![12 Things To See and Do in Copper Harbor, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Copper Harbor is the northernmost point in Michigan (excluding Isle Royale), found at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula. This former mining…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Black River Scenic Byway](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Rainbow-Falls-Black-River-Michigan-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…
![Pictured Rocks 50th Anniversary: 50 Things To Do At Michigan's National Lakeshore](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pictured-Rocks-Miners-Castle-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Pictured Rocks is one of Michigan’s treasured natural resources, and in 1966 the United States government took steps to preserve it for future generations by…
![16 Michigan Waterfalls You Should Visit in 2016](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Superior-Falls-Panorama-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to more than 200 waterfalls, and the Lower Peninsula is home to one named waterfall. Over the years we’ve enjoyed…
![Houghton Douglass Falls](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12360334_1238968536117038_2468486165136681276_n-470x140.jpg)
For more than 20 years, the tallest waterfall in Michigan have been hard for vacationers to view. Nestled on private land, the falls are hard…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Menominee River State Recreation Area, Piers Gorge Unit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Piers-Gorge-Menominee-River-Rocky-River-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where one post just isn’t enough to…
![Travel the Mitten's Holiday Gift Guide: 18 Books We Recommend for Michigan Travelers](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-10-08-19.25.20-470x140.jpg)
Here at Travel the Mitten, we’ve been exploring this great state with enthusiasm since 1995. Back then, it wasn’t easy to hop on the internet…
![Piers Gorge and Misicot Falls - Menominee River State Recreation Area](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Misicot-Falls-Michigan-Piers-Gorge-Whitewater-Rafting-470x140.jpg)
One of the most beautiful areas in the Western Upper Peninsula is Piers Gorge, a state recreation area south of Norway that features waterfalls, hiking…