
We recently shared our Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip: Lower Peninsula post, which gave directions on how to visit 42 or more lighthouses. As promised,…

Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state in the U.S., with more than 120 beacons still standing today. We have more freshwater coastline…

While Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, not all of its surviving lights are easily accessed or still in good shape….

We’ve really enjoyed putting together Michigan “bucket lists” of waterfalls, state parks and lighthouses over the past year. With more shoreline than any of the…

Pokemon Go took mobile gaming by storm in July. The game from Niantic Labs, partially owned by Nintendo, uses augmented reality and was one of…

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…

Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…

Muskegon, Michigan was once an important Great Lakes port thanks to a thriving lumber industry. The Muskegon South Pierhead Light is the third beacon to…

It only takes a few moments of soaking in the views from the top of the Sleeping Bear Dunes to realize why this area was…

Michigan is home to more than 120 lighthouses, and one of the most amazing things when considering that number is that for the most part,…