Travel advice needed!

[corilannam]

So my BFF chelseafrew and I are heading to Chicago next weekend for a Very Important Wedding. We've been meaning to take a leisurely roadtrip for years, and we've decided this is our opportunity!

We're leaving on Wednesday or Thursday of next week to meander from DC to Chicago by Friday afternoon. We're in Chicago Friday and Saturday for wedding activities, and then at some point we'll be leaving to drive up to Canada through either Wisconsin or (more likely) Michigan. From there we plan to drive around the Great Lakes to Toronto, then down through Niagra Falls and eventually home. We're allowing about a week and a half to do the whole thing.

I know a great number of you know live in these regions or know them much better than I do, so my questions:

* Along that route (more or less), what are the Must See Sights?

* Any advice on the best places to stay (or stay away from)?

* While in Canada, what and where must we eat?

* Anyone want to have coffee/dinner/world domination planning meetings?

This is, of course, all assuming that I can find my passport, which I put in a very safe place....

Comments

[shinymarigold.livejournal.com]

If you're going through Michigan, how far north are you planning to go? I only ask because I live in northern Michigan, and work in/near one of the biggest tourist traps attractions in the state. And you really haven't lived until you've seen the Mighty Mac. 8-) Would love to see you if you can swing it; I'll probably be working much of the time, but I'm usually off by 7 pm or so.

Caveat: It is a Long. Ass. Drive. from Chicago to Mackinac, or even from Detroit if you go there first per above poster. Seriously. I'm talking 6 - 8 hours. Just FYI. Come anyway?

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I really wish we could come up that way! My mom used to go up to Mackinac all the time as her secret hideaway from her crazy family. *g* Sadly, we're barely going to have enough time right now to make it home in time for me to get back to work the next Monday, but I promise we'll come back and visit properly soon!

[shinymarigold.livejournal.com]

No worries -- sounds like you've got a full agenda already. Maybe next time. And secret hideaways from crazy families are our specialty. 8-)