Earlier this month we looked at a record breaking 2021 for Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and today we turn our attention to the Upper…
Each year the National Park Service offers a handful of “Fee Free Days” during which entrance fees are waived so that more people can get…
It wasn’t by much, but Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore set an all-time visitor attendance record in 2021. We like starting off a new year…
2020 was a record year for a handful of national parks across the country, and three of the parks that saw record crowds were here…
2020 was a year of constant change and constant surprises due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of our national parks saw a decline in…
For the first time in its history, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore saw more than one million visitors during 2020. The large jump in visits is…
Michigan is home to seven national park properties (one national park, two national lakeshores, one national battlefield park, one national heritage area, and one national scenic trail) that attract…
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…
Spring weather has arrived, and the warmer temperatures of summer are just around the corner. The time has come to get outside and start enjoying…
The National Park Service is inviting visitors to Find Their Park in 2016. This coincides with the centennial anniversary of our country’s National Park Service…