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…
In 1980, Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour played the starring roles in a movie that went largely unnoticed, Somewhere in Time. The movie, also starring…
While the unique setting of Mackinac Island draws endless crowds of tourists throughout the summer months, each June, September and October the island is transformed…
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…
Any Michigan resident who has visited Mackinac Island can list off a handful of reasons why they find it so charming: countless historic locations, excellent…
Today’s guest on our My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan segment is Kurt D. Dykstra. Mr. Dykstra is the current mayor of Holland, a…
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…
Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have…
It’s not everyday someone gets new nicknames like “The Shark”, “Superhuman” and “The Human Tugboat”. After years of competitive swimming and owning many of the…
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…