As our change of plans, we decided to tour Lake Superior, a roughly 1450 mile route with beautiful stretches of road and scenery. We awoke in Thunder Bay to a huge storm cell embarking on our area, so we opted for a later check out and headed out after the rain around 1130am.
We were headed south on 61 towards the border, and headed for a short sight seeing detour down Sturgeon Bay Road toward Mink Mountain as the fog lifted.
Beautiful scenery…
More beauty…
We crossed the border at Pigeon River and randomly got chosen for search, and were so impressed by the professionalism and pleasant nature of the US border agents before entering into Minnesota.
We headed toward Grand Marais, MN, who knew Minnesota was such a beautiful state?? We stopped at the Grand Portage State Park for a little walk and some history about how important this port was for trade between the fur traders and those from the colonies through the Great Lakes.
Jeffrey had a hitchhiker and watched him eat a whole mosquito..
We stopped for lunch, recommended by the head housekeeper from our hotel in Thunder Bay… Great burgers!!
More beautiful scenery throughout Minnesota. Pictures cannot capture the beauty experienced when you travel by bike and are surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of the ride!!
Stopped in Beaver Bay to fuel up and a couple of coffees..
We drove through Duluth and crossed into Superior, Wisconsin.
Driving through Wisconsin, the scenery changed to flatter farmlands from rugged rivers and lakes of Minnesota.
We got to Bayfield, WI at dark. It reminded us of an East Coast village with shops and restaurants. It specializes in sailing excursions to the Apostle Islands and hosts a large marina filled with sailboats and yachts. We stopped at the Bayfield Inn and were able to get a room in a house across the street.
We got to a restaurant , The Pickled Herring, at 8:30pm as they were finishing dinner service as well as reaching halftime in the Green Bay Packers game. We had a great dinner followed by Java Chip ice cream… Heaven!!
We strolled around the pier before bed, such a beautiful night…
Beautiful night… Great location!! Hooha! J and M
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