The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival is one of West Michigan’s marquee summer events, as thousands head to the lakeshore to tour ships, watch parades,…
One of our goals for this year with Travel the Mitten was to explore at least two new sculpture parks. We’ve loved previous visits to…
It’s one of our favorite times of year, as USA Today launches a round of 10Best Reader’s Choice polls centered around small towns. Michigan is…
Mackinac County covers more than 2,000 square miles of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, as well as a trio of islands. St. Ignace and Mackinac Island are…
Four of our Michigan lighthouses will celebrate milestone service anniversaries in 2024, with three of them celebrating 150 years and another celebrating 100 years. Three…
Michigan is home to one national park, two national lakeshores, a national battlefield park, a national historical park, and more than 1,100 miles on a…
One of Michigan’s most iconic lighthouses will not be open to the public in 2024, but plans are still on track for it to be…
Ludington State Park will close after Labor Day in 2024, and may not open back up until some time in July of 2025. During this…
Mason County is a four seasons paradise in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula with more than 25 miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan. The county is…
Last year was supposed to be a big year for Ludington’s S.S. Badger car and passenger ferry as it celebrated 70 years. The last coal-fired…