![New Michigan Birding Trail Puts Spotlight On Eastern Upper Peninsula and Three Great Lakes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sault-Ste.-Marie-Rotary-Park-Best-Michigan-Birdwatching-470x140.jpg)
A late August kick off event in Paradise marked the official grand opening of the Shore to Shore Birding Trail in Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula….
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Northernmost-Point-of-Lake-Michigan-Beach-Naubinway-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,…
![20 Things to See and Do on Michigan's Newest Scenic Byway](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/US2-Pure-Michigan-Scenic-Byway-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
On October 6th, 2017, the stretch of US-2 between St. Ignace and Manistique in the Upper Peninsula was designated as Michigan’s newest scenic byway, the “Top…
![Photo Gallery Friday: GarLyn Zoo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/GarLyn-Zoo-Peacock-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The Upper Peninsula might be one of the last places you’d expect to find a zoo that features tigers, bears and more – but GarLyn…
![GarLyn Zoo: See Tigers, Wolves, Bears and More in Michigan's Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSC_0145-470x140.jpg)
On our most recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, we finally stopped at an attraction along US-2 that we had passed by many times over…