![10 More Michigan Abandoned Places and Ruins Worth Checking Out](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Michigan-Abandoned-Places-and-Ruins-Mohawk-Stamp-Mill-470x140.jpg)
Abandoned places and ruins continue to fascinate travelers, as they provide a window into the past as well as some amazing pictures. Many Michigan abandoned…
![Millie Mine Bat Viewing and Millie Hill Lookout, Iron Mountain](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Millie-Hill-Scenic-View-Iron-Mountain-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The sign on U.S.-2/141 while driving through Iron Mountain had always made us curious: “Bat Viewing Site” with an arrow pointing to the right, but…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, Ishpeming](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Cliffs-Shaft-Mine-Museum-Feature-Photo-Ishpeming-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,…
![Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Lake Superior](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-Michigan-Lake-Superior-470x140.jpg)
Copper Harbor is located at the tip of the Upper Peninsula’s Keweenaw Peninsula, the northernmost point on Michigan’s mainland. The Copper Harbor Lighthouse has stood…
![December 24, 1913: Remembering the Italian Hall Disaster in Calumet](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Italian-Hall-Calumet-MI-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
On our journeys across the state we’ve explored many historical sites, and while most provoke a sense of awe and nostalgia others are a reminder…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Union Mine Trail, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Union-Mine-Trail-Sign-Porcupine-Mountains-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesdays is a new feature that will showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands…
![Michigan's Keweenaw National Historic Park: 26 Sites Worth Visiting](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Delaware-Mine-Ruins-KNHP-MI-470x140.jpg)
The National Park Service is celebrating 100 years of operation in 2016, and will be featuring a variety of special events at its parks. Michigan…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: 1st Avenue Railroad Overpass and Gogebic Range Iron Ore Discovery Site in Bessemer](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Bessemer-Railroad-Bridge-1st-Avenue-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
While on our way through Bessemer to check out a small waterfall on our recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, we passed by two interesting…