![Mosquito Falls, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mosquito-Falls-Pictured-Rocks-National-Lakeshore-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is one of the Upper Peninsula’s top destinations, and each year hundreds of thousands visit to see the colorful sandstone cliffs,…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Michigan Tech Husky Statue](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Michigan-Tech-Husky-Houghton-Michigan-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Roadside Attractions on Travel the Mitten highlights our attempts to explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways, byways and…
![Morgan Meadows Falls, Marquette County](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Morgan-Meadows-Falls-Marquette-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The greater Marquette area in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a fantastic spot for waterfall enthusiasts, as more than 20 sets of falls in the area…
![Our 10 Michigan Travel Goals for 2024](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Drummond-Island-Michigan-Kayaks-Beach-470x140.jpg)
As we close in on a decade of Travel the Mitten we have been fortunate to visit many of Michigan’s waterfalls, lighthouses, zoos, trails, state…
![2024 Michigan Recreation Passport Fee to Increase, Still an Incredible Value](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Michigan-Photos-2020-Fayette-State-Park-Cliffs-Ghost-Town-470x140.jpg)
We’ve been huge fans and supporters of the Michigan Recreation Passport since its inception in 2010. The days of needing to get a window sticker…
![There's Snow Place Like Michigan's Upper Peninsula According to Recent USA Today Contests](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Munising-Falls-Cover-Photo-Winter-2022-470x140.jpg)
We love seeing Michigan get national recognition in USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice polls looking for the best of the best when it comes to…
![Are New Camping Options Coming for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Pictured-Rocks-Sign-470x140.jpg)
Yesterday we took at some proposed changes at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore regarding the fees for Au Sable Light Station tours. this was one of…
![Another Michigan Lighthouse Is Up For Sale - Do You Want To Own It?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Keweenaw-Waterway-Lower-Entrance-Light-Horizontal-Lake-superior-470x140.jpg)
Here in Michigan we are pretty fascinated with our lighthouses. More than 120 beacons line our Great Lakes shoreline, and while many of them no…
![Is One Of Michigan's Great Lakes the Best Lake in America?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Kayaking-Copper-Harbor-Lake-Superior-May-470x140.jpg)
Yesterday we looked at the two Michigan sculpture parks that are finalists to be named Best Sculpture Park in the country by 10best.com, and today…
![Two Upper Peninsula Lighthouses Named As 2023 MLAP Grant Recipients](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Minnesota-Wisconsin-9-2011-Sues-camera-345-470x140.jpg)
On March 24, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the 2023 recipients of the year’s Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grants….