![Kalamazoo River Lighthouse (Replica), Allegan County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kalamazoo-River-Lighthouse-Replica-Saugatuck-MI--470x140.jpg)
Lighthouses continue to be popular tourist destinations, and Michigan is home to more than 120 different beacons. As we have traveled the state trying to…
![Michigan's Best Small Towns Need Your Votes in Latest 10Best.com Poll](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Marquette-Harbor-Lighthouse-Stairway-470x140.jpg)
Spring is here and 10best.com is once again looking for the Best Small Towns in the country as part of their latest Reader’s Choice polls….
![Charlevoix, Saugatuck: Best Midwestern Small Town?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20160825_083252-e1490733921327-470x140.jpg)
Another 10best.com Reader’s Choice poll is up, and once again we have multiple Michigan locations in the running – this time Charlevoix and Saugatuck are…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Saugatuck Dunes State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Saugatuck-Dunes-Trail-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…
![My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Justin Caine – Paralympic Athlete, US Olympic Hopeful, and Entrepreneur](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/justin-Caine-Saugatuck1-470x140.jpg)
Our latest my 5 Favorite Places in Michigan piece features Justin Caine. The name Justin Caine likely doesn’t ring a bell, but you’ll want to…
![10 Must-Visit Michigan Locations on the Lake Michigan Circle Tour](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Palms-Book-State-Park-Big-Spring-470x140.jpg)
Lake Michigan has the distinction of being the only one of the five Great Lakes surrounded entirely by the United States. Wisconsin, Indian, Illinois and…
![My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Bill Hess (Mayor of Saugatuck, Michigan)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Oval-Beach-Sunset-470x140.jpg)
In this week’s My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan segment, the mayor of a recent nationally recognized city of Michigan joins us to share some…