Lake Superior great circle tour
Planning to go around Lake Superior this summer. Was thinking of late August into early September. Other option would be early July to early August. Which would be better? How are bugs, weather and c...
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I would do late August/Early September.
The weather is still very nice.
There will be Less people on the American side once school starts, especially on the Minnesota shores.
Don't wait too late into September because once the leaves start changing, Hwy 61 (the North Shore Scenic Drive National Scenic Byway) becomes a traffic nightmare. Last year in late September, traffic heading down the shore at the end of the day was backed up (at a standstill) with leaf peepers from Two Harbors all the way back through the tunnels - a distance of over 4 miles.
There are lots of great State Parks and waterfalls on the Minnesota North Shore. Eight state parks in a row going up the shore. In Wisconsin, there is the Apostle Islands national Lakeshore. In the UP of Michigan there are a lot of great spots to visit: Porcupine Mts state park, the Keweenaw Peninsula, Pictured Rocks National Seashore, and of course, the Soo Locks.
I don't want to badmouth our Canadian friends, but I have to agree with moebedick - there isn't much to see once you get on the Canadian side.
The weather is still very nice.
There will be Less people on the American side once school starts, especially on the Minnesota shores.
Don't wait too late into September because once the leaves start changing, Hwy 61 (the North Shore Scenic Drive National Scenic Byway) becomes a traffic nightmare. Last year in late September, traffic heading down the shore at the end of the day was backed up (at a standstill) with leaf peepers from Two Harbors all the way back through the tunnels - a distance of over 4 miles.
There are lots of great State Parks and waterfalls on the Minnesota North Shore. Eight state parks in a row going up the shore. In Wisconsin, there is the Apostle Islands national Lakeshore. In the UP of Michigan there are a lot of great spots to visit: Porcupine Mts state park, the Keweenaw Peninsula, Pictured Rocks National Seashore, and of course, the Soo Locks.
I don't want to badmouth our Canadian friends, but I have to agree with moebedick - there isn't much to see once you get on the Canadian side.
