Midwest (July 2011)

Road trip / "camping" in Boundary Waters with Ed July 9-17, 2011.

Possibilities

Baseball

The Brewers play the Reds the weekend of the 9th, but that won't be feasible, as Milwaukee's too close to Chicago, and we need to get closer to our destination the first night we travel. The White Sox are out the weekend of the 15th.

The Twins play the Royals and the Cubs play the Marlins the weekend of the 15th.

Itinerary

July 9

Arrive in Chicago

July 10

Head to Boundary Waters, stopping somewhere in Wisconsin or Minnesota.

Probably head to Apostle Islands in Wisconsin via one of two routes:

• North on I-94 / 41 to Milwaukee
  1. Continue up 41 to Oshkosh, then take 45 to 10 to I-39 / 51 (shorter route)
  2. Continue up I-43 / 32 through Sheboygan to Green Bay, then take I-29 to I-39 / 51
• 51 to 2 to 13 to Washburn (near Apostle Islands)

July 11-15

Go around Lake Superior to Duluth, then Grand Malais.

Arrive in Boundary Waters.

July 15

Leave Boundary Waters. Head back to Chicago via:

• Minneapolis through Eau Claire (and the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum) through Madison to Chicago