Gathering of the clan at Irving's in Pembroke  

Chuck's Roadhouse in Sudbury for lunch  

At our first stop, The Carolyn Beach Inn on the north shore of Lake Huron, Thessalon ON  

Nice place to RON with a great view of the Lake and great sunsets  

Popular with the biker crowd, with the start of the popular Hwy 129 within a mile  

Sparky enjoying a walk on the Lake Huron beach  

Pudly enjoying a refreshing swim in Lake Huron. Everyone was wondering how come my clothes weren't wet  

Beginning of the sunset  

Now congregating at the duty free in the Sault before crossing to the USA  

Crossing over, welcome to the USA  

First excursion, boat tour of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore out of Munising WI. 2 hrs aboard a twin diesel catamaran with a top speed of 26 mph. Well worth the money and a trip highlight  

The back end crew, David wondering what to snack on  

The front end crew got a little more windblown  

First falls, Bridalveil, on the Pictured Rocks  

These rock cliffs rise over 200 feet above Lake Superior, awesome and colourful. The boat tour is really the best way to see them in all their glory  

Sea kayaks can also be rented for an even more up close and personal visit but only if the water conditions are calm enough  

Indian chief's head silhouette with the trees as the headdress  

The Battleships formation  

The crew tucked the boat into a gap on the cliff face. It only happens when it is calm and it got everyone's attention, with little room for error  

Anyone into a tight rope walk on a tree root? No doubt some tourons (combo of tourist and moron if you hadn't heard) have tried it  

The last falls, Spray Falls  

Some of us attended Whisky Dicks bar and grill after the boat cruise, in Munising  

Sparky and Pudly out for a walk in Munising  

At the Pictured Rocks Inn and Suites. I ran into one of the C8 design engineers from team Corvette in the lobby. Unfortunately we never got to have a chat later  

As you can see from the licence plate this veteran was a recipient of the Bronze Star, not something that you see everyday  

Dining at the Dogpatch restaurant in Munising, WI. Great grub  

Parked now in downtown Manitowoc, WI after a little rain driving  

USS Cobia at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum  

Johnny's mound of Tacos at the Fat Seagull (the restaurant not the patron) in Manitowoc, WI. Didn't finish her  

Getting ready to board the USS Cobia, aye matey  

Fwd torpedo bay  

Arghhh Billy, make way the hatchway  

Main control room  

Some of the lads who served upon her  

Looking a little eerie in the red glow, rigged for silent running  

Engine room  

Battle drills?  

Aft torpedo bay  

Large steam engine  

This little "need for speed" unit reached 54 mph. Wonder how stable it was?  

I have a hard time looking at this picture however I had never seen lampreys up close and personal  

On the shores of Lake Michigan between Manitowoc and Two Rivers MI  

Now at the Lighthouse Inn in Two Rivers, WI.  

The folks getting ready for supper at the Lighthouse Inn restaurant  

A10 "Warthog" pilot's Harley  

Retired Air Force A10 pilot sharing some stories  

Birthplace of Harley Davidson in Milwaukee WI, the Harley Museum  

Bill and Barb, sorry that you weren't there  

Sparky looking pretty comfortable as motorcycle mama  

Nancy putting a little scare into Rick  

Tons of vintage Harleys, all worth a pretty penny  

"The One"  

"The One"  

Harley champion hill climbers  

Elvis' first HOG, a 1956  

Livewire, Harley's first all electric bike  

Harbour in Kenosha WI  

Kenosha has this working streetcar, complete with its original TTC markings  

Boathouse Pub and Eatery, good food  

Johnny and Kirk sample the oysters on the half shell  

Quite the Westphalia  

Now entering Chicago, full stop on I94. Traffic sucked in case you were wondering  

Still on I94. At least we can see downtown now  

Now parked at the downtown Chicago parking lot, heading for the Wendella boat launch. Parking lot arrival went OK, Parking lot departure, not so much.....  

Another theme on this trip for some reason. Sparky found a pair in downtown Chicago  

The gang mulling about waiting for the boat cruise, the drivers probably wishing that they had brought a change of shorts  

This was definitely another highlight of the trip, the Chicago boat cruise itself, not the getting there or leaving however  

This building had condos up top, cars parked in the lower levels and boats in the river marina at the bottom of the building  

Locals call them "Pez heads"  

The building reflections are amazing  

On the building a map of the Chicago River  

The Sears Tower  

This lifting bridge is still in operation  

The gold topped building looks like a champagne bottle  

City skyline as seen from the east  

Now at the Quaker Steak and Lube, Portage Indiana, after the toll highways from HELL  

I was trying to think positive  

Enroute to Muskegon, MI  

Parked in downtown Charlevoix MI for lunch. Our old 2008 Jetstream Blue C6 Z06 paid us a visit. First time with our old and new Z06s side by side (just looked like our old C6 by the way)  

Charlevoix waterfront, nice little town  

Coming into town there were many cherry trees and this area is known for all things made from cherries  

The Mackinac bridge in the distance although we did not need to cross over  

Now in Mackinaw City with a bit more rain  

Some of us watched the rain, whilst others were out in it. Rick and Nancy went to Mackinac Island  

Suppertime at the Dixie Saloon  

Backside of Mack-a-tron, a lifesize copy of Bumble Bee Transformer in downtown Mackinaw City. Made from metal car and bridge parts. Pretty impressive  

Front side, towering over Pudly and Sparky  

I needed to floss  

The big weeny, just don't add ketchup  

I think that some of us stayed up later that night  

Now in Tawas City MI, shores of Lake Huron  

Planetarium in Bay City, MI  

Downtown Bay City  

That theme again  

Gatsby's Seafood and Steakhouse Bay City  

Stopover in Frankenmuth, quite the quaint little town  

Fudge factory  

German sweets anyone?  

Zehnder's famous chicken house, Frankenmuth's first restaurant 1856  

Some folks will do anything for a picture, even if they haven't flossed for a couple of days  

Covered bridge downtown Frankenmuth  

The Maypole  

Says it all  

Quite the head of Gouda, 20.3 lbs, $669.70. Anything to declare? Some cheese....  

Frick then Frack on the street xylophone  

Sarnia waterfront after the Blue Water bridge crossing from HELLLL.....  

Enroute to Collingwood, a 2008 C6 Z06  

Downtown Collingwood  

The infamous door. For inquiring minds ask Sparky  

The End. My statistics.  

Addendum. David and Shirley, just glad that it wasn't Vegas  

Johnny has hold of his weiner (er weiner dog) playing around the Maypole in Frankenmuth. How do you say Tourons again  

Kirk with Bumble Bee  

David pretending  

And Johnny finally gets the last word up up and away. The END