2004 
Held in conjunction with the Great White North Tour
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2004
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Click on the Logo to the left to download a 2004 Microsoft Streets and Trips File |
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Click on the Logo to the left to download a Garmin MapSource File |
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Click on the Logo to the left to download Witness Forms and Stop Log in Microsoft Word 2003 format. |
In general we will travel first in Canada as 24 hour gas is
more readily available in the U.S. This means for the Lake Huron ride, we
will be traveling clockwise.
Remember that you will have two border crossings. A Passport
will generally make things easier. Without a Passport you will generally need a
drivers license and certified birth certificate. We obviously aren't the
connected to either the Canadian or U.S. Government so your experience could be
anything from a few questions to a complete search. Be courteous.
You should check with your insurance company regarding coverage
in Canada. Often they will issue a special insurance card.
The Lake Huron Route is 1003.9 miles as defined in the
directions below. Do you have to follow this exact route? No, but you are must
do at least 1000 miles and you must make the mandatory checkpoints which will be
used to validate your odometer. This route is so close to 1000 miles, we highly
recommend that you follow the route exactly, for example in Flint go all the way
to 75 and do not take the bypass. We will use Microsoft Streets and Trips to
validate that you have in fact done 1000 miles. If you take a short cut, you
need to clearly document it and recognize it could put you under 1000 miles and
invalidate your ride.
This route has three MANDATORY GAS STOPS. These stops mark the corners of this route We will use these stops as an odometer check.
North Bay, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
I-75 Exit 144
The scheduled time to leave the Best Western is 6:00 a.m-7:00 a.m. Alan Leduc or Don Braziel will be available during that time to sign you out. However, you can leave anytime you wish.
There will be a register in the lobby if you want to leave early. Make sure that you sign out before you leave. You will need to record your odometer reading and time out.
If you want to leave after 7:00 a.m., make sure you advise Alan
or Don the night before so that we know you are starting late and don't start
hunting you down.
When you return, if Alan and Don are not in the lobby, make sure
that you sign-in on the register that will be in the lobby. Otherwise, we will
be calling your emergency contact wondering where you are.
You will be provided envelopes for your your receipts and riders
log each day. You are to turn in your witness forms (complete except for witness
information and Stop Log daily. There will be a locked drop box in the lobby in
the event that you cannot find Alan or Don.
Emergency numbers will be provided to you before the ride. They will also be listed on the register in the lobby. If you must abandon the ride for any reason, be sure to call the emergency numbers. Failure to do so could cause you to be banned from future MTF Events and since we are in close affiliation with the LD Community, other LD Events.
Summary: 1003.9 miles
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Instruction |
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Toward |
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6:00 AM |
0.0 |
Depart Best Western Sault Saint Marie on W 3 Mile Rd [Larke St] (West) |
142 yds |
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6:00 AM |
0.1 |
Road name changes to Larke St [W 3 Mile Rd] |
0.1 mi |
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6:01 AM |
0.2 |
Road name changes to (W) 3 Mile Rd [Larke St] |
120 yds |
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6:01 AM |
0.3 |
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-75 [US-2] |
3.0 mi |
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6:05 AM |
3.3 |
*Toll road* Stay on I-75 [US-2] (North) |
43 yds |
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6:05 AM |
3.3 |
*Toll road* Bear RIGHT (North) onto US-2 [International Bridge] |
0.5 mi |
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6:05 AM |
3.8 |
Entering Ontario |
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6:05 AM |
3.8 |
Road name changes to HWY-17B |
1.1 mi |
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6:07 AM |
4.9 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto HWY-17B [Huron St] |
65 yds |
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6:07 AM |
4.9 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto HWY-17B [Queen St W] |
0.3 mi |
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6:07 AM |
5.2 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto HWY-17B [Andrew St] |
1.2 mi |
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6:08 AM |
6.4 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto HWY-17B [Pim St] |
0.1 mi |
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6:09 AM |
6.5 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto HWY-17B [Queen St E] |
131 yds |
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6:09 AM |
6.6 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto HWY-17B [Church St] |
0.3 mi |
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6:09 AM |
6.9 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto HWY-17B [Wellington St E] |
1.7 mi |
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6:11 AM |
8.5 |
Bear RIGHT (East) onto TC-17 [Trunk Rd] |
30.1 mi |
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6:47 AM |
38.6 |
Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto TC-17 |
147.2 mi |
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9:41 AM |
185.9 |
Road name changes to TC-69 |
76 yds |
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9:41 AM |
185.9 |
Bear RIGHT (South) onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
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9:42 AM |
186.1 |
Bear RIGHT (North-East) onto Regional 55 Rd |
109 yds |
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9:42 AM |
186.2 |
Road name changes to TC-17 |
7.8 mi |
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9:51 AM |
194.0 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto TC-17 [Elm St W] |
0.7 mi |
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9:52 AM |
194.7 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto TC-17 [Lloyd St] |
77.1 mi |
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11:24 AM |
271.9 |
At North Bay, Ontario, bear RIGHT (East) onto TC-11 [TC-17] |
2.4 mi |
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11:27 AM |
274.3 |
Keep RIGHT onto HWY-11 |
130.8 mi |
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1:53 PM |
405.1 |
Road name changes to TC-12 [HWY-11] |
1.5 mi |
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1:55 PM |
406.6 |
Road name changes to HWY-11 |
16.8 mi |
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2:11 PM |
423.3 |
Merge onto HWY-400 |
46.2 mi |
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2:57 PM |
469.5 |
At exit 26, keep RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.5 mi |
HWY-407 ETR |
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2:58 PM |
470.0 |
Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp |
0.7 mi |
HWY-407 ETR |
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2:59 PM |
470.7 |
*Toll road* Merge onto HWY-407 Etr |
40.0 mi |
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3:45 PM |
510.7 |
Take Ramp (LEFT) onto HWY-403 |
6.8 mi |
HWY-403 / Hamilton / Brantford |
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3:52 PM |
517.5 |
At Hamilton, Ontario, stay on HWY-403 [HWY-6] (South) |
44.7 mi |
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4:37 PM |
562.2 |
Merge onto HWY-401 [MacDonald-Cartier Fwy] |
31.2 mi |
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5:08 PM |
593.5 |
At exit HWY-402, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto HWY-402 |
64.1 mi |
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6:12 PM |
657.6 |
Entering Michigan |
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6:12 PM |
657.6 |
Road name changes to I-69 [I-94] |
109 yds |
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6:12 PM |
657.6 |
*Toll road* Stay on I-69 [I-94] (North-West) |
43 yds |
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6:12 PM |
657.7 |
Stay on I-69 [I-94] (West) |
3.5 mi |
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6:16 PM |
661.1 |
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-69 |
66.2 mi |
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7:17 PM |
727.4 |
Turn RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
I-75 / US-23 / Saginaw / Ann Arbor-Detroit |
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7:18 PM |
727.6 |
Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp |
0.3 mi |
I-75 / US-23 / Saginaw |
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7:18 PM |
727.8 |
Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-75 [US-23] |
27.5 mi |
I-75 / US-23 / Saginaw |
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7:43 PM |
755.3 |
At I75 Exit 144, stay on I-75 [US-10] (North) |
195.2 mi |
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10:44 PM |
950.5 |
*Toll road* Stay on I-75 [Mackinac Bridge] (North) |
4.0 mi |
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10:48 PM |
954.5 |
Stay on I-75 (North) |
48.9 mi |
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11:33 PM |
1003.4 |
At exit 392, turn RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.3 mi |
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11:34 PM |
1003.7 |
Bear RIGHT (East) onto Larke St [W 3 Mile Rd] |
0.2 mi |
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11:35 PM |
1003.9 |
Road name changes to (W) 3 Mile Rd [Larke St] |
142 yds |
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11:36 PM |
1003.9 |
Arrive Best Western Sault Saint Marie |
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