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In 2020 and 2021 we watched as Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore set attendance records, with more than a million visitors coming to the park in…
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Michigan is home to one national park, two national lakeshores, one national historic park, part of a national scenic trail, one national heritage area, and…
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Uncle Ducky and Paddling Michigan have started Black Friday sales early and are currently offering 2 for 1 deals on the Paddler’s Choice and Taste of…
![Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 2021: Record Visitors For Seventh Consecutive Year](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN0932-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Here are the Fee Free Days for Michigan National Parks Sites in 2022](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sable-Falls-Pictured-Rocks-First-Timers-Guide-470x140.jpg)
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…
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One of my favorite things to do at the end of each year is to look back at which of our posts got the most…
![Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Fees Will Begin in 2022: Everything You Need To Know](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Log-Slide-Overlook-Pictured-Rocks-May-470x140.jpg)
On Monday the National Park Service announced the addition of entrance fees to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore as well as increases in current fees for…
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Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 beacons still standing along the shores of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan,…
![Pictured Rocks First Timers Guide: 10 Things to See and Do](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Pictured-Rocks-First-Timers-Guide-Log-Slide-Overlook-470x140.jpg)
One of the common questions we get from friends and relatives traveling to the Upper Peninsula centers around what to see and do at Pictured…
![2020 Was a Record Year for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Sable-Falls-Pictured-Rocks-470x140.jpg)
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…