We conquered the Gitche Gumee. This is what Longfellow called Lake Superior in Hiawatha; 1200 miles in 4 days an incredible ride.
We leave Thunder Bay on our longest and final day of the trip, but first, a stop for breakfast at Tim Horton's a Canadian institution. It was a gorgeous trip, again more great scenery. The road from Thunder Bay to the US border switched back through a set of unnamed mountains. Crossing rivers and passing lakes we soak up the last bit of Canadian beauty before crossing the border.
The border crossing was uneventful with a welcome back we stop at the Grand Portage National Monument. Grand Portage the site of a trading settlement until it was moved north by the North West Trading Company in 1797. It was good to walk through the living history site of a recreation of the Trading Post.
Once in Minnesota the route starts to see more traffic, as we get closer to Duluth we encounter traffic lights. The ride is still incredibly scenic along the North Shore in Minnesota. We stop for lunch in Twin Harbors the last town before Duluth. Riding through Duluth starts out on a street through a lakeside neighborhood before turning onto Interstate 35.
Once on Interstate 35, it is a fast trip to Duluth. We turn onto the Harbor Bridge and ride into Superior Wisconsin. We head down US Highway 53 for the Highway 2 turnoff for the ride into North Central Wisconsin. It is a long trip down to Merrill not arriving until 8 PM. It was a long day of riding to complete our mission of riding the Gitche Gumee.
We conquered the Gitche Gumee. This is what Longfellow called Lake Superior in Hiawatha; 1200 miles in 4 days an incredible ride.
We leave Thunder Bay on our longest and final day of the trip, but first, a stop for breakfast at Tim Horton's a Canadian institution. It was a gorgeous trip, again more great scenery. The road from Thunder Bay to the US border switched back through a set of unnamed mountains. Crossing rivers and passing lakes we soak up the last bit of Canadian beauty before crossing the border.
The border crossing was uneventful with a welcome back we stop at the Grand Portage National Monument. Grand Portage the site of a trading settlement until it was moved north by the North West Trading Company in 1797. It was good to walk through the living history site of a recreation of the Trading Post.
Once in Minnesota the route starts to see more traffic, as we get closer to Duluth we encounter traffic lights. The ride is still incredibly scenic along the North Shore in Minnesota. We stop for lunch in Twin Harbors the last town before Duluth. Riding through Duluth starts out on a street through a lakeside neighborhood before turning onto Interstate 35.
Once on Interstate 35, it is a fast trip to Duluth. We turn onto the Harbor Bridge and ride into Superior Wisconsin. We head down US Highway 53 for the Highway 2 turnoff for the ride into North Central Wisconsin. It is a long trip down to Merrill not arriving until 8 PM. It was a long day of riding to complete our mission of riding the Gitche Gumee.
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