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Four day northern Michigan itinerary advice

by joyeeta 09 May 2012

Hello! After eight years in Michigan, planning on heading back to northeast, but not without a good old fashioned road trip to bid my…
RE: East coast to Chicago road trip

by mrpenney 22 April 2012

>Upper Michigan, sort of on the way to Chicago is also very nice. I agree with you that it's nice, [but...|http://maps.google.com/maps?sa…
RE: East coast to Chicago road trip

by greenmountainsofvt 22 April 2012

If you wanted to do Washington and NY, before heading to Niagara - I would say fly to Washington then take Amtrak to NY. You don't really…
RE: THE DANGER ZONE

by travellingtrixie 16 April 2012

I don't know if this helps at all, but on our last big trekking trip we packed waaay too much stuff. The more stuff you pack, the more…
If you're into rocks

by Usher73 09 April 2012

[Copper Country Mineral Retreat|http://www.museum.mtu.edu/copper_country_mineral/index.html], Houghton, Michigan August 6 to 12, 2012…
RE: whats it like living in the upper penninsula of michigan?

by mrpenney 06 March 2012

>I didn't go to Marquette which is the other major town in the UP. Sault Ste. Marie is a third spot of civilization up there. Yoopers…
RE: whats it like living in the upper penninsula of michigan?

by travellingtrixie 06 March 2012

But during the nice times (August through October) it is absolutely gorgeous. Houghton was more of a town than I expected. I didn't go…
RE: Road trip - route suggestions?

by Farfig 18 February 2012

If you were going to make the NY-Chicago trip you mentioned, I would definitely ad Montreal to the list. Its an awesome city. As for the…
RE: Great Lakes and New England

by LouisXIV 29 January 2012

You may want to head north from Chicago along Lake Michigan and into the UP of Michigan and cross over the Mackinaw Bridge, visit the…
RE: 3 Week Trip in the US

by LouisXIV 12 January 2012

With only three weeks I would not advise trying to drive across the country. I would say the east or west coast. You mention the Great…
RE: USA in early May

by Usher73 02 January 2012

Do some Googling of Michigan's [Keweenaw Peninsula|http://www.keweenaw.info/] It's the upper peninsula of Michigan's upper peninsula.…
RE: Off the beaten track ideas for coast to coast USA trip?

by SoloHobo 01 January 2012

The Current, Jack's Fork and Eleven Point Rivers in So. MO have beautiful bluffs and huge, clearwater springs. Yes, I grew up and spent…
RE: Let's go leaf peepin' now...

by Usher73 01 December 2011

Upper Michigan is an alternate destination, unless you also plan to see New York or other east coast cities. Lotsa leaves in da UP in…
RE: The south

by ooz 15 September 2011

trixie in 32---- the upper peninsula would have been part of the future state of Wisconsin because it was part of the Wiscosin Territory,I…
RE: The south

by travellingtrixie 15 September 2011

Don't forget Michigan and Ohio -- somehow Michigan gave up Toledo but gained the Upper Peninsula in return. I'm still trying to work out…
Re: Midwest tours

by Crutch 26 August 2011

Hi, Nick. I was raised in the Midwest. I lived for 2 years in Chicago, 10 years in Cincinnati, and 20 in Cleveland. You should know…
MRP's America

by mrpenney 12 August 2011

My own personal 25 favorite places in the USA. Just because I'm tired of saying "What are your interests?" to people who ask vague questi…
Re: USA road trip in October '11

by Damian625 28 July 2011

@ #8: Ideally I would keep it under $4,000. I appreciate the suggestions folks have made thus far. Can you provide complimentary dest…
USA road trip in October '11

by Damian625 27 July 2011

I'm flirting with the idea of a cross-country road trip from Seattle to the East Coast and back. I would like to do it this coming October.…
Re: Great Lakes Tour in 6/7 days From/To Chicago

by MikeNuyt 10 July 2011

Thanks for the info. > {quote:title=travellingtrixie wrote:}{quote} > They leave early and the ferry from Houghton is 6 hours, while…
RE: where to go this summer ?

by LouisXIV 12 June 2011

Try Traverse City, Michigan http://www.traversecity.com/things-to-do-3/ Also the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake shore is near by:…
RE: Drive From - Thunder Bay, ON to Nashville, TN

by LouisXIV 04 June 2011

What are the dates of your trip My suggestion would be to head across the north shore of Lake Superior to Wawa and then south to Sault…
Driving from Algonquin Park Ontario to western Michigan

by sweltwoman 22 May 2011

We will have two nights (three days) to drive from western Algonquin Park, Ontario to southwestern Michigan. At first we thought we'd…
RE: Travelling the Northern States

by tilos 09 March 2011

Mr. Penny has given you great advice--Northern MN and WI are beautiful, and I have heard nothing but good things about the Upper Peninsula,…
RE: Travelling the Northern States

by mrpenney 07 March 2011

The territory you propose to cover is one of the USA's great hidden gems. When are you doing this? And are you an outdoorsman? In…