![St. Ignace 350th Anniversary: 16 Things to Do in Michigan's Second Oldest City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Wawatam-Lighthouse-Lake-Huron-470x140.jpg)
Founded by Father Jacques Marquette in 1671, St. Ignace trails only Sault Ste. Marie (1668) as Michigan’s oldest city. Marquette, a French fur trader and…
![Take a Walk Across the Little Mac Bridge in Reed City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Little-Mac-Bridge-Hersey-River-Reed-City-MI-470x140.jpg)
One of the most recognizable Michigan landmarks is the Mackinac Bridge, a five mile long suspension bridge that connects the Lower Peninsula to the Upper…
![Two Michigan Kayaking Trips Up for Best in Country](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Bridalveil-Falls-Kayak-Trip-August-2015-470x140.jpg)
As a Michigan travel site supporting the best Pure Michigan has to offer, we often encourage our readers to vote for top Michigan destinations in…
![Mackinac Bridge Sets Traffic Record in July 2019](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20150602_193252-470x140.jpg)
The statistics are out and the Mackinac Bridge set a new traffic record in July. For the month, a total of 612,890 cars crossed the…
![Cheboygan Lighthouse Ruins, Cheboygan State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Cheboygan-Lighthouse-Ruins-Feature-Photo-State-Park-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan once had more than 200 lighthouses, and roughly 120 of those structures survive today. We recently had the chance to hike to the ruins of…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Tour](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Old-Mackinac-Point-Lighthouse-Bridge-Lake-Huron-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…
![20 Things to See on a Mackinac Island Bicycle Tour](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mackinac-Island-Bicycle-Tour-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Mackinac Island is a magical place – reached by ferry boat, it’s a place that seems frozen in time as motor vehicles are banned….
![Things To Do In Michigan Spring 2018 - A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Tulip-Time-Holland-Michigan-2017-Photos-470x140.jpg)
The end of another Michigan winter is in sight, so we turn our attention to spring and the events it brings. Michigan has many fun…
![Biere De Mac Brew Works, Mackinaw City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Biere-De-Mac-Brew-Works-Sign-Mackinaw-City-MI-470x140.jpg)
Only one brewery in Northern Michigan can boast views of the Mackinac Bridge from its parking lot, and that brewery is Biere De Mac Brew…