The Incredible North Shore Tour

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Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Continue this trip on around Lake Superior! The scenery on the north shore beyond Thunder Bay is fantastic. Granite outcroppings framing fabulous views of the lake. It's quite a haul to Sault Ste. Marie, but I've been drawn back to make the trip three times now.
An hour north and west of Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario), there's a fantastic inn on Batchawana Bay named Salzburger Hof. Great view, food, service, and they love motorcyclists. Check their website: https://www.salzburgerhofresort.com/

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Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

This ride is magnificent whether you want to just stay on the road all the way to the border or if you want to take any of the NUMEROUS stops along the way including restaurants, resorts, & parks. Lots of hiking opportunities and innumerable photo ops. **TIP: Try to take in the scenery of the North Shore/Lake Superior when SOUTHbound; ideally in the afternoon. The view is all in front of you instead of over your shoulder. Also, be very alert and ready for cars stopped ahead of you waiting to turn left as their aren't any turning lanes!!

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Motorcycle Type : Touring

If you get up here to ride, take the time to make two side trips
-Highway One up to Ely. Great road, there was some construction summer of 07, but it should be done now. Keep your eyes out for wolves, bear and moose. I think it's about a 2 hour drive up.
-Take the Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais all the way to the end, you can see Canada across the lake at the National Forest campground. You'll see the results of the forest fire last summer. Time is about an hour and a half each way.

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Motorcycle Type : Other

1) Take note to shift over onto Old 61 at north end of Duluth for the shoreline drive ... not the divided highway to Two Harbors. 2) Notice that the Gunflint is an absolute dead end in the wilderness, but that Hwy 1 to Ely lets you loop elsewhere if you wish. 3) Also check the parkways along the hilltops of Duluth for great views of the city and lake.