![Guns Across The Straits: An Amazing Experience At Colonial Michilimackinac](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Colonial-Michilimackinac-Guns-Across-the-Straits-Cannon-Firing-470x140.jpg)
Colonial Michilimackinac has been a part of family trips to Mackinaw City for more than 60 years, with visitors enjoying a stroll through the 18th…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Battle of Brownstown (War of 1812) Memorial, Gibraltar](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Battle-of-Brownstown-War-of-1812-Memorial-Feature-Photo-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,…
![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…
![River Raisin National Battlefield Park Saw Record Crowds in 2020](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/River-Raisin-National-Battlefield-Park-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
2020 was a record year for a handful of national parks across the country, and three of the parks that saw record crowds were here…
![Fort Holmes, Mackinac Island](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Fort-Holmes-Feature-Photo-Mackinac-Island-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Visitors to Mackinac Island are greeted with stunning views on the ferry ride over from Mackinaw City or St. Ignace: the Grand Hotel, Mission Point…
![Mackinac Island's Michigan Historical Markers](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mackinac-Island-Marker1-470x140.jpg)
Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have…