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 Lower Lakes 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 Lower Lakes Route is 1035,7 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. 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 two MANDATORY GAS STOPS. Both are Service Plazas on the return leg of I-90 (New York Thruway) We will use these stops as an odometer check.
Warner Service Plaza Mile Marker 292 on I-90 (New York Thruway) http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/travel_plazas/tp-292w.html
Clarence Service Plaza Mile Marker 412 on I-90 (New York
Thruway)
http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/travel_plazas/tp-412w.html
The scheduled time to leave the Comfort Inn 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: 1035.7 miles
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Instruction |
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Toward |
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6:00 AM |
0.0 |
Depart Comfort Inn 50 & 23 [621 Tecumseh St, Dundee, MI 48131] on SR-50 [Tecumseh St] (East) |
14.3 mi |
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6:17 AM |
14.3 |
Keep RIGHT onto W 1st St |
0.2 mi |
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6:18 AM |
14.5 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto SR-125 [S Monroe St] |
0.2 mi |
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6:18 AM |
14.7 |
Turn RIGHT to stay on SR-50 [E Elm Ave] |
0.9 mi |
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6:19 AM |
15.6 |
At N Dixie Hwy, stay on SR-50 [N Dixie Hwy] (North) |
1.6 mi |
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6:21 AM |
17.2 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) |
164 yds |
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6:21 AM |
17.3 |
At I75 Exit 15, return South on Local road(s) |
164 yds |
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6:22 AM |
17.4 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-50 [N Dixie Hwy] |
10 yds |
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6:22 AM |
17.4 |
Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-75 |
32.5 mi |
I-75 / Detroit |
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6:52 AM |
49.9 |
At exit 47B, turn RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.1 mi |
Lafayette Blvd / Bridge To Canada |
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6:53 AM |
50.0 |
Keep STRAIGHT onto Lafayette Blvd W |
54 yds |
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6:53 AM |
50.0 |
Keep STRAIGHT onto W Fisher Fwy |
0.2 mi |
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6:53 AM |
50.3 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto Porter St, then immediately turn RIGHT (South) onto Ambassador Bridge |
0.2 mi |
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6:53 AM |
50.5 |
At Ambassador Bridge CA3, stay on Ambassador Bridge (South) |
0.6 mi |
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6:54 AM |
51.1 |
Entering Ontario |
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6:54 AM |
51.1 |
Road name changes to HWY-3 [Ambassador Bridge] |
7.4 mi |
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7:03 AM |
58.4 |
Keep LEFT onto Ramp |
0.1 mi |
HWY-401 / London |
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7:03 AM |
58.6 |
Road name changes to HWY-401 [MacDonald-Cartier Fwy] |
1.8 mi |
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7:05 AM |
60.4 |
At CA401, stay on HWY-401 [MacDonald-Cartier Fwy] (East) |
4.1 mi |
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7:09 AM |
64.5 |
Keep STRAIGHT onto Ramp |
0.3 mi |
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7:09 AM |
64.8 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto Townline Rd |
0.1 mi |
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7:09 AM |
64.9 |
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto HWY-401 [MacDonald-Cartier Fwy] |
200.4 mi |
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10:30 AM |
265.3 |
Keep LEFT onto HWY-401 Express [MacDonald-Cartier Fwy] |
34.3 mi |
RTE-401 / HWY-401 |
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11:04 AM |
299.6 |
Road name changes to HWY-401 [MacDonald-Cartier Fwy] |
162.2 mi |
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1:46 PM |
461.8 |
At CA401 Exit 661 (CA137), keep RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.4 mi |
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1:47 PM |
462.2 |
Road name changes to HWY-137 [CR-137] |
2.5 mi |
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1:49 PM |
464.7 |
Entering New York |
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1:49 PM |
464.7 |
*Toll road* Road name changes to I-81 |
0.2 mi |
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1:49 PM |
464.8 |
At I81, stay on I-81 (South) |
95.1 mi |
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3:20 PM |
559.9 |
At I90, turn off onto Ramp |
0.4 mi |
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3:20 PM |
560.3 |
Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp |
164 yds |
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3:20 PM |
560.4 |
*Toll road* Merge onto I-90 [New York State Throughway] |
8.3 mi |
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3:30 PM |
568.7 |
Turn RIGHT onto Ramp |
120 yds |
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3:30 PM |
568.8 |
Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp |
142 yds |
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3:30 PM |
568.9 |
At Warners Service Plaza, stay on Ramp (South-West) |
0.1 mi |
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3:30 PM |
569.0 |
*Toll road* Merge onto I-90 [New York State Throughway] |
120.2 mi |
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5:21 PM |
689.2 |
Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) |
87 yds |
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5:21 PM |
689.2 |
Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
142 yds |
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5:22 PM |
689.3 |
At Clarence Service Plaze, stay on Local road(s) (West) |
0.1 mi |
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5:22 PM |
689.4 |
Merge onto Local road(s) |
109 yds |
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5:22 PM |
689.5 |
*Toll road* Merge onto I-90 [Gov Thomas E Dewey Throughway] |
7.4 mi |
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5:29 PM |
696.9 |
Stay on I-90 [New York State Throughway] (West) |
10.6 mi |
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5:39 PM |
707.5 |
*Toll road* Stay on I-90 [New York State Throughway] (South) |
65.6 mi |
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6:40 PM |
773.1 |
Entering Pennsylvania |
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6:40 PM |
773.1 |
Stay on I-90 (South-West) |
101.5 mi |
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7:23 PM |
819.5 |
Entering Ohio |
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8:14 PM |
874.7 |
Road name changes to I-271 |
3.7 mi |
I-271 / Columbus |
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8:18 PM |
878.4 |
At I271, stay on I-271 [Outerbelt East Fwy] (South) |
8.5 mi |
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8:25 PM |
886.9 |
Turn RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
US-422 / I-480 W / Solon / Cleveland |
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8:26 PM |
887.1 |
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-422 |
2.1 mi |
I-480 W / Cleveland / Toledo |
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8:28 PM |
889.1 |
Merge onto I-480 |
1.1 mi |
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8:29 PM |
890.3 |
At I480, stay on I-480 (West) |
23.4 mi |
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8:50 PM |
913.6 |
At exit 1B, turn RIGHT onto Ramp |
1.0 mi |
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8:52 PM |
914.6 |
*Toll road* Merge onto I-80 [Ohio Tpke] |
5.8 mi |
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8:58 PM |
920.4 |
*Toll road* At I80, stay on I-80 [Ohio Tpke] (West) |
82.7 mi |
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10:15 PM |
1003.1 |
Stay on I-80 [I-90] (North-West) |
142 yds |
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10:15 PM |
1003.2 |
*Toll road* Stay on I-80 [I-90] (North-West) |
3.2 mi |
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10:18 PM |
1006.3 |
At I80 Exit 59/4, turn off onto Ramp |
0.6 mi |
US-20 / I-475 / US-23 |
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10:19 PM |
1007.0 |
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-20 [Reynolds Rd] |
0.4 mi |
US-20 / I-475 / I-75 / US-23 |
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10:20 PM |
1007.4 |
Turn RIGHT (West) onto W Dussel Dr |
0.7 mi |
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10:21 PM |
1008.1 |
At W Dussel Drive, stay on W Dussel Dr (West) |
0.7 mi |
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10:22 PM |
1008.7 |
At I475 Exit 6, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-475 [US-23] |
7.1 mi |
I-475 / US-23 / Ann Arbor |
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10:30 PM |
1015.8 |
Road name changes to US-23 |
19.6 mi |
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10:34 PM |
1018.9 |
Entering Michigan |
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10:51 PM |
1035.4 |
At exit 17, keep RIGHT onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
M-50 / Dundee / Monroe |
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10:51 PM |
1035.6 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-50 [Tecumseh St] |
131 yds |
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10:51 PM |
1035.7 |
Arrive Comfort Inn 50 & 23 [621 Tecumseh St, Dundee, MI 48131] |
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