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Distance: 445 miles Driving Time: 8 hours, 40 minutes (plus a ferry ride to and from the island) Midwest Living published an article “These are the 20 Best Small Towns for a Great Lakes Vacation” in June 2025. Not surprisingly, a dozen of those destinations were located in Michigan. This road trip takes you [...]
Distance: 7.6 miles Walking time: 2 hours, 47 minutes Driving time: 19 minutes If you love history, then drive approximately 40 miles south of metro Detroit (or just over the Ohio border if you’re coming from the south) to “Michigan’s Cornerstone,” the city of Monroe. Known in the early days as Frenchtown, this settlement was [...]
Distance: 39.6 miles Travel Time: 1 hour, 9 minutes Lake Michigan, for all its beauty and serenity it has inspired, has a treacherous history. The area between Little Sable Point Lighthouse near Silver Lake Sand Dunes and Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington is known as the “Graveyard of Ships,” as there were more than [...]
Several nationalities made Michigan their new home after leaving their home countries. Just south of the crook of Michigan’s hand, on the Lake Huron side, is where you can find Frankenmuth. Also known as Little Bavaria, which still celebrates its German roots and respective culture through architecture, shop offerings, and festivals. This enchanting town is [...]
There are a lot of reasons to visit the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: the wilderness, the seclusion, the vistas, the people. The sights abound from natural wonders (see this article) to incredible feats of mankind. For a landmass that has a lot of Great Lakes coastline, lighthouses became essential for the safety of primarily commercial [...]
Mileage: 108 miles Driving Time: 3 hours, 16 minutes (plus a ferry ride) There are five “Great Lakes,” with four of them embracing Michigan shoreline. Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron encompass most of the lakeshore real estate and are the most well-known by residents and travelers. But down in the southeast “corner” of [...]
Time: 26 minutes, driving Mileage: 7.4 miles Sometimes, it’s nice to simply explore and get to know one area rather than hopping to and fro and getting only a taste of each place. Ann Arbor is a town worth relishing, and there is plenty to do within the city limits as well as the immediate [...]
Part 1: Southwest Lower Michigan Mileage: 122 miles Time to travel: 2 hours, 29 minutes West Michigan has been a favorite summer destination, especially for Chicagoans, for more than 100 years. Beachside living was ideal compared to the hot, smelly city streets. They would head north, stopping all along the coast, basking in the freshwater [...]
Saginaw Bay has been a settlement for centuries, starting with indigenous people and then European settlers, who both appreciated the area for its access to water, pristine beauty, and abundant resources. This driving tour begins on the southeast side of the bay just past the crook of the thumb and curves west and north along [...]
With so much shoreline, it’s no surprise that Michigan has a fair number of lighthouses. On the Sunrise Side you’ll find Lake Huron and Lake Erie, each with several large bays and inlets. These areas were populated in the past by lumbermen and fishermen, who utilized the fresh water for its resources and transportation capabilities. [...]
