![St. Helena Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/St-Helena-Island-Lighthouse-Michigan-Straits-of-Mackinac-470x140.jpg)
One of the greatest examples of lighthouse restoration and preservation in Michigan is the St. Helena Island Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac. While many…
![Lansing Shoal Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lansing-Shoal-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-Reflection--470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more than 120 lighthouses, many of which are located out in the Great Lakes far from land. Lansing Shoal Lighthouse is…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Tour](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Old-Mackinac-Point-Lighthouse-Bridge-Lake-Huron-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: McGulpin Point Lighthouse, Emmet County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/McGulpin-Point-Lighthouse-Flag-AMERICA-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…
![Round Island Passage Light, Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-906-470x140.jpg)
The Round Island Passage Light (also known as the Mackinac Island Light) is viewed by hundreds of thousands of people each year. All ferry boats head…
![White Shoal Light, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/White-Shoal-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The White Shoal Light is one of Michigan’s most recognizable lighthouses, thanks to its red and white “candy cane stripe” tower and its prominence in…
![Waugoshance Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Waugoshance-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
While Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, not all of its surviving lights are easily accessed or still in good shape….
![Spectacle Reef Light - Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Spectacle-Reef-Light-Lake-Huron-470x140.jpg)
The Straits of Mackinac are home to some of Michigan’s most beautiful and noteworthy lighthouses – Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Round Island Lighthouse, Bois Blanc…
![Grays Reef Light - Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Grays-Reef-Lighthouse-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The Straits of Mackinac separates Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas, and also connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. This is one of the busiest shipping…
![Straits State Park - Camping and Great Views of the Mackinac Bridge](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Straits-State-Park-Mackinac-Bridge-View1-470x140.jpg)
When it comes to Upper Peninsula state parks in Michigan, few are as popular or as easy to get to as Straits State Park in…