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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Ahmeek Stamp Mill Ruins, Tamarack City

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Ahmeek Stamp Mill Ruins, Tamarack City

November 29, 2020
by jonkatje
Landmarks

Michigan Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…

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Dyer Kiln Ruins and Keehne Natural Area, Bellevue

Dyer Kiln Ruins and Keehne Natural Area, Bellevue

November 21, 2020
by jonkatje
History, Landmarks, Trails

We recently profiled the Bellevue Gothic Mill in one of our roadside attractions posts, and today we turn our attention back to Bellevue and two…

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Frankfort Iron Works Ruins, Elberta

Frankfort Iron Works Ruins, Elberta

October 21, 2020
by jonkatje
Landmarks

Frankfort is well known for being a Lake Michigan beach town with plenty of sand and a vibrant downtown. Thousands visit the area each year…

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Photo Gallery Friday: Mohawk Stamp Mill Ruins and Historic Schoolhouse in Gay

Photo Gallery Friday: Mohawk Stamp Mill Ruins and Historic Schoolhouse in Gay

June 26, 2015
by jonkatje
Landmarks

On our recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, we had the opportunity to do some exploring in the Keweenaw Peninsula. We stopped at the Bete…

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Tobacco Falls - A Simple Yet Scenic Waterfall in the Keweenaw Peninsula

Tobacco Falls – A Simple Yet Scenic Waterfall in the Keweenaw Peninsula

June 23, 2015
by jonkatje
Waterfalls

Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is home to a handful of scenic waterfalls, and countless sites featuring ruins of once-prosperous mines, mills and more. At Tobacco River…

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Bay Furnace Historic Site and Campground - Alger County

Bay Furnace Historic Site and Campground – Alger County

April 30, 2015
by jonkatje
Camping, Landmarks

The Munising/Pictured Rocks area is one that we have visited more than a handful of times, but somehow  we had never stopped at the Bay…

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Freda Stamp Mill Ruins - Houghton County

Freda Stamp Mill Ruins – Houghton County

February 17, 2015
by jonkatje
Landmarks

Once a key part of the Keweenaw copper operation, all that remains of the former Champion Mill near Houghton is a few crumbling structures and…

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Central Mine Historic District - Keweenaw County

Central Mine Historic District – Keweenaw County

January 30, 2015
by jonkatje
Landmarks

Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula certainly isn’t lacking when it comes to mining ruins, but few sites can match the price (free), access and scenery of what…

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Fiborn Quarry: An Upper Peninsula "Ghost Town" and Karst Preserve

Fiborn Quarry: An Upper Peninsula “Ghost Town” and Karst Preserve

January 12, 2015
by jonkatje
Landmarks

Tucked away in the woods near Trout Lake Township in Mackinac County are the remains of what was once a thriving limestone quarry and town….

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