![Mackinac Bridge Walk Returns for 2021: What You Need to Know](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20200611_203624-470x140.jpg)
Since 1958, Labor Day in Michigan has been celebrated as the only day of the year that pedestrians can walk across the Mackinac Bridge. The…
![The North Country Trail Hike 100 Challenge Heads Into Sixth Year After Record Participation](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/North-Country-Trail-Hike-100-challenge-2021-470x140.jpg)
Michigan has the most of a lot of things – we are blessed with the most freshwater coastline, the most lighthouses, and we also have…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Presque Isle Waterfalls Loop at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Presque-Isle-Waterfall-Hike-Manido-Falls-West-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesdays is a new feature that will showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands…
![Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway - Hiawatha National Forest](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Fall-Color-Whitefish-Bay-Scenic-Byway-Sign-470x140.jpg)
The Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway (a National Forest Byway) is one of Michigan’s 23 designated byways, running 33 miles from Brimley to M-123 in the…
![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…
![North Country Trail Hike 100 Challenge Gets Even Better For 2018](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/St.-Ignace-Boardwalk-North-Country-Trail-470x140.jpg)
The North Country Trail Association’s Hike 100 Challenge has proven to be incredibly popular since its introduction in 2016, with thousands of hikers earning rewards…
![Michigan A to Z: Travel the Mitten's 2017 Summer Guide](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sailboat-Beach-Muskegon-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
After a very wet April and a May that was slow to show signs of warming, we are finally ready for summer to reach the…
![North Country Trail Hike 100 Challenge Returns For A Second Year](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/North-Country-Trail-Sign-Michigan--470x140.jpg)
Following a highly successful Hike 100 Challenge to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the national park system in 2016, the North Country Trail Association is once…
![Manistee River High Rollway - Stunning Fall Views in Northern Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/High-Rollway-Scenic-Overlook-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Fall color is either at or near peak in most of Northern Michigan, and when we recently made a trip to the Traverse City area…