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Ontonagon Lighthouse, Lake Superior

Ontonagon Lighthouse, Lake Superior

August 3, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Ontonagon may be a small village in the Western Upper Peninsula today, but it was once a busy Lake Superior port during the copper rush…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Muskegon

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Muskegon

April 29, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Port Sanilac Lighthouse, Lake Huron

Port Sanilac Lighthouse, Lake Huron

February 28, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Michigan’s Lake Huron shoreline features more than 20 lighthouses – the Port Sanilac Lighthouse in the small village of Port Sanilac is one of the…

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Cheboygan River Range Light, Lake Huron

Cheboygan River Range Light, Lake Huron

February 9, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

The Cheboygan River Range Light is a historic Michigan lighthouse in Cheboygan, Michigan. It is located near both downtown Cheboygan and the Lake Huron shoreline. It…

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Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron

Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse – Lake Huron

March 7, 2016
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

There are three islands to the east of St. Ignace in Lake Huron, and while most Michigan travelers are familiar with Mackinac Island it is…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan Statue in Manistique

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan Statue in Manistique

December 26, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Roadside Attractions

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,…

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White River Lighthouse - Lighthouse and Museum on Lake Michigan

White River Lighthouse – Lighthouse and Museum on Lake Michigan

November 4, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Summer attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the beaches and iconic lighthouses at Holland, Grand Haven and Muskegon State Parks each year. These three…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan & Babe The Blue Ox Statues, Ossineke

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan & Babe The Blue Ox Statues, Ossineke

May 9, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Log Slide Overlook - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Log Slide Overlook – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

February 9, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

While the cliffs and waterfalls of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore get a lot of the glory and most of the photographs, one more area…

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"Christmas Tree Ship" Rouse Simmons Historic Marker and Park - Manistique

“Christmas Tree Ship” Rouse Simmons Historic Marker and Park – Manistique

February 4, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Roadside Attractions

On a recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, my hobby of tracking down Michigan Historical Markers led me to Thompson, just east of Manistique, and…

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