Awesome Mitten’s Guide to the BEST Cider Mills & Apple Orchards in Michigan
If you’re craving the flavors of fall this year, check out some of the best cider mills & apple orchards in Michigan to visit…
How to Actually Enjoy The Dune Climb At Sleeping Bear | Glen Arbor #MittenTrip
Is climbing Sleeping Bear Dunes on your Michigan summer bucket list? Awesome Mitten contributor, John Kalmar, shares his MittenTrip to the Sleeping Bear Dunes…
9 Greater Lansing Pumpkin Patches to Visit This Fall
While Lansing may be most famous for being Michigan’s capital city, it’s also a hidden gem of sorts. It’s not usually the first city that…
19 BEST Fall Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula
The landscape of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is truly amazing — towering rock formations, coastal and inland beaches, lush forests. When the leaves change color…
Explore Ocqueoc Falls – Michigan’s Largest Waterfall in the Lower Peninsula with Year-Round Access
The cascading water of Michigan waterfalls and the surrounding nature are beautiful sights no matter the time of year. Did you know that you…
25 Most Haunted Places in Michigan | Plan a Haunted Michigan Road Trip
A dirt path leads to a cemetery, covered with fallen branches and hung with cobwebs; a strange fog closes in while bats screech overhead;…
See the Stars at Headlands International Dark Sky Park | Mackinaw City MI
As the end of summer approaches, I begin to slightly panic that my favorite Michigan season is quickly slipping by. It’s around this time…
Just 4 Days to Explore the Upper Peninsula this Summer? Here’s What We Did. #MittenTrip
While we were building the 2021 #MIAwesomeList (the ULTIMATE Michigan summer bucket list) for Awesome Mitten this spring, my own Michigan bucket list was…
Top 8 Ice Cream Places in West Michigan to Enjoy This Summer
While many consider summer a time to focus on the “bathing suit body”, I’ve found that this is the hardest time of year to…
8 Unique Things to Do in West Michigan This Summer | West Michigan Summer Bucket List
West Michigan is best known for its Lake Michigan beaches, and while those are some of our favorite places to spend summers, there are…
Our Family’s First Trip to Michigan’s Thumb. Here’s 11 Places We Discovered. #MittenTrip
As part of exploring and falling more in love with Michigan, we spent some time exploring the Thumb with #MIAwesomeList and checking out some…
8 Summer Bucket List Ideas in Southwest Michigan
Beaches, sun, and outdoor recreation opportunities abound in southwest Michigan in the summer months. Whether you want to spend your days on Lake Michigan…
14 Best Summer Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula
There are so many great summer things to do in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Whether you’re a Yooper, a Troll, or coming from…
What You Need to Know About the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975
Michiganders have used the Great Lakes for travel and to transport goods for hundreds of years. With the lake weather being so unpredictable and…
What You Need to Know About the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk
The Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk is a highly anticipated event, and it has been every year since 1958. This day is the only…
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