![Photo Gallery Friday: Historic Fort Michilimackinac State Park in Mackinaw City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-297-470x140.jpg)
Present-day Mackinaw City’s location at the confluence of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron made it an important area from the early days of the state,…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Shepler's Ferry Lighthouse Cruise, Westbound Extended Trip](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christmas-2014-800-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where one post just isn’t enough to…
![Straits State Park - Camping and Great Views of the Mackinac Bridge](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Straits-State-Park-Mackinac-Bridge-View1-470x140.jpg)
When it comes to Upper Peninsula state parks in Michigan, few are as popular or as easy to get to as Straits State Park in…
![Father Marquette National Memorial at Straits State Park in St. Ignace](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Father-Marquette-Memorial-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
French missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette had a big hand in founding and developing two of the most important cities in the Eastern Upper Peninsula…
![Jim Dreyer Putting “Superhuman” and “The Human Tugboat” Nicknames to Test by Pulling a Lincoln MKC to Mackinac Island](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Jim-Dreyer-Habitat-for-Humanity-470x140.jpg)
If you don’t know the name Jim Dreyer yet, chances are you don’t know how determined the endurance swimmer is in completing challenges. Fresh off…
![Audie’s Restaurant in Mackinaw a Must Visit for Tourists and Families](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150625_190914-470x140.jpg)
One thing that changes from camping as adults and camping as adults with kids is dining habits. Vacations have to have some structure in lunch…
![My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Chris Katje](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Sunset-Platte-2006-470x140.jpg)
One of the ideas Jon and I have been working on for this site is to try and get some Michigan born or based celebrities…
![Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk 2015 to Feature Inaugural Mighty Mac Swim Event](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mackinac-Bridge-Sheplers-Cruise-470x140.jpg)
Since 1958, Michigan residents and people from all over the World have walked across the five mile Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day each year. That…
![Six Different Ways to View the Mighty Mackinac Bridge](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mackinac-Bridge-Cover-Feature-470x140.jpg)
The Mackinac Bridge may very well be the most recognizable landmark in the entire state of Michigan. It’s two white towers rise 552 feet out…