Comments on: Lake Michigan Circle Tour by Motorcycle: An Idea is Born http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/ A family travel site focusing on the midwest Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:50:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Fall B(r)VR Marble Falls, AR Sept. 8-11 - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Fall B(r)VR Marble Falls, AR Sept. 8-11 - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:50:48 +0000 http://www.ejourna.com/?p=2274#comment-867 [...] bike a lot Here is a link to the route. (obviously this is a trip many people have on a list too) Lake Michigan Circle Tour by Motorcycle | eJourna If this doesn't work out I will be at the rally, right now I'm trying to get a Packer ticket for [...] […] bike a lot Here is a link to the route. (obviously this is a trip many people have on a list too) Lake Michigan Circle Tour by Motorcycle | eJourna If this doesn’t work out I will be at the rally, right now I’m trying to get a Packer ticket for […]

]]> By: Tuscan Foodie in America http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Tuscan Foodie in America Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:23:55 +0000 http://www.ejourna.com/?p=2274#comment-606 Hi there, thank you for your suggestion. I am actually based in Chicago, and will leave from there. I plan on going from Chicago to Sturgeon Bay in Door County, then in the UP, then down to Traverse City and then back in Chicago. At the moment, my planned trip is as follows: http://tuscanfoodie.blogspot.com/2010/08/planning-motorcycle-culinary-tour-of.html however, I may take Door County out, as we may go there by car next week by car...that would take a few hours off my back! Hi there, thank you for your suggestion. I am actually based in Chicago, and will leave from there. I plan on going from Chicago to Sturgeon Bay in Door County, then in the UP, then down to Traverse City and then back in Chicago.

At the moment, my planned trip is as follows:
http://tuscanfoodie.blogspot.com/2010/08/planning-motorcycle-culinary-tour-of.html

however, I may take Door County out, as we may go there by car next week by car…that would take a few hours off my back!

]]> By: Ron http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Ron Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:46:20 +0000 http://www.ejourna.com/?p=2274#comment-605 Taking the ferry will definitely cut the amount of time down, and honestly, you won't be missing a lot (unless you were planning on spending time in Chicago). The best riding/driving is really along the central western portion of Michigan up and around the Upper Peninsula. We didn't get the chance to extend our trip through Door County, but I imagine it'd be some good riding too. Good luck on your trip and post back about it when you've finished it! I'd love to hear about it. Taking the ferry will definitely cut the amount of time down, and honestly, you won’t be missing a lot (unless you were planning on spending time in Chicago). The best riding/driving is really along the central western portion of Michigan up and around the Upper Peninsula. We didn’t get the chance to extend our trip through Door County, but I imagine it’d be some good riding too.

Good luck on your trip and post back about it when you’ve finished it! I’d love to hear about it.

]]> By: Tuscan Foodie in America http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Tuscan Foodie in America Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:06:54 +0000 http://www.ejourna.com/?p=2274#comment-604 Hello there, I stumbled upon your blog looking for routes around Lake Michigan, and I read your experience with interest. I am planning to do something similar the first week of September. I have less time (from a Friday night to a Monday night), and would like to fit in Door County. I may take the ferry from WI to MI to cut the southern part of the trip... Hopefully it won't rain! Hello there, I stumbled upon your blog looking for routes around Lake Michigan, and I read your experience with interest. I am planning to do something similar the first week of September. I have less time (from a Friday night to a Monday night), and would like to fit in Door County. I may take the ferry from WI to MI to cut the southern part of the trip…

Hopefully it won’t rain!

]]> By: Ron http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Ron Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:14:04 +0000 http://www.ejourna.com/?p=2274#comment-576 Patti, thanks for reading! It was a great trip, can't wait for the next one! Since we used GPS on a lot of the trip, I can't give you the exact route we took for the entire trip. I can suggest some roads though. In Illinois, we followed the old Lincoln Highway which is still preserved on a variety of county and state highways. You can search eJourna for a few other stories we've written about the Lincoln Highway. In Indiana, we took Highway 12, aka the Dunes Highway. Going up Michigan, we stuck very close to Lake Michigan, following the Red Arrow Highway to State Highway 63 near Benton Harbor; then on to the Blue Star Highway. once you reach Holland, you can cut over to State Highway 31. Around Manistee Township we cut over to Highway 22. At Glen Arbor area we took a shortcut on Highway 72, but if you've got the time I'd stay on 22 all the way to Traverse City and then on to 31. Stay on 31 until the Bay Harbor area then take 119 the rest of the way up, which will run into the Tunnel of Trees. Tunnel of Trees is a fun ride. Once you reach the Upper Peninsula, road choices are more limited. Unless you plan on going way north, I'd stay to the south along Highway 2. That'll take you to Highway 35/41, which you can take through the Green Bay area. The Wisconsin portion of our trip wasn't as exciting, so I can't be of much help there. The roads we took were dictated more by things we wanted to do on the way and where we needed to be at the bottom of Wisconsin. I hear Door County is beautiful, so if you can spare the time, I'd head northeast from Green Bay and go out that way and then down the shoreline to Milwaukee. I hope you have a great trip! Please come back and let us know how it went! Patti, thanks for reading! It was a great trip, can’t wait for the next one!

Since we used GPS on a lot of the trip, I can’t give you the exact route we took for the entire trip. I can suggest some roads though. In Illinois, we followed the old Lincoln Highway which is still preserved on a variety of county and state highways. You can search eJourna for a few other stories we’ve written about the Lincoln Highway. In Indiana, we took Highway 12, aka the Dunes Highway.

Going up Michigan, we stuck very close to Lake Michigan, following the Red Arrow Highway to State Highway 63 near Benton Harbor; then on to the Blue Star Highway. once you reach Holland, you can cut over to State Highway 31. Around Manistee Township we cut over to Highway 22. At Glen Arbor area we took a shortcut on Highway 72, but if you’ve got the time I’d stay on 22 all the way to Traverse City and then on to 31. Stay on 31 until the Bay Harbor area then take 119 the rest of the way up, which will run into the Tunnel of Trees. Tunnel of Trees is a fun ride.

Once you reach the Upper Peninsula, road choices are more limited. Unless you plan on going way north, I’d stay to the south along Highway 2. That’ll take you to Highway 35/41, which you can take through the Green Bay area.

The Wisconsin portion of our trip wasn’t as exciting, so I can’t be of much help there. The roads we took were dictated more by things we wanted to do on the way and where we needed to be at the bottom of Wisconsin. I hear Door County is beautiful, so if you can spare the time, I’d head northeast from Green Bay and go out that way and then down the shoreline to Milwaukee.

I hope you have a great trip! Please come back and let us know how it went!

]]> By: Patti http://www.ejourna.com/travel/lake-michigan-circle-tour-by-motorcycle-an-idea-is-born/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Patti Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:11:50 +0000 http://www.ejourna.com/?p=2274#comment-571 Just read your blog and its sounds like you had a great trip. My boyfriend and i are getting ready to the same thing this weekend, leaving on Saturday. Do you have any great routes we can follow, like you we hate the highways, prefer more scenic routes. Thanks! Patti Just read your blog and its sounds like you had a great trip. My boyfriend and i are getting ready to the same thing this weekend, leaving on Saturday. Do you have any great routes we can follow, like you we hate the highways, prefer more scenic routes.

Thanks!

Patti

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