![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Calumet Theatre, Calumet](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Calumet-Theatre-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
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: Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Life-Saving Station](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Eagle-Harbor-Lighthouse-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The Eagle Harbor Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque beacons located on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Guarding a rocky shoreline near what was once a…
![Manitou Island Lighthouse, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Manitou-Island-Lighthouse-Lake-Superior-470x140.jpg)
The Manitou Island Lighthouse stands on the eastern tip of a 1,000 acre island in Lake Superior, just three miles from the Keweenaw Peninsula. The copper…
![Quincy Mine Tours, Hancock](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Quincy-Mine-Hoist-House-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
It’s impossible to talk about the history of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula without talking about copper mining, as the copper boom that kicked off in the…
![Michigan's Keweenaw National Historic Park: 26 Sites Worth Visiting](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Delaware-Mine-Ruins-KNHP-MI-470x140.jpg)
The National Park Service is celebrating 100 years of operation in 2016, and will be featuring a variety of special events at its parks. Michigan…
![Houghton Douglass Falls](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12360334_1238968536117038_2468486165136681276_n-470x140.jpg)
For more than 20 years, the tallest waterfall in Michigan have been hard for vacationers to view. Nestled on private land, the falls are hard…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Keweenaw Snow Gauge in Mohawk, MI](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Calumet-Snow-Gauge-Up-Close-470x140.jpg)
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,…
![Silver River Falls - A Roadside Waterfall in the Keweenaw Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Silver-River-Falls-Cover-Photo-Eagle-Harbor-470x140.jpg)
A trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula can easily include several waterfalls reached within less than five minutes’ work. One of the easiest waterfalls to get…
![Tobacco Falls - A Simple Yet Scenic Waterfall in the Keweenaw Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tobacco-Falls-Feature-Photo-Michigan-Waterfall-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is home to a handful of scenic waterfalls, and countless sites featuring ruins of once-prosperous mines, mills and more. At Tobacco River…
![10 Upper Peninsula Waterfalls That Can Be Viewed From Your Car](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Warner-Falls-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula boasts one stunning waterfall after another, and while many of them can be reached quite easily a few stand out as the…