![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Sand Point Marsh Trail, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Sand-Point-Marsh-Trail-Feature-Photo-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…
![Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip, Part 2: Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Marquette-Harbor-Lighthouse-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
We recently shared our Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip: Lower Peninsula post, which gave directions on how to visit 42 or more lighthouses. As promised,…
![Hike Michigan Trails and Get Rewarded This Summer](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Paul-Henry-Trail-North-Country-Trail-470x140.jpg)
Spring weather has arrived, and the warmer temperatures of summer are just around the corner. The time has come to get outside and start enjoying…
![Get in Free to Michigan National Parks Throughout 2016 to Celebrate Centennial](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pictured-Rocks-Miners-Castle-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The National Park Service is inviting visitors to Find Their Park in 2016. This coincides with the centennial anniversary of our country’s National Park Service…
![4 Ways To See Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore From The Water](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN09281-470x140.jpg)
This year marks the 100th anniversary of our National Park System, and the 50th anniversary of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This could be a…
![Michigan Bucket List: Waterfalls](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Upper-Hungarian-Falls-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more than 200 waterfalls, and all but one are found in the Upper Peninsula. Some of these cascades are small and…
![Tannery Falls - Munising, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Tannery-Falls-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Alger County in the Upper Peninsula is home to more than 20 named waterfalls, and they are not only set against beautiful backdrops but…
![Pictured Rocks 50th Anniversary: 50 Things To Do At Michigan's National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pictured-Rocks-Miners-Castle-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Pictured Rocks is one of Michigan’s treasured natural resources, and in 1966 the United States government took steps to preserve it for future generations by…
![Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DSC_0482-470x140.jpg)
Grand Island is a 13,500 acre island that is National Recreation area in Lake Superior just offshore of Munising. It features cliffs similar to those…
![Spray Falls - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Spray-Falls-Hiking-Pictured-Rocks-470x140.jpg)
Spray Falls is one of the most stunning waterfalls in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Spray Creek plunges 70 feet over a cliff into Lake…