![Photo Gallery Friday: Van Riper State Park in Marquette County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Van-Riper-State-Park-Beach-Marquette-County-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…
![Van Riper State Park - Camping and Recreation on the Shores of Lake Michigamme in Marquette County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Van-Riper-State-Park-Beach-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to more than a dozen stunning state parks. We recently profiled Bewabic State Park in the Western U.P., and we’ve…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Potter Park Zoo in Lansing](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_3129-470x140.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…