Mileage - 209e
Camp, Old Forge Camping Resort $25 or Nicks Lake Campground $18
Hamilton, NY
Colgate University
Old Forge, NY
Bald Mountain Trail 2 mi r/t
Old Mill Restaurant
My trips around the United States and parts of Canada beginning in 2011 when I retired -- By Eric Eggen
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Day 19 - Old Forge, NY to Saranac Lake, NY
Mileage - 89e
Camp, Meadowbrook or Wilmington Notch Campground $18
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Trail 2.2 mi one-way
Lake Placid, NY
Olympic Center - Winter Olympic Museum
Whiteface Mountain
Toll Road
Gondola (may not be open)
Stag Brook Falls Trail
Camp, Meadowbrook or Wilmington Notch Campground $18
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Trail 2.2 mi one-way
Lake Placid, NY
Olympic Center - Winter Olympic Museum
Whiteface Mountain
Toll Road
Gondola (may not be open)
Stag Brook Falls Trail
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Day 20 - Saranac Lake, NY to Glens Falls, NY
Mileage 150e
Motel
Au Sable Fork, NY
Au Sable Chasm
Ticonderoga, NY
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake George, NY
Fort William Henry Museum
Glens Falls, NY
Davidson Brothers Restaurant & Brewery
Hyde House - Hyde art collection
Motel
Au Sable Fork, NY
Au Sable Chasm
Ticonderoga, NY
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake George, NY
Fort William Henry Museum
Glens Falls, NY
Davidson Brothers Restaurant & Brewery
Hyde House - Hyde art collection
Day 21 - Glens Falls, NY to Goshen, VT
Mileage 106e
Camp - Chittenden Brook Campground, Green Mountain National Forest
Arlington, VT
Norman Rockwell's hometown
Manchester, VT
Hildene, estate of Robert Todd Lincoln
Rutland, VT
Camp - Chittenden Brook Campground, Green Mountain National Forest
Arlington, VT
Norman Rockwell's hometown
Manchester, VT
Hildene, estate of Robert Todd Lincoln
Rutland, VT
Vermont Marble Museum, Proctor
New England Maple Museum, Pittsford
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Day 22 - Goshen, VT to Stowe, VT
Mileage - 135e
Camp, Gold Brook Campground $26
Reservation made
Killington, VT
Woodstock, VT
Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park
Hiking
Waterbury, VT
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Visitors Center
Camp, Gold Brook Campground $26
Reservation made
Killington, VT
Woodstock, VT
Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park
Hiking
Waterbury, VT
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Visitors Center
Friday, May 27, 2011
Day 23 - Stowe, VT to North Conway, NH
Mileage - 156e
Motel, Clarendon Motel $79
Made reservation
Mt. Mansfield, VT
McCarthys (breakfast)
Toll Road $23
Gondola $22
Franconia and Franconia Notch, NH
Flume Gorge Visitors Center and boardwalk nature trail
Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway
North Woodstock, NH
White Mountains Visitors Center
Motel, Clarendon Motel $79
Made reservation
Mt. Mansfield, VT
McCarthys (breakfast)
Toll Road $23
Gondola $22
Franconia and Franconia Notch, NH
Flume Gorge Visitors Center and boardwalk nature trail
Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway
North Woodstock, NH
White Mountains Visitors Center
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Day 24 - North Conway, NH to Gorham, NH
Mileage - 77e
Motel - Clarendon Motel
Made reservation
Bretton Woods, NH
Mount Washington Hotel
Mt. Washington Cog Railway
Crawford Notch, NH
Crawford Notch Depot
Mt. Willard Trail 1.6 mi
Pinkham Notch, NH
Mt. Washington Auto Road
Motel - Clarendon Motel
Made reservation
Bretton Woods, NH
Mount Washington Hotel
Mt. Washington Cog Railway
Crawford Notch, NH
Crawford Notch Depot
Mt. Willard Trail 1.6 mi
Pinkham Notch, NH
Mt. Washington Auto Road
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Day 25 - Gorham, NH to Bailey Island, ME
Mileage - 205e
Camp - Recompence Shore Campground
Made reservation
Sebago Lake, ME
Kettle lake cut in granite by ice pack melt
Freeport, ME
LL Bean store - Slate floor
Bailey Island, ME
Orrs Island cribstone bridge
Mackerel Cove
Land's End - statue honoring Maine fishermen
Thomas Point Beach
Giant's Stairs Trail
Camp - Recompence Shore Campground
Made reservation
Sebago Lake, ME
Kettle lake cut in granite by ice pack melt
Freeport, ME
LL Bean store - Slate floor
Bailey Island, ME
Orrs Island cribstone bridge
Mackerel Cove
Land's End - statue honoring Maine fishermen
Thomas Point Beach
Giant's Stairs Trail
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 26 - Bailey Island, ME to Bar Harbor, ME
Mileage - 148e
Motel - Belle Isle Motel, Bar Harbor
Made reservation
Bath, ME
Maine Maritime Museum
Motel - Belle Isle Motel, Bar Harbor
Made reservation
Bath, ME
Maine Maritime Museum
Boothbay, ME
Waldoboro, ME
Moody's Diner - 4 berry pie
Lincolnville, ME
Monday, May 23, 2011
Days 27 & 28 - Bar Harbor, ME to Cobscook Bay State Park, ME
Mileage - 151e
Camp, Cobscook Bay State Park
Made reservation
Mount Desert Island, ME
Bar Harbour
Shore Path
Robert Abbe Museum
Acadia National Park
Cadillac Mountain
Mount Desert Oceanarium
Wild Gardens of Acadia
Thuya Garden (Northeast Harbor)
Seal Cove Auto Museum (vintages 1895-1917)
Trenton, ME
Great Maine Lumberjack Show
Camp, Cobscook Bay State Park
Made reservation
Mount Desert Island, ME
Bar Harbour
Shore Path
Robert Abbe Museum
Acadia National Park
Cadillac Mountain
Mount Desert Oceanarium
Wild Gardens of Acadia
Thuya Garden (Northeast Harbor)
Seal Cove Auto Museum (vintages 1895-1917)
Trenton, ME
Great Maine Lumberjack Show
Schoodic Scenic Byway and Schoodic Point
Cherryfield, ME
"Blueberry Capital of the World"
Lubec, ME
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, easternmost point in US
Campobello Island, NB
Liberty Point
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Days 29 and 30 - Cobscook Bay State Park, ME to Baxter State Park, ME
Mileage - 223e
Camp, Roaring Brook Campground
Cutler, ME
Hiking
Camp, Roaring Brook Campground
Cutler, ME
Bold Coast Charter, puffin-sighting boat trip $100
Made reservation
Made reservation
5 hours, 7 AM departure, reservations required
Telephone the night before to reconfirm reservation (207) 259-4484
Baxter State Park Telephone the night before to reconfirm reservation (207) 259-4484
Hiking
Friday, May 20, 2011
Day 31 - Baxter State Park, ME to Madawaska, ME
Mileage - 256e
Motel, Days Inn, Edmundston, NB
Patten, ME
Lumbermen's Museum
Fort Kent, ME
Fort Kent Historical Society Museum
Fort Kent Blockhouse Museum
Madawaska, ME
Northeast corner of US
Motel, Days Inn, Edmundston, NB
Patten, ME
Lumbermen's Museum
Fort Kent, ME
Fort Kent Historical Society Museum
Fort Kent Blockhouse Museum
Madawaska, ME
Northeast corner of US
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Day 32 - Madawaska, ME to Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Mileage - 254e
Camp, Peaks-Kenny State Park $25
New Sweden, ME
New Sweden Museum
Stockholm, ME
Eureka Hall Restaurant (may not be open on Wednesday)
Van Buren, ME
Acadian Village
Camp, Peaks-Kenny State Park $25
New Sweden, ME
New Sweden Museum
Stockholm, ME
Eureka Hall Restaurant (may not be open on Wednesday)
Van Buren, ME
Acadian Village
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Day 33 - Dover-Foxcroft, ME to Errol, NH
Mileage - 260e
Camp, Umbagog Lake State Park $30
Greenville, ME
Moosehead Lake
New Portland, ME
1846-vintage wire bridge over Carrabassett River
Camp, Umbagog Lake State Park $30
Greenville, ME
Moosehead Lake
New Portland, ME
1846-vintage wire bridge over Carrabassett River
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Days 34 and 35 - Errol, NH to Burlington, VT
Mileage - 151e
Motel
St. Johnsbury, VT
Maple Grove Farm - maple syrup
West Danville, VT
Hastings Store
Montpelier, VT
State Capitol
Wayside Restaurant - beef barley soup
Burlington, VT
Shelburne Museum and Farms
Steamboat Ticonderoga walking tour
Church Street Marketplace
Ethan Allen Homestead
Lone Rock Point, VT
Dolomite (old rock) thrust over shale (new rock)
Motel
St. Johnsbury, VT
Maple Grove Farm - maple syrup
West Danville, VT
Hastings Store
Montpelier, VT
State Capitol
Wayside Restaurant - beef barley soup
Burlington, VT
Shelburne Museum and Farms
Steamboat Ticonderoga walking tour
Church Street Marketplace
Ethan Allen Homestead
Lone Rock Point, VT
Dolomite (old rock) thrust over shale (new rock)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 36 - Burlington, VT to Ogdensburg, NY
Mileage - 184e
Camp, Eel Weir State Park
Isle Lamotte, VT
Chazy Fossil Reef - oldest known coral reef in the world (black limestone)
Rooseveltown, NY
Dwight D Eisenhower Lock on St. Lawrence Seaway
Massena, NY
St. Lawrence-FDR Project
Visitors Center
Ogdensburg, NY
Frederick Remington Art Museum
Camp, Eel Weir State Park
Isle Lamotte, VT
Chazy Fossil Reef - oldest known coral reef in the world (black limestone)
Rooseveltown, NY
Dwight D Eisenhower Lock on St. Lawrence Seaway
Massena, NY
St. Lawrence-FDR Project
Visitors Center
Ogdensburg, NY
Frederick Remington Art Museum
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Day 37 - Ogdensburg, NY to Oswego, NY
Mileage - 141e
Camp, Fair Haven Beach State Park
Alexandria Bay, NY
Thousand Islands International Bridge
Thousand Islands Skydeck, Hill Island, ON
Clayton, NY
Antique Boat Museum
Sackets Harbor, NY
Seaway Trail Discovery Center
Oswego, NY
Fort Ontario State Historic Site
Camp, Fair Haven Beach State Park
Alexandria Bay, NY
Thousand Islands International Bridge
Thousand Islands Skydeck, Hill Island, ON
Clayton, NY
Antique Boat Museum
Sackets Harbor, NY
Seaway Trail Discovery Center
Oswego, NY
Fort Ontario State Historic Site
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Day 38 - Oswego, NY to Niagara Falls, NY
Mileage 228e
Motel, Hampton Inn, Niagara Falls, ON $59
Mt. Morris, NY
Letchworth State Park "Grand Canyon of the East"
Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center at Niagara Falls State Park
Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site
"Discovery" Pass $30, Visitors Center
Maid-of-the-Mist boat tour
Cave of the Winds
Trolley
Motel, Hampton Inn, Niagara Falls, ON $59
Mt. Morris, NY
Letchworth State Park "Grand Canyon of the East"
Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center at Niagara Falls State Park
Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site
"Discovery" Pass $30, Visitors Center
Maid-of-the-Mist boat tour
Cave of the Winds
Trolley
Friday, May 13, 2011
Days 39, 40 and 41 - Niagara Falls, NY to Toronto, ON
Mileage 81e
Motel
Hamilton, ON
Royal Botanical Garden
Toronto, ON
CN Tower, 360 Restaurant
Transit: TTC $10 per day pass
Royal Ontario Museum
Art Gallery of Ontario
Casa Loma
Kensington Market area
Edwards Gardens
Toronto Botanical Gardens
Motel
Hamilton, ON
Royal Botanical Garden
Toronto, ON
CN Tower, 360 Restaurant
Transit: TTC $10 per day pass
Royal Ontario Museum
Art Gallery of Ontario
Casa Loma
Kensington Market area
Edwards Gardens
Toronto Botanical Gardens
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 43 - Toronto, ON to Tobermory, ON
Mileage - 185e
Camp, Land's End Park $33
Tobermory, ON
Bruce Peninsula National Park, Visitors Center
Glass Bottom Boat Tour to Flowerpot Island
Camp, Land's End Park $33
Tobermory, ON
Bruce Peninsula National Park, Visitors Center
Glass Bottom Boat Tour to Flowerpot Island
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 44 - Tobermory, ON to Sudbury, ON
Mileage - 143e
Motel, Knights Inn, Sudbury
Tobermory, ON
MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry to Manitoulin Island, 7 AM sailing time
Manitoulin Island, ON
Largest island on an inland sea in the world
Sudbury, ON
Big Nickel and Dynamic Earth
Science North
SNOLAB - Sudbury Neutrino Observatory solar neutrino experiment
Wahnapitae, ON
The Mogensen Moccasin Trading Post
Motel, Knights Inn, Sudbury
Tobermory, ON
MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry to Manitoulin Island, 7 AM sailing time
Manitoulin Island, ON
Largest island on an inland sea in the world
Sudbury, ON
Big Nickel and Dynamic Earth
Science North
SNOLAB - Sudbury Neutrino Observatory solar neutrino experiment
Wahnapitae, ON
The Mogensen Moccasin Trading Post
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 47 - Sault Sainte Marie, ON to Nisula, MI
Mileage - 323e
Camp, Courtney Lake Campground $12
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Marquette, MI
Superior Dome, Northern Michigan Univ - largest wooden dome
Vierling Saloon
Negaunee, MI
Iron Industry Museum
Republic, MI
Open pit iron mine
Van Riper State Park, alternate campground
Camp, Courtney Lake Campground $12
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Marquette, MI
Superior Dome, Northern Michigan Univ - largest wooden dome
Vierling Saloon
Negaunee, MI
Iron Industry Museum
Republic, MI
Open pit iron mine
Van Riper State Park, alternate campground
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Day 48 - Nisula, MI to Hancock, MI
Mileage - 141e
Camp, Hancock Recreation Area on Portage Waterway
Copper Country Trail, Houghton to Copper Harbor, MI
Keweenaw National Historical Site
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
Quincy Mine Tour
Coppertown USA Mining Museum
Brockway Mountain Drive
Camp, Hancock Recreation Area on Portage Waterway
Copper Country Trail, Houghton to Copper Harbor, MI
Keweenaw National Historical Site
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
Quincy Mine Tour
Coppertown USA Mining Museum
Brockway Mountain Drive
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 49 - Hancock, MI to Green Bay, WI
Mileage - 215e
Motel
Iron Mountain, MI
Cornish Pump and Mining Museum
Majestic Pine/Roosevelt Mountain Ski Jump
Vulcan, MI
Iron Mountain Iron Mine Tour
Norway, MI
Piers Gorge
Green Bay, WI
National Railroad Museum
Chili John's
Motel
Iron Mountain, MI
Cornish Pump and Mining Museum
Majestic Pine/Roosevelt Mountain Ski Jump
Vulcan, MI
Iron Mountain Iron Mine Tour
Norway, MI
Piers Gorge
Green Bay, WI
National Railroad Museum
Chili John's
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Day 50 - Green Bay, WI to Oshkosh, WI
Mileage - 185e
Motel
Door County Peninsula, WI
Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay
Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant - sod roof
Baileys Harbor
Ridges Sanctuary wildflower preserve
Motel
Door County Peninsula, WI
Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay
Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant - sod roof
Baileys Harbor
Ridges Sanctuary wildflower preserve
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 51 - Oshkosh, WI to Lac du Flambeau, WI
Mileage - 221e
Camp
Oshkosh, WI
Eagle River, WI
Carl's Wood Art Museum (chain saw art) - may be closed, as Carl has died.
Lac du Flambeau, WI
Brown Ojibwe Museum and Culture Center
Camp
Oshkosh, WI
Eagle River, WI
Carl's Wood Art Museum (chain saw art) - may be closed, as Carl has died.
Lac du Flambeau, WI
Brown Ojibwe Museum and Culture Center
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 52 - Lac du Flambeau, WI to Duluth, MN
Mileage - 187e
Motel
Ashland, WI
Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center
Duluth, MN
The Depot - museum complex
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center
Skyline Parkway
Aerial Lift Bridge
Leif Erickson Park & Rose Garden - riverfront trail
Motel
Ashland, WI
Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center
Duluth, MN
The Depot - museum complex
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center
Skyline Parkway
Aerial Lift Bridge
Leif Erickson Park & Rose Garden - riverfront trail
Monday, May 2, 2011
Day 53 - Duluth, MN to Isabella, MN
Mileage - 292e
Camp, Superior National Forest Campground
Route 61 North Shore Drive
Gooseberry Falls
Palisade Head
Lutsen
Mountain Tram and Alpine Slide
Grand Marais, MN
Gunflint Trail, State Road 12, Grand Marais to North Brule CCC Camp - 22 miles one way
Camp, Superior National Forest Campground
Route 61 North Shore Drive
Gooseberry Falls
Palisade Head
Lutsen
Mountain Tram and Alpine Slide
Grand Marais, MN
Gunflint Trail, State Road 12, Grand Marais to North Brule CCC Camp - 22 miles one way
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Day 54 - Isabella, MN to Kaetogama, MN
Mileage - 136e
Camp, Woodenfrog State Forest Campground
Soudan, MN
Soudan Underground State Park
Underground Mine Tour
High Energy Physics Lab Tour
Camp, Woodenfrog State Forest Campground
Soudan, MN
Soudan Underground State Park
Underground Mine Tour
High Energy Physics Lab Tour
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