![60 Facts and Figures About the Mackinac Bridge](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mackinac-Bridge-From-Lighthouse-470x140.jpg)
The Mackinac Bridge opened on November 1st 1957. This important Michigan landmark bridged two peninsulas and made travel between the two large areas quicker and…
![Things to Do in Michigan Fall 2017 – Travel the Mitten’s A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fall-Color-Platte-River-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is a great state to live in or travel to in any of the four seasons. We’re particularly fond of Fall, as Michigan is…
![flag on the Mackinac Bridge Memorial Day](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/American-Flag-Mackinac-Bridge-Raising-Memorial-Day-470x140.jpg)
One of the most talked about events in Michigan on Memorial Day centered on the Mackinac Bridge. A giant American flag proudly flew on the…
![Photo Gallery Friday: McGulpin Point Lighthouse, Emmet County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/McGulpin-Point-Lighthouse-Flag-AMERICA-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…
![White Shoal Light, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/White-Shoal-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The White Shoal Light is one of Michigan’s most recognizable lighthouses, thanks to its red and white “candy cane stripe” tower and its prominence in…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Pokemon in Michigan on Pokemon Go](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bellsprout-Pierce-Stocking-Pokemon-Go-470x140.png)
Pokemon Go took mobile gaming by storm in July. The game from Niantic Labs, partially owned by Nintendo, uses augmented reality and was one of…
![Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - Mackinaw City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mackinac-Bridge-Lighthouse-470x140.jpg)
Few Michigan lighthouses are as iconic and easily recognizable as the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City, a stunning structure found near the Mackinac…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Castle Rock in St. Ignace](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Castle-Rock-St.-Ignace-Feature-Photo-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,…
![19 Things to See and Do in Mackinaw City, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-0152-470x140.jpg)
Mackinaw City is one of Michigan’s top tourist destinations, as visitors from all over the country come to see the Mackinac Bridge, travel to Mackinac…