighthouses, sand dunes…
![Get in Free to Michigan National Parks Throughout 2016 to Celebrate Centennial](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pictured-Rocks-Miners-Castle-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The National Park Service is inviting visitors to Find Their Park in 2016. This coincides with the centennial anniversary of our country’s National Park Service…
![Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Lake Superior - One Of Michigan's Tallest Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Minnesota-Wisconsin-9-2011-Sues-camera-345-470x140.jpg)
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….
![My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Loreen Niewenhuis (Author of 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Adventure Series)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Loreen-Niewenhuis-Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-National-Lakeshore-470x140.jpg)
One of our favorite segments on Travel the Mitten is My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan. After all, it’s great to share wonderful places we…
![My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Jim Dreyer (Endurance Swimmer and Superhuman)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Jim-Dreyer-Habitat-for-Humanity-470x140.jpg)
It’s not everyday someone gets new nicknames like “The Shark”, “Superhuman” and “The Human Tugboat”. After years of competitive swimming and owning many of the…
![10 Great Places To View Wildlife in Michigan's Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC_1004-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has long been known for its breathtaking beauty and historic sites, and it is also one of the best places in the…