The state’s largest amusement park is located in Muskegon, just 8 miles from the shores of Lake Michigan, providing stellar scenery from the top of the park’s Ferris wheel. The park’s signature ride, Shivering Timbers is a wooden roller coaster, which is the longest and fastest in the state. The ride is even more thrilling […]

Despite having a reputation as being a little rough around the edges, the Motor City harbors many worthwhile cultural attractions, historical landmarks and fun things to do. If you’re short on time in Detroit, you’ll be hard-pressed to choose between a visit to the world-renowned Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Science Center or the Motown Museum, […]

Often referred to as simply “The U.P.” this unique geographical region is characterized by expansive forests, access to three of the Great Lakes (Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior) and unparalleled year-round outdoor recreation with more than 1,000 miles of coastline to explore. The 5-mile Mackinac Bridge transports travelers across the Straits of Mackinac […]

You don’t have to travel to the Arctic Circle region to experience the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, because it is possible to see this atmospheric phenomenon in certain parts of Michigan. The best viewing spots are along the northern shores of the Upper Peninsula region in remote areas with dark, clear skies, like the […]

Thanks to its unique location at the northern tip of Michigan’s “thumb” the tiny village of Port Austin is a great place to catch both the sunrise and the sunset over Lake Huron. It is also an ideal destination for water sport enthusiasts who flock to the region to cast a line for lake trout […]

Michigan (/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. It has land borders with Wisconsin to the southwest, and Indiana and Ohio to the south, and Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie also connect it to the states of Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of […]