![Fort Gratiot Lighthouse - Michigan's Oldest Lighthouse, Port Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Fort-Gratiot-Light-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
We’ve mentioned a few times before that Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the country, but did you know that…
![16 Michigan Lighthouses You Should Visit in 2016](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Marquette-Harbor-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the country, and for years visitors have enjoyed visiting and photographing our unique and…
![Middle Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-630-470x140.jpg)
Middle Island Lighthouse stands guard in the middle of a tough stretch of Lake Huron north of Alpena and south of Presque Isle. Constructed in…
![12 Things To Do On Mackinac Island, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-907-470x140.jpg)
Mackinac Island is one of Michigan’s most unique and family-friendly vacation destinations. In 2015, it was also a finalist to be named Best Under the…
![December 11, 1971: Remembering the Lake Huron Water Supply Tunnel Explosion](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Port-Huron-Tunnel-Explosion-Memorial-470x140.jpg)
December 11 marks the 44th anniversary of one of the deadliest industrial accidents in Michigan history. 22 men working on a water intake tunnel were…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan Statue in Oscoda](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-161-470x140.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,…
![New Presque Isle Light Station on Lake Huron - Visit One of the Tallest Lights on the Great Lakes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alpena-Lighthouse-Festival-2015-248-470x140.jpg)
The stretch of Lake Huron from Cheboygan to Alpena was one of the most dangerous for mariners in the 1800s and 1900s, and several lighthouses…
![Forty Mile Point Lighthouse - A Historic Beacon on Lake Huron's Shipwreck Coast](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Forty-Mile-Point-Lighthouse-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The 40 Mile Point Lighthouse is so named due to its distance by boat from Mackinaw City. In the late 1890s this brick building was…
![Straits State Park - Camping and Great Views of the Mackinac Bridge](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Straits-State-Park-Mackinac-Bridge-View1-470x140.jpg)
When it comes to Upper Peninsula state parks in Michigan, few are as popular or as easy to get to as Straits State Park in…
![26 Things To Do In Michigan This Fall: Travel The Mitten's A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Pierce-Stocking-Scenic-Drive-Fall-470x140.jpg)
Summer is coming to an end in Michigan, and our attention now turns to cooler temperatures, Halloween, and the changing colors of leaves throughout the…