![Is Ludington The Best Historic Small Town in America?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ludington-Michigan-Best-Historic-Small-Town-470x140.jpg)
It’s only March and we’ve already featured Ludington quite a bit in this year’s posts, as we celebrated a milestone anniversary for one of its…
![Four Michigan Lighthouses Will Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries in 2024](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Michigan-Lighthouses-2024-Milestone-Anniversaries1-470x140.png)
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…
![Ludington State Park Will Be Closed For 10 Months: What To See This Summer](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ludington-State-Park-Lighthouse-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Mason County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mason-County-Lighthouse-Guide-2024-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Lake Michigan Crossings on the S.S. Badger Will Return in 2024](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SS-Badger-2024-Ludington-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Ludington Pumped Storage Plant](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ludington-Pumped-Storage-Plant-Cover-Photo-1-Michigan-Roadside-Attractions-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,…
![2021 Year in Review: Our 21 Most Popular Posts](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Vermilion-Point-Lake-Superior-October-470x140.jpg)
One of my favorite things to do at the end of each year is to look back at which of our posts got the most…
![21 Michigan Places We Visited for the First Time in 2021](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Michigan-Stadium-October-470x140.jpg)
Each year we set out to visit as many new places in Michigan as we possibly can. The last two years have presented some challenges…
![Mason County Lumber Heritage Trail: Dive Into History at 10+ Sites In Ludington](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mason-County-Lumber-Heritage-Trail-Warren-Cartier-Mansion-Ludington-470x140.jpg)
We’ve already shared our love for Mason County Heritage Trails in our posts about the Mason County Sculpture Trail and the Mason County Barn Quilt…