![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Bow in the Clouds Preserve, Kalamazoo](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bow-in-the-Clouds-Preserve-Kalamazoo-Observation-Deck-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesday is our attempt to showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands of miles…
![WMU Dinosaur Park: Free and Family Friendly Fun in Kalamazoo](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WMU-Dinosaur-Park-Western-Michigan-University-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo is home to thousands of students, many classroom buildings and residence halls, athletic fields and stadiums, and…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Lillian Anderson Arboretum, Kalamazoo](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lillian-Anderson-Arboretum-Kalamazoo-Batts-Pond-Bridge-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesday is our attempt to showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands of miles…
![2023 Year In Review: 23 Michigan Places We Visited For the First Time](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Asylum-Lake-Preserve-Heron-Kalamazoo-470x140.jpg)
At the end of each year I always have fun looking back at all of our great Michigan adventures. One of my favorite things to…
![Michigan Wildlife Watching: Birds are Everywhere at Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Asylum-Lake-Preserve-Heron-Kalamazoo-470x140.jpg)
One of our 2023 Michigan travel goals is to spend more time looking for wildlife, especially birds. Our state has some amazing parks and trails…
![Kalamazoo Growlers Baseball Gets National Spotlight Next Week](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kalamazoo-Grolwers-Baseball-Northwoods-League-470x140.png)
Summer and baseball go hand in hand, and since 2014 the Kalamazoo Growlers have been providing excellent family-friendly entertainment in southwest Michigan. As the 2022…
![Things To Do in Michigan Winter 2022 - Our A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Light-Maze-World-of-Winter-Grand-Rapids-470x140.jpg)
For the first few years of Travel the Mitten, we put together seasonal lists of unique Michigan events in an A to Z format. Those…
![Celery Flats Historical Area: Dive in to World War I History and More on the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Portage-Creek-Bicentennial-Park-Trail-Kalamazoo-470x140.jpg)
One of the Kalamazoo area’s best trails for walking and biking is the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail, which spans eight miles from Kilgore Rd….
![Kalamazoo Beer Week 2017](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Olde-Peninsula-Brewpub-Beer-Flight-470x140.jpg)
For the third year in a row, we headed south to Kalamazoo to check out more amazing Michigan breweries for Kalamazoo Beer Week. This event-packed…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Kal-Haven Trail State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Kal-Haven-Trail-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesdays is a new feature that will showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands…