Lake Superior to Montreal

Itinerary: Stage 3: Lake Superior to Montreal

The drive north of Duluth along the northwest shore of Lake Superior is considered one of the great drives of America by many independent sources..so we are gonna find out for ourselves. Gooseberry Falls State Park, Split Rock Lighthouse, the shores and cliffs of the lake. Then we enter Canada at Thunder Bay, Ontario. Rather than taking the typical route across to Sault St Marie, Sudbury and Ottawa which we did back in 1981, we will go farther north. Canada is pretty flat up here as a result of glaciation scouring it clean in the last ice age 15,000 years ago, but the maps have green dots along the roads...so off we go to see something new. We then drop into Montreal ("Royal Mountain" in french). We already have two nights reserved in a little hotel in the old quarter for a Friday & Saturday night......we're not as old as some of you might think.....so yes, party nights! The summer in Vieux ("Old") Montreal is one continual festival.

Next: Quebec, the St. Lawrence River, and the maritime provinces.

Au revoir. Thanks for reading! And remember, if you know of cool places - sight, hotels, food - along the way from your travel, either in person or arm chair, please let us know!