Since 1958, Labor Day in Michigan has been celebrated as the only day of the year that pedestrians can walk across the Mackinac Bridge. The…
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…
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…
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…
2019 marked a fifth year of operation for Travel the Mitten, and we were once again thrilled to see that so many people cared about…
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…
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 is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…
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….
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…