![Is Petoskey or Traverse City the Best Small Town in the Midwest?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Petoskey-Hemingway-Statue-Best-Small-Town-470x140.jpg)
It’s one of our favorite times of year, as USA Today launches a round of 10Best Reader’s Choice polls centered around small towns. Michigan is…
![Beer City USA: Can Grand Rapids Make It Four Years In A Row?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GR-Beer-Month-Feature-Photo-Flight-470x140.jpg)
Each February USA Today’s 10Best ask readers to vote for the best beer and brewery related locations in the country, and for the last three…
![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Grand Traverse County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Old-Mission-Point-Lighthouse-Backyard-View-470x140.jpg)
Grand Traverse County is home to nearly 100,000 residents and includes Traverse City, the most populated city in the northern Lower Peninsula. More than 460…
![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…
![Mackinac Island, Marquette, Traverse City: Best Small Towns in the U.S.?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Marquette-Park-Mackinac-Island-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
2023 isn’t even a month old and we already have a second round of 10best.com USA Today Reader’s Choice polls that give Michigan a chance…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Enspire Sculpture in Traverse City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Enspire-Sculpture-Lay-Park-Traverse-City-Michigan1-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…
![Vote for Michigan Beer and Breweries in Latest 10Best Polls](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/City-Built-Brewing-Best-Brewpub-Michigan-Beer-and-Breweries-470x140.jpg)
It’s that wonderful time of year again when USA Today’s 10 Best Reader’s Choice Polls focus on the craft beer scene and Michigan gets some…
![28 Great Michigan Kayak Trips](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-Lake-Superior-Kayak-470x140.jpg)
In a state surrounded by four Great Lakes, it should come as little surprise that we have some of the best kayaking opportunities in the…
![2020 is a Big Year for Michigan's Mission Point Lighthouse](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20191207_112843-e1583016056389-470x140.jpg)
A couple weeks ago we featured the New Presque Isle Lighthouse, Michigan’s tallest Lake Huron lighthouse, and its 150th anniversary in 2020. This is not…