Upper peninsula
Road Master
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From: Northwest WI
Those would be the "Pictured Rocks" and the boat ride leaves out of Munising. A very nice boat ride. Another guy just down the road has glass bottom boats and does tours over the many shipwrecks in the area. Shipwrecktours.com. Great people.
I agree that if you have that much time to make the 1400 mile loop around Lake Superior. The ride north of Sault Ste Marie on teh Queens highway 17 through the Lake Superior provincial Park is an awesome ride along some rugged Lake Superior Shoreline. Lots of cool spots to get off and explore. Someone mentioned in another post that if you do go, dopn't drive by any gas stations because they are sparse and you need to plan properly.
We also like the Copper Harbor area very much and we are planning on heading up there again this summer.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Central Michigan
UP rides
Pick up the book Motorcycling Across Michigan. We do a casino run every year in August across the UP been doing it for the last ten years. From east to west and back again. There's a place by L'Anse called the Hill Top restaurant that has the best cinnamon rolls in the world.
Road Master
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From: Ada, Michigan
Upper Peninsula
We did the UP this past summer. Actually rode around Lake Michigan and then the north shore of the UP. As mentioned stop by L'Anse and have a Cinnamon roll(as big as your head) in between Baraga and Lanse is Bishop Baraga. Check out Pequaming, outside of Lanse, its an old Ford plant, and lots of nice sandy beachs for stopping. Whitefish Point, The Soo Locks in St Sault Marie is cool. as well as the Macinac Bridge.
Also there are hundreds of waterfalls in the UP including the big ones..The Taquamenon falls, near Newberry. Make sure you bring warm clothing as it can be chilly near Superior.
Heres a few pics during the trip.
Also there are hundreds of waterfalls in the UP including the big ones..The Taquamenon falls, near Newberry. Make sure you bring warm clothing as it can be chilly near Superior.
Heres a few pics during the trip.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: MICHIGAN
We did the UP this past summer. Actually rode around Lake Michigan and then the north shore of the UP. As mentioned stop by L'Anse and have a Cinnamon roll(as big as your head) in between Baraga and Lanse is Bishop Baraga. Check out Pequaming, outside of Lanse, its an old Ford plant, and lots of nice sandy beachs for stopping. Whitefish Point, The Soo Locks in St Sault Marie is cool. as well as the Macinac Bridge.
Also there are hundreds of waterfalls in the UP including the big ones..The Taquamenon falls, near Newberry. Make sure you bring warm clothing as it can be chilly near Superior.
Heres a few pics during the trip.
Also there are hundreds of waterfalls in the UP including the big ones..The Taquamenon falls, near Newberry. Make sure you bring warm clothing as it can be chilly near Superior.
Heres a few pics during the trip.
with a cool little brewery/resturant http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/LSBC/index.html
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Kings Mountain, NC
It's been 30 years since I circled the UP but the things I remember most were;
1. Mackinac Island
2. St. Iroquois (sp?) light station - what a view!
3. H58 across the top - was sand and gravel road but if you're careful it's do-able
4. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - the boat trip is well worth it
5. Fayette State Historical Park - I would like to go back there just to see how much more they have done
Have fun
1. Mackinac Island
2. St. Iroquois (sp?) light station - what a view!
3. H58 across the top - was sand and gravel road but if you're careful it's do-able
4. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - the boat trip is well worth it
5. Fayette State Historical Park - I would like to go back there just to see how much more they have done
Have fun
Road Master
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From: Ada, Michigan
I have relatives that live right next to that Ford plant and also across the bay from the Bishop Baraga shrine..both awesome areas. if your going pictured rocks route start at the East end in Grand Maris its a great area!
with a cool little brewery/resturant http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/LSBC/index.html
with a cool little brewery/resturant http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/LSBC/index.html
Road Warrior
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From: MICHIGAN
I`m sure they do. my uncle owns Baraga County Concrete and cousins live in L`anse and Pequaming
ahhhh the sweet rolls!! http://www.sweetroll.com/
ahhhh the sweet rolls!! http://www.sweetroll.com/
Last edited by MAGNYS; Jan 18, 2010 at 07:01 PM.
Road Master
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From: Northwest WI
I have relatives that live right next to that Ford plant and also across the bay from the Bishop Baraga shrine..both awesome areas. if your going pictured rocks route start at the East end in Grand Maris its a great area!
with a cool little brewery/resturant http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/LSBC/index.html
with a cool little brewery/resturant http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/LSBC/index.html
Last year (maybe the year before) when we were up at Grand Marais they were working on the county road between Munising and Grand Marais. Any idea if they paved that all the way through? That would make the drive through much nicer than that loose sandy trail they had.
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From: Michigan
You can't go wrong just about anywhere in Michigan's up. Make sure you ride to the Keweenaw Peninsula and ride on Brockway Mountain Drive. http://www.cableamerica.com/Michigan/brock1.shtml Just bring some warm clothes with you because it's cold along Lake Superior.
Last edited by henryk; Jan 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM.
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From: Canton, Michigan
X2 on the warm clothing. Lake Superior get's warm enough to wade in about two days out of the entire year....
I'd also recommend taking the boat ride through the Soo Locks.
Bond River Falls is a seldom mentioned area in the western third of da UP. You can spend your entire vacation just visiting the various waterfalls.
Lots of small town bars, etc. You shouldn't go thirsty.
Depending on your taste in camping, there are a number of good USFS campgrounds that offer 'rustic' sites. There is a nice one south of Sidnaw (use to deer hunt out of it).
Trust me: It gets dark at night. Once you leave the 'big city' areas, it can be a bit desolate. Especially if you venture off either 2 or 28. BTW, both of those roads are major truck routes. So along with the pokey RV's, you'll have highballin' rigs to deal with.
Ride safe.