Today, I drove from Midland, Ontario to Escanaba, MI, a town situated along the shores of Lake Michigan on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, which was a drive of around 550 miles (including a long detour where I-75 was closed on the Upper Peninsula). I departed Midland around 7:30am. The Canadian highways I took until crossing the border at Sault Ste. Marie were far nicer than most American roads. My one regret about the route is that there were few places to pull aside to appreciate the scenery of Georgian Bay. However, I could appreciate much of the general prettiness from behind the wheel. Once I crossed the border, I proceeded to US-2, the Lake Michigan Scenic Highway, which is a very impressive scenic road. I couldn't take advantage of some of the first scenic points as I was concerned about running out of gas (gas stations were few and far between in this area), but once I got gas, I pulled over at the Epoufette Bay Scenic Overlook, where I was able to capture this picture.
I finally arrived at the Hiawatha Inn in Escanaba around 6:00pm. However, I didn't rest long once I arrived as I wanted to go see a 6:40 showing of Ted 2 (luckily, the movie theatre was just around the block). I enjoyed Ted 2 as I am a HUGE Seth MacFarlane fan but I did not think it was as great as the first one. After seeing the movie, I went to Culver's, a Wisconsin-based (very midwestern in my opinion) quick service chain that I have become fond of over the past year in Sarasota, where I had a burger.
I'm back at the motel now and am prepared to continue my travels tomorrow morning. I can take a bit more of a relaxed schedule as my distance is shorter and I have a time change that essentially gives me an extra hour. But I'm also taking a detour to visit Taliesin, the home and estate of Frank Lloyd Wright located in Spring Green, WI (I became a big fan of his after visiting Taliesin West in 2003). I'll post more about it tomorrow!
Next Stop: La Crosse, WI
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