On January 26, 1837, President Andrew Jackson signed a bill that made Michigan the 26th state. The Michigan Territory had pushed for statehood for a…
The Michigan state parks system dates back to 1919, and has grown to include more 100 state parks and recreation areas and 16 state harbors…
Earlier this month we looked at a record breaking 2021 for Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and today we turn our attention to the Upper…
Each year the National Park Service offers a handful of “Fee Free Days” during which entrance fees are waived so that more people can get…
Photography has always been an important part of what we do here at Travel the Mitten, as we feel that visual media helps better tell…
On Monday the National Park Service announced the addition of entrance fees to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore as well as increases in current fees for…
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 beacons still standing along the shores of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan,…
If you’ve ever driven M-28 between Marquette and Munising in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, you’ve probably driven by the Grand Island Range Lights without even knowing….
One of the common questions we get from friends and relatives traveling to the Upper Peninsula centers around what to see and do at Pictured…
A popular Twitter contest that looks to find the most popular Great Lakes freighter kicks off its second year later this week, and will run…