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Motorcycle Trailers

Twin City Custom Cycles - Ridley - Titan

This list is not complete.  The times I've been around the lake I've been more interested in the sights than writing down mileages.  And to this point it seems that all the people who promised me that they would check mileages seem to have had the same malady.  If anyone can fill in the blank spots please let me know.  --  Sheldon webmaster@wolfsheadrally.com

 

Day 1
Cloquet, MN to Houghton/Hancock, MI
                                                Approx. 285 Miles Total

Cloquet, MN to Cornucopia, WI checkpoint
Fish Lips???
Approx - 83 Mi
Hwy 61 S.  (scenic or byway) to Hwy 35 S. to Hwy #2 E to Hwy 13

See & Do:   - Amicon Falls State Park

Cornucopia, WI checkpoint to Ashland, WI checkpoint
Fish Lips??? Holiday???

Aprox. - 41 Mi
Hwy 13 to Hwy #2 E

See & Do - ???


Ashland, WI checkpoint to Bergland, MI checkpoint
Holiday??? Bergland Mobil Mart 

Approx - 71 Mi
Hwy #2 to M-28 in Wakefield

See & Do - Three Eagles - Native American Gifts - Just East of Ashland
Ironwood Michigan Welcome Center - Good place to stop for Upper Peninsula, MI attractions info.  Clean indoors bathrooms.
Bessemer - Black River Nat'l Scenic Byway.  5 wonderful waterfalls along this short stretch, all have improved trails, some have a longer walk &/or more steps than others. End of the Road comes out at Black River Harbor on Lk Superior.
Copper Peak - Worlds Largest Ski Slide.  Also on this Black River Byway.


Bergland, MI checkpoint to Houghton, MI checkpoint
Bergand Mobil Mart Festival Foods Amoco

Approx. - 83 Mi taking 64 to 38 to M-26 ( more scenic )
77 Mi taking M-28 to M-26 

See & Do - Silver City/Bonanza Falls - 1 mi S on 64 fr Silver City. Silver mining area.
Porcupine Mountains State Park - Lake of the Clouds
Rockland Museum - Many Historic items & info on US 45 in Rockland
Old Victoria Restoration and Dam - Early mining village and Victoria Falls Dam.
from US 45 in Rockland, 4 mi W on Victoria Road.


Day 2
Houghton/Hancock, MI to Munising, MI
                    Approx. 240+ Miles Total

Hancock, MI to Lac La Belle, MI checkpoint
Keleva Cafe Lac La Belle Lodge

Approx. - 50 Mi
Hwy 41 N. and watch for sign directing you to town of Lac La Belle.


********Take your time up here and enjoy...many wonderful biking roads. Great scenery.*******


Suggested Must rides while biking the Keweenaw Peninsula:
    - 203 will take you along the canal to the town of Calumet. Very historic town.
    - Hwy 41 Ride through breathtaking forests and treed canopies. Winding road. 
    - Hwy 26 Fabulous views along Lake Superior on a winding road with tickle belly hills. Stop at one of
        the rest areas to catch a view that's hard to see while riding!
    - Brockway Mtn Drive takes you on a never-ending roller coaster ride to the top of an awesome
        overlook of Lake Superior and the surrounding area!! 
    - This no name road that brings you around Lac La Belle Lake and along the east side of the peninsula.
        It will take you through the almost ghost town of Gay, MI. Stop at the Gay bar and take a picture,
        historical area info. and Gay Bar memorabilia inside. 20 oz Lemonades $1.  Follows signs through
        Lake Linden/Hubbell back to the bridge. 

Please use CAUTION!!! Although these roads are very fun to ride, they can be tricky...  slow down, you never know what is around the next corner or over the next hill!  The northern U.S. and Canada have some very large critters who don't ask permission before wandering onto the roads.

See & Do - Keweenaw Mtn Lodge - Hwy 41 1 1/2 mi S. of Copper Harbor
Copper Harbor - Many different shops and the origination of Hwy 41.
Fort Wilkens State Park - Very neat place. 
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museums - Lighthouse street in Eagle Harbor
Rathbone School - Center St in Eagle Harbor 
Waterfalls - along M-26 & in Lac La Belle 
The Gay Bar in Gay, MI

Lac La Belle, MI checkpoint to L'Anse, MI checkpoint
Lac La Belle Lodge Bishop Baraga Shrine

Approx. 60 Mi
Hwy 41 S.

See & Do - Filler up here!! Usually the lowest gas prices in the Upper Peninsula.

L'Anse, MI checkpoint to Ishpeming, MI checkpoint
Bishop Baraga Shrine Yoopers Tourist Trap

Approx. - 60 Mi
Hwy 41 S 

See & Do - Alberta Village Museum - 7 mi S of L'Anse
The saw mill and village that Henry Ford built
There are Waterfalls at most of the rest areas
along this stretch. 
The Yoopers Tourist Trap - Take a quick tour
since your stopped anyway. 
Ishpeming, MI checkpoint to Munising, MI checkpoint
Yoopers Tourist Trap Sydney's Restaurant

Approx. - 50 Mi
Hwy 41 S. to M-28 E.

See & Do - Nat'l Ski Hall of Fame - Hwy 41 Negaunee
Lots of rest areas for Lake Superior views.
Please come and join us for an ALL-U-CAN-EAT SPAGHETTI feed, being put on for the Wolf's Head riders, and hosted by the Alger County Sno-Riders Snowmobile Club. $6.50 gets you SPAGHETTI, GARLIC BREAD, COLE SLAW, DESSERT BAR AND BEVERAGE (milk, coffee, water) Eats from 5 - 7pm, and from 7 - 9? a short parade through town on your way to tour a couple of Waterfalls and Miners Castle. If there is enough interest the club will be ready to start a bon-fire to converse around.

 

 

Day 3
Munising, MI to Wawa, Canada
            Approx. 300 Miles Total 

Munising, MI to Paradise, MI checkpoint
Sydney's Rest. Paradise Mobil

Approx. - 98 Mi
Hwy M-28 to 123

See & Do - Upper and Lower Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Whitefish Point Lighthouse and Museum - 
Location of the Edmond Fitzgerald Bell

Paradise, MI checkpoint to Sault Ste. Marie, MI checkpoint
Paradise Mobil Holiday Gas Station
I-75 business spur

Approx. - 55 Mi (either way)
Scenic - 123 to Curly Lewis Memorial Hwy 
( 11 mi S. of Paradise, Left turn) to 
Brimley, 16.5 mi turn left onto Mackinaw Trail,
6 mi to I- 75 Business Spur, Right to Holiday 
Boring - 123 to M-28 to I-75 to I-75 Business Spur 

See & Do - Pt. Iroquois Lighthouse and Museum - along 
Curly Lewis Memorial Hwy
Soo Locks

Sault Ste. Marie, MI checkpoint to Montreal River Harbour, ON checkpoint Holiday ??

Approx. - 72 Mi
I-75 to Canadian Hwy 17 

Montreal River Habour, ON checkpoint to Wawa, ON checkpoint
?? Youngs General Store 

Approx. - 68 Mi 
Canadian Hwy 17 

 

For lodging information around Lake Superior please see the Itinerary page.

             
             

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