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13 Things To See and Do on the Iron County Heritage Trail

13 Things To See and Do on the Iron County Heritage Trail

November 28, 2020
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips, History

Michigan is home to more than 20 scenic byways, and five of those are designated as State Historic Byways. In addition to the byways that…

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Photo Gallery Friday: Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway Fall Color

Photo Gallery Friday: Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway Fall Color

October 19, 2018
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Lighthouses

The Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway is one of two National Forest Scenic Byways in Michigan. This 33-mile route starts west of Sault Ste. Marie and follows…

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Best of the Western Upper Peninsula: 30 Great Michigan Fall Color Spots

Best of the Western Upper Peninsula: 30 Great Michigan Fall Color Spots

October 9, 2018
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

The Western Upper Peninsula is often the first place in the state where fall color really starts to peak. High elevation vistas in the Porcupine Mountains…

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20 Things to See and Do on Michigan's Newest Scenic Byway

20 Things to See and Do on Michigan’s Newest Scenic Byway

October 18, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips, Landmarks

On October 6th, 2017, the stretch of US-2 between St. Ignace and Manistique in the Upper Peninsula was designated as Michigan’s newest scenic byway, the “Top…

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Photo Gallery Friday: Black River Scenic Byway

Photo Gallery Friday: Black River Scenic Byway

July 29, 2016
by Jonathan Katje
Waterfalls

Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…

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Great Conglomerate Falls - Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

Great Conglomerate Falls – Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

March 19, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Waterfalls

We’ve spent the last four days looking at the spectacular waterfalls on the Black River in Gogebic County, and today our journey on the Black…

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Potawatomi Falls - Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

Potawatomi Falls – Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

March 17, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Waterfalls

We’ve already showcased two of the five stunning waterfalls on the Black River in Gogebic County, and today we turn our attention to a third…

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Gorge Falls - Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

Gorge Falls – Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

March 16, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Waterfalls

Yesterday we profiled Sandstone Falls on the Black River in Gogebic County. There are four other major waterfalls within a few miles of there, and…

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Sandstone Falls - Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

Sandstone Falls – Black River Scenic Byway, Gogebic County

March 15, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Waterfalls

One of the most beautiful stretches of road in the entire Upper Peninsula can be found in Gogebic County, where CR-513 (Black River Rd.) parallels…

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