![Happy 20th Anniversary, William G. Milliken State Park!](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-Michigan-Best-Photos-Milliken-State-Park-Lighthouse-470x140.jpg)
When William G. Milliken State Park (then known as Tri-Centennial State Park) was dedicated in May of 2004, it became the first urban park in the…
![Can the Detroit International RiverWalk Three-Peat as Best Riverwalk in the Country?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Detroit-International-RiverWalk-Sunset-470x140.jpg)
In one of the first Reader’s Choice polls of 2023 at USA Today/10best.com, the search is one for the Best Riverwalk in the United States….
![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,…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Detroit's Point of Origin](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Detroit-Point-of-Origin-Campus-Martius-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,…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Joe Louis Fist, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Joe-Louis-Fist-Detroit-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,…
![William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Milliken-State-Park-Lighthouse-Detroit-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more than 100 state parks and recreation areas, but only one is located in an urban setting. William G. Milliken State…
![Windmill Point Light, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Windmill-Point-Light-Detroit-michigan-470x140.jpg)
The Windmill Point Light in Detroit is definitely one of Michigan’s most noticeable or aesthetically pleasing lighthouses, but it marks an important stretch of the…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: The Spirit of Detroit, An Iconic Motor City Monument](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Spirit-of-Detroit-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,…
![Michigan Roadside Attractions: Alpheus Starkey Williams Statue on Belle Isle, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Alpheus-S-Williams-Statue-Cover-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,…