![Eight Things To See and Do at Soo Locks Park in Sault Ste. Marie](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Soo-Locks-Park-Algoma-Sault-Freighter-470x140.jpg)
Sault Ste. Marie is Michigan’s oldest city and home to the Soo Locks, a marvel of engineering that allows large freighters to transit the elevation…
![2023 Year In Review: 23 Michigan Places We Visited For the First Time](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Asylum-Lake-Preserve-Heron-Kalamazoo-470x140.jpg)
At the end of each year I always have fun looking back at all of our great Michigan adventures. One of my favorite things to…
![Museum Ship Valley Camp - 10 Things We Loved About Our Visit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Museum-Ship-Valley-Camp-Interior-Sault-Ste-Marie-470x140.jpg)
As Michigan’s oldest city, Sault Ste. Marie is full of historic attractions. One of its most visible landmarks is the Museum Ship Valley Camp, a…
![Great Lakes Cruise Ships: Coming This Summer to a Michigan Port Near You!](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Great-Lakes-Cruise-Ships-Saint-Laurent-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Over the past few years, more and more new travelers have visited Michigan. While our beautiful state has long been a great destination for vehicle-based…
![2022 Michigan Freighter Gallery: We Like Big Boats](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-Michigan-Freighter-Gallery-Federal-Ruhr-Rotary-Park-SSM-470x140.jpg)
One of our favorite things to do while traveling around Michigan is see all the Great Lakes freighters that visit our port or pass by…
![New Michigan Birding Trail Puts Spotlight On Eastern Upper Peninsula and Three Great Lakes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sault-Ste.-Marie-Rotary-Park-Best-Michigan-Birdwatching-470x140.jpg)
A late August kick off event in Paradise marked the official grand opening of the Shore to Shore Birding Trail in Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula….
![The New LSSU Center for Freshwater Research and Education (Sault Ste. Marie) Offers Hand-On Great Lakes Learning](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LSSU-Center-For-Freshwater-Research-and-Education-Sea-Lamprey-Exhibit-470x140.jpg)
Sault Ste. Marie is not only one of Michigan’s oldest cities but it is also one of the bet vacation spots in the Upper Peninsula….
![Freighter Frenzy Sets Sail For Third Year: Who Will Win the Champion"ship"?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Joseph-L-Block-470x140.jpg)
For a third consecutive year, the Sault Ste. Marie Twitter account (@VisitTheSault) will make the month of March interesting with the popular Freighter Frenzy contest….
![Rotary Island Park, Sault Ste. Marie - Freighters and Family Fun](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Rotary-Park-Sault-Ste.-Marie-Paul-Tregurtha-freighter-470x140.jpg)
There’s no shortage of things to do in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan’s oldest city. One of the main draws here is the Soo Locks, which…
![Second Annual Freighter Frenzy Looking for Most Popular Great Lakes Ship](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Muskegon-American-Century-Freighter-MI-470x140.jpg)
A popular Twitter contest that looks to find the most popular Great Lakes freighter kicks off its second year later this week, and will run…