![Happy Birthday Michigan: A Look at 185 Michigan Places We Love](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Bond-Falls-Upper-Peninsula-May-470x140.jpg)
On January 26, 1837, President Andrew Jackson signed a bill that made Michigan the 26th state. The Michigan Territory had pushed for statehood for a…
![Travel the Mitten - Our 100 Favorite Michigan Photos of 2020](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Michigan-Photos-2020-Porcupine-at-Seul-Choix-Lighthouse-470x140.jpg)
One of the reasons we love exploring Michigan is that there is never a shortage of great photo opportunities. Our early explorations of the state…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Our Favorite 2018 Michigan Photos](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-Michigan-Best-Photos-Wyatt-Red-Panda-John-Ball-Zoo-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Two Hearted River Kayak Trip](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Two-Hearted-River-Kayak-Trip-2017-Dad-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Our Favorite 2017 Photos](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Boulder-Ridge-Wild-Animal-Park-Giraffe--470x140.jpg)
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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Silversides-Submarine-Museum-Newspaper-Mural-WWII-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Grand Rapids Comic Con 2017 Photos Pictures](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7515-470x140.jpg)
The Grand Rapids Comic Con was held at Devos Place Convention Center over the weekend of October 20th through the 22nd. Fans of comics, anime,…
![Photo Gallery Friday: ArtPrize 9, Part Two](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ArtPrize-9-Oil-water-Ryan-Spencer-Reed-470x140.jpg)
ArtPrize 9 is now in its second week in downtown Grand Rapids. The jurors’ shortlist of 25 finalists (five finalists in five categories) has been…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Copper Harbor Lighthouse Kayak Trip](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-Side-View-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Sturgeon Point Lighthouse Historic Site](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sturgeon-Point-Lighthouse-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
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…