![Michigan Trail Tuesday: Woollam Family Nature Preserve - Short Trail Leads to Amazing Lake Michigan Beach](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Woollam-Family-Nature-Preserve-Lake-Michigan-Beach-Driftwood-470x140.jpg)
Michigan Trail Tuesday is our attempt to showcase a different trail or trail segment each week. The Mitten State is home to thousands of miles…
![Michigan State Park Campground Updates: What to Expect in 2024](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ludington-State-Park-Dunes-Campsite-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s state park campgrounds are open for booking for 2024 summer stays, but some of the system’s popular campgrounds might be closed for the season…
![These are the Six Michigan State Parks With Dark Sky Preserves](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Lake-Hudson-State-Recreation-Area-Dark-Sky-Preserve-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Dark Sky Preserves continue to allow people to get out and gaze up at the night sky in areas where artificial light doesn’t interfere with…
![Michigan Sunset Lake Michigan Wilderness State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20190625_210350-470x140.jpg)
One of Michigan’s state parks is up for an award from 10best.com, a unit of USA Today. Wilderness State Park is one of 20 state…
![Wilderness State Park - A Must-Visit Michigan State Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Wilderness-State-Park-Beach-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s Wilderness State Park continues to grow in popularity, as visitors return home and tell others about its unspoiled shoreline on Lake Michigan, miles of…
![Waugoshance Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Waugoshance-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
While Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, not all of its surviving lights are easily accessed or still in good shape….