Route: I-96 to US 23 to I-75 to ON 17
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Route: I-96 to US 23 to I-75 to ON 17
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| Also, collected Michigan termini for Dan Garnell. See (from south to north): M-108, M-28, M-129, BS I-75 in SSM | |
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The explorers, Kevin and Neil, ready to take off for their journey! |
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No, this wasn't posed at all! |
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The Mackinac Bridge, from the south. |
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Mackinac Bridge. |
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Northbound on the bridge. |
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On the north side is US 2's northern terminus. Also, the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron Circle Tours divide here. |
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The toll plaza for the International Bridge at the north end of I 75. |
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In Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, these shields with English and French words pointed toward ON 17. |
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The routes to 17 North and 17 East diverge. We stay with the Lake Superior Circle tour |
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Entering Lake Superior Provincial Park. |
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Our turnoff of ON 17. We followed a gravel road 14 km through the wilderness to our trailhead on Lake Superior. |
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Setting off into the woods! (A sign says bears are in the vicinity.) |
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Route: ON 17 to I-75 to US 23 to I-96
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Ascending the International Bridge from Canada |
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Crossing the border! |
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A "laker" ship approaches the Soo Locks with iron from Duluth. |
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The border inspection station.. |
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Second exit in Michigan; goes to the south side of SSM. Hmm... no route marker, just the beginning of the Lake Huron Circle Tour. From the other direction, it's marked as Bus Spur 75. |
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Getting back on I-75 in SSM. Any one know who Prentiss Brown is? Go Red Wings! |
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Canada is now the northbound control city. Guess it's better than Sault Ste Marie! |
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Business Spur 75 ends. |
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Southbound across the Macinac bridge. |
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The beginning of US 31 is just a few miles south of US 23's terminus in Macinac City. Find more terminus pictures at Dale Sanderson's site for US 23 or US 31. |
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Kevin had a gay landlord, so we thought it would be funny to take a picture of the Gaylord sign, then squeeze "land" into the middle! We never did. |
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Approaching the northern terminus of US 127. Until only a few weeks before my trip, US 27 was signed up here, but the highway had been recently changed over. More US 127 terminus pictures at Dale Sanderson's. |
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Closer to the US 127 intersection. |
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Kevin looks a bit rougher upon return to Detroit |
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So do I, I suppose, but no worse for wear. |
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Route: I-96
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Leaving Detroit, I found a monster intersection where I-96, I-275, I-696 and M-5 came together. |
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M-5 ends at 14 Mile Rd? I wonder if they keep this sign updated at the M-5 freeway is extended. BTW, M-5 is E-W east of here and N-S north of here. |
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This big intersection is also the northern terminus of I-275. |
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