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Riding the Upper Peninsola...?


granda080

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I have to go to Grand Rapids, MI the last week of July. I was planning on riding up and then riding around the Upper Peninsula. The route I was looking at doing is http://mapq.st/oX33Ox

Has anyone ridden around the Upper Peninsula? I've never been there. Thoughts?

Not to sound like a dick but your not in the UP. You don't get into the UP until after you cross the Mackinaw Bridge. I have ridden around the the eastern end of the UP both on bikes and sleds and it is absolutely beautiful. Based on a conversation I had with Pfloydgad this weekend the Western Lower is nice but not much to see on the Eastern Lower.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes near Traverse City, Mackinaw City ( the old fort, retired Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw). Other than that there aren't many stops once you start heading down the East side to Bay City where you're planning on picking up 23 / 75.

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That's an iron butt ride! I've mapped that one out, but other than the lighthouse/museum/fort and the ship traffic at Mackinaw... dunno. There is a decommissioned Coast Guard ice cutter/museum downtown. There is a souvenir/tourist trap area in Mackinaw also. Easy to hit if eating in that area. There's a bunch of interesting small towns on the West side of the peninsula. And that's lower peninsula. You mean upper lower peninsula. *confused* Upper Michigan is that part on the other side of the bridge. Someday I want to see that part also.

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edit: and yeah, watch out for deer. A lot of deer up there.

edit again: you can zoom in and type attractions in the mapquest search, and it will point out stuff in the area. But I'd get on over on TripAdvisor, and search some of the areas for info.

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Maybe he thinks its the upper because of upper sandusky is SOUTH of sandusky. Doesnt make sense

the river flows north, into lake erie.

upper sandusky is up the river. upstream.

makes perfect sense.

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