![10 More Michigan Abandoned Places and Ruins Worth Checking Out](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Michigan-Abandoned-Places-and-Ruins-Mohawk-Stamp-Mill-470x140.jpg)
Abandoned places and ruins continue to fascinate travelers, as they provide a window into the past as well as some amazing pictures. Many Michigan abandoned…
![Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 2021: Record Visitors For Seventh Consecutive Year](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN0932-470x140.jpg)
Earlier this month we looked at a record breaking 2021 for Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and today we turn our attention to the Upper…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Quincy Dryhouse Ruins, Hancock](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Quincy-Dryhouse-Ruins-Hancock-Michigan-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,…
![Travel the Mitten - Our 22 Travel Goals For 2022](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Quincy-Dryhouse-Ruins-May-470x140.jpg)
In 2021 we published out first-ever travel goals for the year list. We started the year with great optimism and got off to a strong…
![21 Michigan Places We Visited for the First Time in 2021](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Michigan-Stadium-October-470x140.jpg)
Each year we set out to visit as many new places in Michigan as we possibly can. The last two years have presented some challenges…
![Travel the Mitten - Our 100 Favorite Michigan Photos of 2021](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Jon-Photography-Lower-Tahquamenon-Falls-470x140.jpg)
Photography has always been an important part of what we do here at Travel the Mitten, as we feel that visual media helps better tell…
![Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Fees Will Begin in 2022: Everything You Need To Know](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Log-Slide-Overlook-Pictured-Rocks-May-470x140.jpg)
On Monday the National Park Service announced the addition of entrance fees to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore as well as increases in current fees for…
![Camp Raco: A Former CCC and World War II POW Camp in the Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Camp-Raco-Chimney-Hiawatha-National-Forest-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The Civilian Conservation Corps was one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plans to help the country come out of the Great Depression by putting people…
![Mackinac Island: Best Historic Small Town in America?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mackinac-Island-Historical-Marker-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan cities have always been well-represented in the 10best.com Reader’s Choice Polls for Best Small Towns. The nominees for Best Historic Small Town, Best Small…
![Can Michigan's Upper Peninsula Repeat as Best Fall Foliage Winner?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lake-of-the-clouds-fall-color-470x140.jpg)
In last year’s 10best.com Reader’s Choice poll for Best Fall Foliage in the country, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula took home top honors. While those of us…