![2023 Was Another Record Traffic Year For The Mackinac Bridge](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Federal-Dee-Freighter-Mackinac-Bridge-June-2023-470x140.jpg)
The Mackinac Bridge is one of Michigan’s most recognizable landmarks and a vital piece of highway infrastructure that connects our two peninsulas. Since 1957 it…
![Guns Across The Straits: An Amazing Experience At Colonial Michilimackinac](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Colonial-Michilimackinac-Guns-Across-the-Straits-Cannon-Firing-470x140.jpg)
Colonial Michilimackinac has been a part of family trips to Mackinaw City for more than 60 years, with visitors enjoying a stroll through the 18th…
![Celebrate 150 Years of the St. Helena Island Lighthouse With This Unique Trip](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-St-Helena-Island-Lighthouse-June-470x140.jpg)
One of the Great Lakes’ greatest stories of lighthouse preservation in the St. Helena Island Lighthouse in Lake Michigan. Located on a small island just…
![Arrrr You Ready for the 2023 Great Lakes Pirate Festival?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Great-Lakes-Pirate-Festival-2023-Good-Fortune-470x140.jpg)
If you’re in search of a unique family-friendly event in Northern Michigan this summer, then mark your calendar for Saturday, June 17th when the fourth…
![Things To Do In Michigan Spring 2022 - Our A to Z Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Ludington-MI-Lighthouse-Sunset-470x140.jpg)
We’ve made it through another Michigan winter, and now our attention turns to warmer weather and the renewal of spring. It’s time to get back…
![2021 Was Another Record Breaking Year For Mackinac Bridge Traffic](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mackinac-Bridge-2021-Traffic-Statistics-470x140.jpg)
The Mackinac Bridge has been an iconic Michigan landmark since 1957, connecting the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula and providing millions of travelers one…
![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Cheboygan County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cheboygan-Crib-Light-Tours-GLLKA-2021-Tours-470x140.jpg)
Cheboygan County is located at the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, and its northern border runs for more than 30 miles along the shoreline…
![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Emmet County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sheplers-Lighthouse-Cruise-2021-White-Shoal-Light-Possible-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Emmet County is one of our state’s smallest counties by land area yet it is home to roughly 33,000 Michiganders. Petoskey is Emmet County’s largest…
![You Could Own A Piece of the Mackinac Bridge - Best Christmas Present Ever?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mackinac-Bridge-Sunset-Steel-Deck-Grating-Auction-2021-470x140.jpg)
In a Facebook post on December 9th, the Michigan Department of Transportation highlighted an amazing opportunity for Michiganders to own a piece of the Mackinac…