
The 40 Mile Point Lighthouse is so named due to its distance by boat from Mackinaw City. In the late 1890s this brick building was…

M-37 heads north from Traverse City for a little more than 17 miles, passing by orchards, wineries and scenic barns before it reaches its end….

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,…

The Leelanau Peninsula that separates Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay is known for its scenic beauty, abundance of wineries, excellent fishing near Northport, and…

Escanaba quickly became one of the most important towns and ports in the Upper Peninsula in the 1860s, and sandbars in the Little Bay De…

The stretch of Lake Huron shoreline between the Saginaw Bay and Alpena was a rough one for mariners in the 1800s, which led to the…

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,…

Spring has finally arrived here in Michigan, and each week brings more daylight and warmer temperatures. After months of being limited by snow, ice and…

On a recent trip to Alpena and the northern Lake Huron shore, we stumbled upon a local museum that fits perfect into my interests of…

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,…