Leaving Sweetgrass we planned an RV trip around Lake Superior in our motor home. To our surprise, three of our golf couples had planned a day trip to Munising and a boat tour of the" Pictured Rocks", and knowing of our destination they invited us to join them. Beautiful and fun it was. We simply altered our itinerary a bit and joined them. The Pictured Rocks were incredibly beautiful and we lucked out with nice weather.
After saying goodbyes to our friends we began our counter clockwise tour around Lake Superior. We started on Sept 11 and returned to Oshkosh Oct 4th, more then enough time to see the major points of interest. We could spend hours narrating each stop, but suffice to say we were not disappointed with any. Living in the mid-west all our lives we are ashamed to say we have never made this trip before, so to those of you contemplating be assured you will not be disappointed. Please use the following outline as a guide for points of interest.
Upper Michigan
-Munising Pictured Rocks Boat Tour
-Miner Falls Pictured Rocks Nat'l Park
-Tahquamenon Falls
-St. Ignas - Straits State Park
-Mackinac Island / Grand Hotel
-Mackinaw City / Side trip to Petosky
-Sault Ste Marie / The Soo Locks
Canada / Ontario
Very remote but scenic drive along Hwy 17. Provincial Parks generally not suitable for large rigs.
-Pancake Bay
-Lake Superior Provincial Park
-Wawa
-Thunder Bay / Kakabeka Falls
Minnesota
-Grand Marais / Just Beautiful / Devils Kettle Falls / Judge Magney State Park
-Duluth / Superior - Downtown waterfront
Wisconsin
-Bayfield / Apostle Is Glass Bottom boat tour
-Ashland / Ironwood
Michigan
-Porcupine Mtns
-Houghton / Hancock
-Keweenaw Penisula / Copper Harbor / Eagle Harbor
-Iron River
Home
Again, to tell our story for each stop would take way too much time. Each has a visitor center that is very helpful. Running into friends along the way totally unplanned was amazing. Paul & Pat Meier in Sault Ste Marie, Skip & Marlene Zacher in Ashland, Bernie & Pat Schneider in Bowler, Wi. where we stayed in the RV Park at the casino. Fun!
The fall colors were spectacular, so the third week in Sept is probably a good bet.
Back to Oshkosh, now planning a four day jaunt to Las Vegas with friends Bill & Judy Hesser.
Pictures below of the circle tour: Just clicking on any picture will enlarge.
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| Pictured Rocks Nat'l Park |
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| Golf Group Pictured Rocks |
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| Miner Falls Picture Rocks Nat'l Park |
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| Tahquamenon Falls |
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| Tahquamenon State Park Campground |
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| Grand Hotel Mackinac Island |
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| Grand Hotel Porch View |
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| Soo Locks |
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| Duluth Harbor |
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| Zachers cabin campfire/ Mellen, WI |
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| Colors Bayfield |
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| Shipwreck Bayfield Glass Bottom Boat |
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| Copper Harbor |
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| Back Home |
