A Motorcycle Ride around Lake Superior - Merrill Wisconsin to Thunder Bay

Well we are finally on our way.   We left Merrill Wisconsin yesterday, staying the night in the upper peninsula of Michigan at Manistique on Lake Michigan. Stopping for a snack of cheese curds and smoked fish along the way which gave us a taste of the north.  Getting up the next morning we then rode for 3 hours crossing the boarder into Canada at Sault Ste. Marie.

There was a long bridge from the US side to the Canadian side. Which goes over the locks between Lake Superior and Lake Huron.  It was an uneventful crossing with a few question about alcohol and Guns we then got a smile and an enjoy your trip.  We then rode for about another 4 hours in a light rain and fog to Wawa, Ontario a small town on the north eastern banks of Lake Superior,  We are bedded down for the night at the Wawa Motor Inn.  The light rain and fog limited the scenery but what we saw was still stunning.

Wawa to Thunder Bay what can I say its all about the scenery; 5 hours of great scenery.   Getting on the road in a heavy fog was not the way I wanted to start, but by noon the fog had burned off and it turned into a incredible ride.  Miles upon miles of lake, mountain, and stream vistas.  At some points it felt like you were going to ride into the Lake.   The way the turns carved and switched back along the lake, it was like you were riding into heaven.


What surprises me about this place is the feeling of remoteness you feel like you are riding on the edge of the world.  The road is filled will motorcyclist, this is part of the trans-Canadian highway so there are a lot of people who are riding across Canada.  We'll have to save that for another trip we first have to get around this massive lake and back into the USA.  Next stop Duluth Minnesota.