![Point Iroquois Lighthouse - Climb the Tower for Great Views of Lake Superior and Canada](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Point-Iroquois-Lighthouse-Sault-Ste-Marie-470x140.jpg)
There are more than a handful of historic lighthouses in Michigan on the shores of Lake Superior, and most of them have been preserved for…
![Soo Locks: 2015 Great Lakes Shipping Season Opens This Week](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Soo-Locks-Opening-2015-470x140.jpg)
The 2015 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week, as the first vessel passage through the Soo Locks after its yearly re-opening is expected…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Freighters of Michigan's Great Lakes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Great-Lakes-Freighter-Galler-Herbert-Jackson-470x140.jpg)
Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes (Michigan, Erie, Huron and Superior), which makes it one of the most-visited areas in the Midwest…
![Freighter Watching - Sault. Ste. Marie](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Canadian-Navigator1-470x140.jpg)
One of my favorite hobbies while traveling around the Great Lakes is watching and photographing the freighters that travel these waters, picking up and shipping…