Day 15, Friday, Sept. 19th, Bay City, MI to Yale, MI, 79 miles, Total miles 900 Not a fun day, some days with weather, road conditions, scenery, wind direction, etc. are better than others this day kinda sucked. Day started with wind coming out of the East and of course the direction I was going. Read more

Day 11, Ferry ride over to Mackinac Island, 5 miles around island Wow! Mackinac Island is a beautiful place and what a cool vibe with no vehicles allowed on island and everything being transported by bike and horses pulling carts, wagon and buggies. Took the ferry over to island at 10:30am to spend the day Read more

Day 10, Sunday, Sept. 14th, Blaney Park, MI to St. Agnace, MI, 72 miles, Total miles 623 What a great day to ride, not a cloud in the sky and high temps should be 70 degrees. On my way to St. Ignace, spend the night there close to the ferry departure to bring me and Read more

Day 8, Friday, Sept. 12, Sagola,WI to Escanaba, MI, 64 miles Total miles 471 Sunshine and high temperatures in the mid 60’s makes for comfortable biking conditions. The rest of the country seems to be sweltering in record heat. I have also not had to deal with any smoke from the Canadian fires that made Read more

Day 7, Thursday, Sept.11th, Phelps, WI to Sagola, WI, 68 miles, Total miles 407 Had my snacks for breakfast, no restaurants in town, just the Great Escape Bar and Grill that opens on Wednesday later in the day, luckily I grabbed a burger there last night. The owner is in his late 70’s and plans Read more

Day 6, Mercer, WI to Phelps, WI, 68 miles, Total miles 339 What is with all this rain! Over two inches on Tuesday with thunderstorms overnight. Had to take a rest day and wait it out. Mild morning with fog and 58 degrees, going to start my ride in shorts. A couple miles in it Read more