![Ontonagon Lighthouse, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ontonagon-Lighthouse-Tours-Michigan-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Muskegon](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hackley-and-Hume-Historic-Site-Muskegon-Michigan-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,…
![Cheboygan River Range Light, Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Cheboygan-River-Range-Light-Main-Photo-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bois-Blanc-Island-Lighthouse-Lake-Huron-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan Statue in Manistique](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-196-470x140.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,…
![White River Lighthouse - Lighthouse and Museum on Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/White-River-Lighthouse-Michigan-White-Lake-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Paul Bunyan & Babe The Blue Ox Statues, Ossineke](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Paul-Bunyan-Ossineke-Michigan-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,…
!["Christmas Tree Ship" Rouse Simmons Historic Marker and Park - Manistique](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Christmas-Tree-Ship-470x140.jpg)
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…