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Old 04-08-2016, 04:31 PM   #1
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I am considering taking a 5 week trip around Lake Michigan ending at the International Rally in Indiana. I have spent 10 days in and around Detroit last year( circled Lake Erie and Lake Ontario). I am retired and travel alone (Widowed). Enjoy museums, national and state monuments and parks.

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We did the loop starting at Indiana Dune, then In Michigan, Grand Haven SP, Ludington SP, Sleeping Bear Dune NP, Lelanau SP, Wilderness SP, Straits SP, Ft Wilkins SP and Porcupine Mtns SP. it's a great route and amazing parks! Go see the singing fountain it Grand Haven. Fun lighthouse at Ludington too!

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Old 04-08-2016, 10:06 PM   #3
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My friend and I will be trying to do this route prior to the Goshen Rally in August.
I will check out your stops.
Any other information would be greatly appreciated.
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We did a similar trip some years back when we lived in Indiana. We stayed in Merrimac, WI to hike at Devils Lake SP and do the upper river boat cruise at the Wisconsin Dells. We drove up to stay in Eagle River, then over to about 5 miles outside Marquette, MI. Beautiful shoreline with lots of parks and not from Picture Rocks National Lakeshore. Then we stayed in Cedarville to visit the Sioux Locks and Mackinac Island. Then we stayed outside Empire for Sleeping Bear Dunes. Wonderful place. We then went over to Oscoda for a few days. The Sturgeon Point lighthouse was really cool. Then we stopped in Coldwater for a night before heading back to Indiana.


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There are a couple of monuments near the Tawas area, including Lumbermans Monument and Canoeist Monument, which as I recall overlooks the Au Sable river.
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My friend and I will be trying to do this route prior to the Goshen Rally in August.
I will check out your stops.
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I will let you know my stops when I lay out my route. Maybe we will meet up before Goshen
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Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, WI is cool (Welcome to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum Website | Wisconsin Maritime Website). Lots of beautiful state parks along the WI shoreline. We liked Point Beach State and Kohler Andrea State Parks. Find a State Park, Forest, Recreation Area or Trail - Wisconsin DNR Make reservations early as they are very popular. Door county is very picturesque. Stop in Milwaukee to see the Harley Davidson Museum and do some brewery tours.
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In Wisconsin there is a museum in Manitowoc that is dedicated to the World War II submarines that were built there during WWII. It is located in downtown Manitowoc and has a WWII fleet submarine that you can tour: the USS COBIA. Further up in Door County another museum that should be toured is the Door County Maritime Museum. This one explains why the waters between Green Bay and Lake Michigan are called Death's Door and the freighters that have sunk in the great lakes.
You can also take a tour of the Canna lighthouse in Peninsula state park that is located in Door County WI. There is also a Car Ferry located at Gills rock that can take you over to Washington Island for the day if you like.
On the Michigan side of the lake further down, located in Muskegon MI. Is another museum for the WWII Gato-class submarine; USS Silversides along with the Coast Guard Cutter McLane. Plus there are several nice state parks to camp in.
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Hartwick pines sp just north of grayling is a must see. They have a stand of virgin pine trees that they say once covered the whole state. They have a lot of old logging stuff too.
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I am considering taking a 5 week trip around Lake Michigan ending at the International Rally in Indiana. I have spent 10 days in and around Detroit last year( circled Lake Erie and Lake Ontario). I am retired and travel alone (Widowed). Enjoy museums, national and state monuments and parks.

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This will be a Great trip,really any stop you make and "Branch Out" from the C/G will produce things of interest! Its hard to "Enjoy a trip" if you have Reservations/Deadlines to Keep! Mi & Wi campgrounds reservations start EARLY and fill Fast during Premium Camping! Just something to think about in the Time period you are going! Youroo!!
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Others have listed the state parks and national shore lines along the West Coast of Michigan, all great. Some of the best beaches in the world!

Stop in Grand Rapids and visit the Meijier Gardens, The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (not my party, but he was a good man, a Good President and an Eagle Scout, the type of person the world needs more of).

In the Detroit area, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village are great, also the Detroit Institute of Art. If coming via Toledo, they also have a wonderful art museum.
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My friend and I will be trying to do this route prior to the Goshen Rally in August.
I will check out your stops.
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Iggy, not sure if you are thinking about the Madison, WI area... but if you do, we like Lake Farm Park Campground on the SSE side of town. If you like walking/biking, Madison has an extensive network of trails.
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Hartwick pines sp just north of grayling is a must see. They have a stand of virgin pine trees that they say once covered the whole state. They have a lot of old logging stuff too.
Hartwick Pines is also one of the very few Michigan State Parks that have some full-hookup sites. If memory serves they are: Hartwick Pines, Sterling, Holland State Park Beach & newly added sites at Wilderness.
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We love the U.P. . Lots of nice campgrounds and things to do. Do not miss Whitefish point and the great museum there. You remember "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald" song by Gordon Lightfoot. The museum is a monument to that famous shipwreck and many other interesting things. Then there is Tahquamenon Falls S.P. and its beautiful forests and rivers. Moving west you could visit Crisp Point Lighthouse which is fairy close to Muskallonge S.P.

Mentioned before is Porcupine Mountain S.P. while there be sure to see the Lake of the Clouds.

If you have time a trip up to Copper Harbor is well worth it.

So much to see and do. You will have fun.

We try to make sure to get up by Lake Superior whenever we can.
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Hartwick Pines is also one of the very few Michigan State Parks that have some full-hookup sites. If memory serves they are: Hartwick Pines, Sterling, Holland State Park Beach & newly added sites at Wilderness.
There are some full hookups at Orchard Beach S.P. just north of Manistee. A small park but very nice. Right by Lake Michigan and sometimes the best Sunsets.
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The roadway at the east entrance to The Porcupines is M107. Pull overs along the lake have memorials to the 107'th combat engineers including the 32'nd Div in WWI and II. listing those lost in the "Battle of France" in WWI. Gives the beauty the place a certain air of respect
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The roadway at the east entrance to The Porcupines is M107. Pull overs along the lake have memorials to the 107'th combat engineers including the 32'nd Div in WWI and II. listing those lost in the "Battle of France" in WWI. Gives the beauty the place a certain air of respect
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This will be a Great trip,really any stop you make and "Branch Out" from the C/G will produce things of interest! Its hard to "Enjoy a trip" if you have Reservations/Deadlines to Keep! Mi & Wi campgrounds reservations start EARLY and fill Fast during Premium Camping! Just something to think about in the Time period you are going! Youroo!!
Especially the state parks, they fill up fast, they open up 6 months in advance.
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Are you planning to go to the Upper Peninsula? There are a bunch of things up there as well.
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