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June 27-29 to WI/MI
Rothman:
--- Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on April 18, 2023, 10:57:05 PM ---I would recommend booking a hotel in Duluth early if you haven’t already. Even though it’s a Tuesday, the changes in lifestyle habits of the last few years mean it’s busy in the summer no matter what day you go and not only on weekends anymore. It’s bad on weekdays and worse on the weekends.
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^This. It actually may already be too late. Last year, hotels were booked for the summer way early from Duluth and up the North Shore.
NWI_Irish96:
--- Quote from: Rothman on April 19, 2023, 06:53:13 AM ---
--- Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on April 18, 2023, 10:57:05 PM ---I would recommend booking a hotel in Duluth early if you haven’t already. Even though it’s a Tuesday, the changes in lifestyle habits of the last few years mean it’s busy in the summer no matter what day you go and not only on weekends anymore. It’s bad on weekdays and worse on the weekends.
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^This. It actually may already be too late. Last year, hotels were booked for the summer way early from Duluth and up the North Shore.
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Already have hotels booked in both Duluth and Sault Ste Marie
NWI_Irish96:
I have re-evaluated the length of the days I had scheduled and trimmed this trip back a bit.
First day will now skip Iowa/I-380 and just head straight up to the Twin Cities and St. Cloud before progressing up to Duluth. If I can get out of Chicagoland in good time I may use US 12 some instead of I-94 between Wisconsin Dells and Black River Falls.
For the second day I really wanted to hit both of the end of US 41 and Dickinson County, but doing both meant a 12 hour day to Sault Ste. Marie, and there aren't any hotels between Duluth and Sault Ste. Marie that I can get free with rewards points. I'm much more likely to go back at a later date to get Dickinson County so that got cut.
For the third day I cut out the Ohio/I-280 segment and just head straight home from Detroit.
Still going to be over 10 hours the first and last days and close to 11 the second day, but at least now I'm not doing three 12-hour days.
NWI_Irish96:
This trip has been modified further.
I discovered that I-535 is completely closed in Duluth until Fall. I'd really rather save my trip there for a time when I can clinch it.
The first day will now wind through Wisconsin, netting me Wood, Clark, Taylor, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Bayfield, Ashland and Iron counties, ending up in Ironwood, MI.
Second day will still go to Sault Ste Marie, but from a much closer starting point. Third day remains unchanged.
I'd still get 30 new counties and finish off all Michigan interstates except I-275 south of I-94.
paulthemapguy:
--- Quote from: NWI_Irish96 on June 20, 2023, 02:35:47 PM ---This trip has been modified further.
I discovered that I-535 is completely closed in Duluth until Fall. I'd really rather save my trip there for a time when I can clinch it.
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Thanks for the warning. I'll definitely hold off on my trip up through Duluth to International Falls until next summer, then.
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