• Date Circle Tour Completed
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June 2006
Traveled from June 18-24, 2006, with 71-year-old father. Favorite spot was Minnesota’s north shore. Counterclockwise was great.
Greg Gorski, Lombard, Illinois
Bob Gorski, Elmhurst, Illinois

September 4, 2006
We left our home on August 25, 2006, and drove to Bayfield, Wisconsin, that day to begin our tour. We returned home on September 4. So, we completed the trip in 10 days. Since we’ve been to the U.P. of Michigan several other times, we skipped the travel between Munising, Michigan, and Bayfield, Wisconsin, on this trip, but we’ve certainly covered all of this area many times on previous trips. In fact, we love the U.P. so much that we purchased vacant land there. The trip was awesome! It was beautiful all the way around! I would do it again in a heartbeat. Of the 10 days we had, we camped eight of them at state parks and Canadian provincial parks, all amazing places. The weather was on our side during the entire trip, we had all sun and no rain whatsoever! We have sooooo many favorites. Some of them are the many waterfalls and lighthouses, the amethyst mine (we saw a black bear cross the road here), the suspension bridge over Ouimet Canyon, Fort William (my daughter loved it), Sleeping Giant, Beardmore ( you know you made it this far north when you see the big snowman with a fishing pole), Neys Provincial Park (a hidden gem), Pukaskwa National Park, Agawa Rock Pictographs, all the beautiful bays and coves along the lake with white sand beaches, Pancake Bay (we went swimming here), Tahquamenon Falls area (my sister and I saw a moose and baby cross the road a few years ago here), Whitefish Point (we watched the sunrise on this point), the Kitch-iti-kippi Big Spring, Pictured Rocks, Keweenaw Peninsula (the ice sculptures at Michigan Tech here are awesome to see in the winter). My daughter learned so much about the Indian culture, and she will never forget some of the lovely people we met and all the beautiful sights we encountered on this trip. We loved it all!
Annette Stenzel, Hales Corners, Wisconsin

• Date Circle Tour Completed
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September 2006
Jim and Karen Carnes completed the Circle Tour of Lake Superior on September 22, 2006. We started at Sault Ste. Marie on September 14. The scenery was awesome. We drove the Canadian side first and enjoyed the Agawa Rocks, Ouimet Canyon and Kakabeka Falls. On the U.S. side, our favorites were the Minnesota coast, Duluth Harbor, Tahquamenon Falls and watching the freighters at the Soo. We hope to do it again in a couple years.
Karen Carnes, Mercer, Pennsylvania

August 2006
April, Steven & Dominic, April May Conforti, Andover, Minnesota

September 2006
Drove 2,124 miles from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, clockwise around Lake Superior. Camped by the lake along the way. Weather was excellent and warm in Canada, a little rainy and colder when we dropped back into the states at the Michigan U.P. Took a detour to see the Mackinaw Bridge. Best experiences: Camped on the beach at site #23 in Rainbow Falls Provincial Park with magnificent sunsets. Viewed a rugged canyon/fault formation that was quite interesting near Terrance, Ontario. Soo locks in Sault Ste. Marie. Didn’t realize that most Canadian shops start closing after the Labor Day weekend and many Canadian Campgrounds close after September 10. Looked all over for a bumper sticker with the green Lake Superior Circle Tour logo on it. Finally found one near the end of our trip in Munising, Michigan.
Christina Rahm, Newport, Minnesota

August 11, 2006
Met friends in Nipigon. “Rocky” Wawa and Kakabeka Falls were favorite spots. Wife enjoyed the trip but said, “The next time I see a tree, it better be a PALM TREE.” Her choice next year.
C.J. Andresen, Le Sueur, Michigan

August 2006
We completed our tour August 18-25, leaving from the Twin Cities. We traveled by minivan, camped in a tent and ate out the whole way. Growing up in Minnesota, I always had the north shore, with Gooseberry Falls as my favorite place to explore and climb rocks. Now I have many new favorite places, especially the Ontario Provincial Parks. Our gem was Rossport campground, where we camped right on the lake and watched the Northern Lights from the rocky shore. Chalie, our eight year old, found heaven in Katherine Cove in Lake Superior Provincial Park. He played in the surf for hours. We thought we were in Hawaii! Enrique loved Kakabeka Falls. Lisa loved every mile, every minute of the trip, but her favorite thing was the Lake Superior Travel Guide, the only item you should not leave home without - the best $8.95 I’ve ever spent! Thank you for everything, I recommend this trip to everyone I meet!
Lisa Paredes, St. Paul, Minnesota