Duluth, MN to Rapid City (band land area), SD
Hello everyone, We are traveling west along the UP of MI now and will be heading through Duluth to Rapid City. I would like to know any suggestions for the most scenic route with the most interesti...
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There are lots of lakes across that part of Minnesota. South of US2 is the Lake Itasca, headwaters of the Miss (see Minn.State Parks).
Bimidji (sp?) has a Paul Bunyan and Babe statue. A couple of towns also celebrate St Urho (the Finish immigrant's answer to St Patrick).
Once you leave the Lake Superior shore, the countryside is flat, especially in the Red River Valley along the MN/ND state line.
To drive south from US2 or I94 to I90, almost any NS US numbered highway in the Dakotas will do. Just beware that US2 in western ND is the center of an oil boom, with lots of truck traffic and overloaded campgrounds. But it doesn't affect the Teddy Roosevelt Nat Park in western ND (I94).
Bimidji (sp?) has a Paul Bunyan and Babe statue. A couple of towns also celebrate St Urho (the Finish immigrant's answer to St Patrick).
Once you leave the Lake Superior shore, the countryside is flat, especially in the Red River Valley along the MN/ND state line.
To drive south from US2 or I94 to I90, almost any NS US numbered highway in the Dakotas will do. Just beware that US2 in western ND is the center of an oil boom, with lots of truck traffic and overloaded campgrounds. But it doesn't affect the Teddy Roosevelt Nat Park in western ND (I94).
