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richardsr
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May 14, 2013

memphis,tn to decatur,in and then sturgeon bay,wi

our june trip to sturgeon bay has changed. we are leaving Memphis for Decatur,in for service work on dp. mapquest says western route to us57, us70 to indy then north to Decatur,in or eastern route us40.us65 at Nashville and us69. to Decatur,in then hwy30 to Chicago area. I would appreciate input on west or east route. I also would like imput on Chicago to sturgeon bay in 40 ft. dp with toad. mapquest says us90 to us94. sincerely,richard
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    richardsr
    Explorer
    May 15, 2013
    thanks jeb5,looks like good advise in navigating Chicago. sincerely,richard
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    jeb5
    Explorer
    May 14, 2013
    Suggestion on route. North from Decatur to Rt. 30 in Ft. Wayne. West on 30 to Indiana 49. This is just East of Valparaiso. Indiana. North to I 80, West to 294. You will miss all of the HEAVY Traffic by the Lakes Mall area. I 65 is OK, but 30 in between 49 and I 65 is a DISASTER!!!
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    Son_of_Norway
    Explorer
    May 14, 2013
    Have a great trip. I love Door County and would like to get back there some day. I have also always wanted to see the submarine U.S.S. Cobia at Manitowoc. Might be an interesting stop for you too.

    Miles
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    camperpaul
    Explorer
    May 14, 2013
    richardsr wrote:

    also we plan to go back thru Oshkosh. we like to sight see these areas. sincerely, Richard

    If you're going to be in Oshkosh, you have to visit the EAA museum.

    Be forewarned:
    The EAA "Airventure" is July 29th through Aug 4th and US-41 is like a parking lot.
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    richardsr
    Explorer
    May 14, 2013
    miles,thanks for the info. we were in door co. in 2006.we loved the june weather. I want to spend a few days in green bay area. I thank the packer museum and field would be neat.also we plan to go back thur Oshkosh.we like to sight see these areas. sincerely,richard ps we were in Denver area last year for a few days on our way to Alaska.you have a beautiful area except for the wild fires.
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    Son_of_Norway
    Explorer
    May 14, 2013
    Some people do like to go around Chicago on 294. I accidently exited off 90 in a construction area once and was lost for a few scary minutes in South Chicago. Otherwise the natural route to Sturgeon Bay is 94 to 43 to 57, unless you want to make a detour for some reason. (I'm a Wisconsin native, Colorado transplant.) Sturgeon Bay is a great area, what are you going to do up there?

    Miles
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    camperpaul
    Explorer
    May 14, 2013
    richardsr wrote:
    our june trip to sturgeon bay has changed. we are leaving Memphis for Decatur,in for service work on dp. mapquest says western route to us57, us70 to indy then north to Decatur,in or eastern route us40.us65 at Nashville and us69. to Decatur,in then hwy30 to Chicago area. I would appreciate input on west or east route. I also would like input on Chicago to sturgeon bay in 40 ft. dp with toad. map-quest says us90 to us94. sincerely, Richard


    Be careful here with highway names/numbers.

    There are state highways (e.g. IL-173),
    US federal highways (e.g. US-41)
    and Interstate highways (e.g. I-65).
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    From Chicago to Sturgeon Bay, take I-90/94 through Chicago to I-94 to US-41 to I-43 (in Milwaukee) to destination.

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