From the October 12, 2014, Chicago Tribune.
"It's time to roll out the crockpots, wool socks and hoodies, but there's time enough to get out and enjoy the autumn splendor before construction season falls into winter. Midwestern forests make for great scenic driving on uncrowded roads undulating through bluffs and dells, past single-light small towns and alongside rivers of all sizes.
"While destinations like Door County, Wis., Starved Rock State Park, Il., and shorelines elsewhere on Lake Michigan remain popular, we came up with a lost of drives worth the destination. In most cases, until teleportation becomes possible, you'll have to flee the city via interstate construction zones to get to our favorites."
And, believe me, the "Color Wave" has arrived here along the Wisconsin-Illinois border. The Tribune had four writers give their five fav drives.
In a few minutes, we'll drive on a very short one about ten miles to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, taking Johnsburg Road, which becomes Wilmot Road into Wisconsin and then a few others to Twin lakes. This is always a pretty drive, especially the hill going down to US-12 and past the Chain of Lakes State Park.
Looking Forward to Seeing the Color. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
2 comments:
Indeed. New England is famous for leaf peepers but the Upper Midwest is just as great. We love our area Bluff Country (s.e. Mn.) great fall road trips....:)
The whole Midwest is so often overlooked for its Fall Color. I'd love to take a ride along the Mississippi River into Minnesota and the lake Superior shoreline.
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