bsinmich wrote:
I did the trip in June from Thunder bay to Pembroke, Ontario via Hwy 17. The road around Superior is excellent for driving but worthless for sightseeing. The new road is a couple miles away from the Lake and out of sight for most of the trip. It is 2 lanes with very narrow shoulders and a cable fence for most of the distance. Pulling to the side for a picture is almost impossible as the semis are whizzing past at 120+kph. I did have a black bear run across the road in front of me and almost got rear ended by a semi when I slowed to avoid it. Later I saw 2 moose feeding at the roadside and knew it was time to stop for the night. To see anything you have to get off of 17 and go to the small towns. Many of those roads are not in good shape leaving the highway, and many of the towns have suffered by the highway being moved away from them. Sault Ste. Marie has a lot. The Agawa Canyon train is great, Soo Locks boat tour. all the other things on both sides of the border. Antlers restaurant on the Mich side is an experience. Sudbury has a lot to see and do also.
Methinks you are exaggerating a bit!
I'm sure that you know that all semi transports (both those in Ontario and the ones that come in from other provinces/states) are required to be speed governed to 105 km./hr. This is done by programming the truck's computer and police have gadgets to plug into the computer,if the speed isn't governed then there is a price to pay in addition to the speeding fine.
Here's a link:
LinkYou must have been on a different highway 17 in June than I was, there were no vehicles (including trucks) on that stretch for minutes at a time!
