![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….
![Tahquamenon Scenic Byway: 18 Attractions On This Pure Michigan Byway](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180429_121501-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to 23 Scenic Byways, with five designated as State Scenic Byways (or Pure Michigan Byways). The Tahquamenon Scenic Byway is 62 miles…
![Top 10 Family Friendly Upper Peninsula Destinations](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN09281-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is well-known and highly regarded for its unspoiled natural beauty. Life north of the Mackinac Bridge happens at a slower pace, and…
![Newberry, "Moose Capital of Michigan"](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Newberry-Moose-Capital-Water-Tower-470x140.jpg)
Newberry is considered one of the gateways to Tahquamenon Falls State Park thanks to its location on M-123, and since 2002 it has officially been…
![A Trip to Michigan's Two Hearted River With Bell's Two Hearted Ale](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Two-Hearted-River-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
We first made the trip back to the mouth of Michigan’s Two Hearted River in June of 2012, less than a month after the Duck…
![5 Family Friendly Animal Attractions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oswalds-Bear-Ranch-Close-Up-470x140.jpg)
A visit to the Upper Peninsula brings some of the best chances for wildlife viewing in the entire state, as black bears, moose, foxes, whitetail…
![Upper Tahquamenon Falls - Visit Michigan's Most Famous Waterfall at Tahquamenon Falls State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Upper-Tahquamenon-Falls-Feature-470x140.jpg)
Few Upper Peninsula State Parks draw visitors in droves each summer the way Tahquamenon Falls State Park does. We used an earlier post to highlight…
![Crisp Point Lighthouse - Visit One of Michigan's Most Remote Lake Superior Lights](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Crisp-Point-Lighthouse-Wide-470x140.jpg)
For many years in the early 1900s, the Crisp Point Lighthouse helped guide mariners past a dangerous section of Lake Superior waters. It is the…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Tahquamenon Falls State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Upper-Tahquamenon-Falls-Autumn-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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Oswald's Bear Ranch](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oswalds-Bear-Ranch-Travel-Mitten-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…