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June 2006
We made the Lake Superior Circle Tour in our motorhome the last week of June 2006. We only had six days, which we found really wasn’t long enough to see everything we wanted to see. We want to return to the Michigan/Wisconsin side, especially Bayfield. We were mainly interested in lighthouses and falls. We would like to take the lighthouse tour from Bayfield. We enjoyed the wildlife. We saw many deer. A skunk with three babies (they were really cute) and two bear. Would have loved to see a moose, but no such luck. We found the guide provide by the Lake Superior Magazine to be very helpful.We were able to read what there was to do and see in each town and make the decision if we wanted to stop or not. It also helped us locate camp sites. Thanks!
Doug & Joyce Gniot, St. Michael, Minnesota

Summer 2006
We travelled from Windsor, Ontario to Thunder Bay to see relatives and we had a wonderful time doing the Circle Tour. Our favorite stop was the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan. We camped in Hancock and really enjoyed looking at the architecture in that area from the time of the copper mines. If we are able to take another trip up to Superior, we would to go on the Tahquamenon Falls Riverboat Tour & Toonerville Trolley Wilderness Train Ride at Soo Junction, and we would like to go to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point. They looked interesting, but we didn’t know about them and didn’t plan for the time to go see them.
Duane & Kathy Morneau, Windsor, Ontario

August 19, 2006
We just returned this afternoon from completing the Circle Tour of Lake Superior. It was me and my husband and Roy and Cindi. Gary and I clocked 1,700 miles, Roy and Cindi about 100 more, since they live farther away. We all rode our own bikes, leaving Friday August 11 after work, staying in Hinckley, Minnesota, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Schreiber, Ontario, Wawa, Ontario, Paradise, Michigan, Marquette, Michigan, Houghton, Michigan, and Bayfield, Wisconsin. Rotten weather (rain) from Grand Marais until Schreiber, beautiful after that. Best hotel was the Mystic Isle in Wawa, worst was Circle Route in Schreiber. It would have been nice to have more turn-offs in Canada, I think we only counted four Scenic Lookouts on the entire Canadian side! Border crossings were a breeze with passports and nothing to hide. Best night was in Curly’s in Paradise - rooms were okay, but we were lakeside and the view was spectacular! We had a fire by the lake, a few drinks and watched the sunset. Our last night was at Island View Bed & Breakfast in Bayfield - by far the very best room (a suite actually) and view to die for! We were just too tired to do it justice!
Gary & Kari Purdham, Lindstrom, Minnesota

• Date Circle Tour Completed
• Favorite Spot and/or Experience
• Member

August 19, 2006
Roy & Cindi Schoolmeester, Anoka, Minnesota

August 2006
We left Sault Ste. Marie last Monday and traveled east. We stayed in Marquette, Two Harbors, Marathon and back to the Soo on Thursday about 5 p.m. The best part of the trip was the ride from Two Harbors to the Canadian border. The many waterfalls in Canada (especially Rainbow Falls) were awesome as well.
Robert Howe, Shepherd, Michigan

August 2006
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Jerry & Judi DeGruise, Blanchard, Michigan

July 11, 2006
We used the map you provided to make our loop around Lake Superior, and had a great time. Eric, Mary, Sarah and Jagr left on July 5th and returned on the 11th. Our favorite spots were: Thunder Bay, the Sleeping Giant campground. That place was gorgeous and had so many activities for all of us. The rangers were great! They stopped by our fire in the evening and gave us some terrific ideas for hikes with our kids. As a result, we were the only people on a huge sandy beach covered with all kinds of animal paw prints for investigating. Old Woman Beach was awesome too, we saw a moose at the water’s edge. Back on the America side, we enjoyed Sault Ste. Marie very much. It was a great trip, full of family memories!
Mary & Eric Miller, Crosslake, Minnesota

August 2006
My husband, Tom, and I just finished the Lake Superior Circle Tour last Friday with Brian and Mary Sandvig. Had a great time! Loved the blue/green colors of the Lake. We both really enjoyed our stay at Northern Best Motel, just outside Wawa, Ontario. Had a delightful, clean motel room overlooking a lovely river valley. There’s a great restaurant very close by this motel (not affiliated with the motel) that served a wonderful, gourmet fare that was mouthwatering! We enjoyed the outdoor hot tub to unwind those tight muscles from cycle riding. I also really enjoyed going up to Copper Harbor and Brockway Mountain, Michigan. Was a spectacular view and we had lovely weather. The only bad day was Sunday, when we left under heavy cloud cover from Duluth area and drove into rain in Two Harbors and all the way to Red Rock, Ontario. Otherwise, weather was great. We found so many merchants and restaurant people along the lake tour to be friendly and fun. We had the server in Sault Ste. Marie laughing out loud with a funny story about my husband, and she was great fun. Even served us a complimentary slice of pie after she heard it was our 19th anniversary on August 15. Disappointed not to see any moose, but then again, we didn’t want to have one run into our cycles on the road either. All in all, a great trip.
Tom & Jan Palumbo, Chaska, Minnesota