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Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Island House, Elk Rapids

Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Island House, Elk Rapids

September 15, 2022
by Jonathan Katje
Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Irish Hills Towers

Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Irish Hills Towers

July 31, 2022
by Jonathan Katje
Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Travel Back in Time at Cambridge Junction Historic State Park (Brooklyn, MI)

Travel Back in Time at Cambridge Junction Historic State Park (Brooklyn, MI)

July 20, 2022
by Jonathan Katje
History

Michigan is home to more than 100 state parks, with only a select few (Sanilac Petroglyphs, Fayette, Fort Wilkins) also being classified as Historic State…

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Copper Harbor Range Lights, Lake Superior

Copper Harbor Range Lights, Lake Superior

March 19, 2022
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Copper Harbor is now known as a vacation paradise on the north shore of Lake Superior, but in the mid-19th century it was a busy…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Five Channels Dam on the Au Sable River, Iosco County

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Five Channels Dam on the Au Sable River, Iosco County

December 14, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Battle of Brownstown (War of 1812) Memorial, Gibraltar

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Battle of Brownstown (War of 1812) Memorial, Gibraltar

December 4, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
History

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,…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Russell Snowplow, Calumet

Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Russell Snowplow, Calumet

August 2, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
History, Roadside Attractions

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,…

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Celery Flats Historical Area: Dive in to World War I History and More on the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail

Celery Flats Historical Area: Dive in to World War I History and More on the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail

August 1, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
History, Trails

One of the Kalamazoo area’s best trails for walking and biking is the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail, which spans eight miles from Kilgore Rd….

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A Cheboygan Lighthouse Tour: Visit Two Historic Lights in Northern Michigan

A Cheboygan Lighthouse Tour: Visit Two Historic Lights in Northern Michigan

July 25, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

In June we had the chance to head up to the Northern Lower Peninsula and visit a few lighthouses we had never been to before…

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Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel Nominated For 4 Awards in Latest 10Best Reader's Choice Polls

Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel Nominated For 4 Awards in Latest 10Best Reader’s Choice Polls

July 20, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

If there’s one consistent thing with each round of Reader’s Choice polls on 10best.com, it’s that at least one Michigan attraction seems to make an…

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