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Permalink Reply by Gail Artrip on August 15, 2014 at 4:51am

I'd be interested in your route information for the bottom half. I've seen maps on Bikely and other forums but they're short on details and much of this area either has pretty heavy traffic or is sketchy neighborhood-wise. Also, if you decide to do the top half, let me know. I was looking for a riding companion for it earlier this year and came up empty so I didn't do it.

Gail

Permalink Reply by Joe Kallo on August 15, 2014 at 5:05am

Hi Gail! We rode up to Manitowoc in WI, then ferried across (at night! it was a hoot!) to Ludington and then down. Well I can tell you this for sure: the route gets less fun the closer you get to chi. South of Benton Harbor there's a long stretch on 12 with little/no shoulder. We did it on Friday afternoon and that was somewhat tense. We ended up skipping our last night of camping (was to be the Indiana dunes) and rode the 80ish miles from Warren dunes back into the city. It is mostly on bike trails though, and the towns/hoods are fine. It's just suburban and not all that scenic. If you're thinking of doing it, you definitely want to look into USBR 35. Except that patch outside of Benton Harbor, it's amazing.

And yes, let's keep in touch. We'd REALLY love to do the top half (drive to Manitowoc, ride around to Ludington, ferry back) next year. It's somewhat longer (~550 miles) but promises to be super pretty.

Btw, we documented our trip while underway on our twitter account @velokallos and we're putting pics up on our site: http://roadsgoevereveron.com

Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on May 7, 2015 at 8:42am

We also have our own ferryboat out of Milwaukee, the Lake Express, which takes only 2 1/2 hours to cross from Milwaukee to Muskegon, MI.  I had a very positive experience, except for a couple of flats on the same tire and an absent boat on my second crossing, on the Michigan side of my trips.  My observations helped to get bike racks on Milwaukee County buses.

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on August 3, 2015 at 2:54pm

Two trips I've made:

The first trip, in 2004

 [Weblog] and [Picture Albums] from a trip around Lake Michigan in the summer of 2004.

The 2nd trip, in 2007

[Weblog]  and [Pictures] for a second 2007 tour around Lake Michigan - this time all the way around