![The Best Michigan Birdwatching Locations](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Seney-National-Wildlife-Refuge-Swans-Flight-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to five national parks, eight national wildlife refuges, and more than 3,000 miles of Great Lakes coastline. All of these factors combine…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Point Betsie Lighthouse Tour](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Point-Betsie-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-View-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: 2016 Michigan Fall Color, Lower Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fall-Michigan-Manistee-Forest-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Michigan Bucket List: Sand Dunes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-Lake-MI-Overlook-Pierce-Stocking-470x140.jpg)
We’ve really enjoyed putting together Michigan “bucket lists” of waterfalls, state parks and lighthouses over the past year. With more shoreline than any of the…
![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Pyramid Point Trail, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Pyramid-Point-Lake-Michigan-View1-470x140.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…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-Esch-Beach-Otter-Creek-470x140.jpg)
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…
![22 Things To See at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_0845-470x140.jpg)
It only takes a few moments of soaking in the views from the top of the Sleeping Bear Dunes to realize why this area was…
![Point Betsie Lighthouse - Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Point-Betsie-Lighthouse-Michigan2-470x140.jpg)
One of our favorite lighthouses on Lake Michigan is the picturesque Point Betsie Lighthouse, which marks the southern end of the Manitou Passage. The light…
![Photo Gallery Friday: A Look Back At ArtPrize 2013](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSC_0947-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where one post just isn’t enough to…