We completed the Lake Superior Circle Tour on 03 August 2022 in Marquette, Michigan. We spent 34 days spread over three visits to get all the way around. The journey is 1,300 miles if you don’t take any side trips. We don’t travel without taking side trips 😉 This was one of our favorite adventures and we hope the blog helps others who might be planning their own expedition.
We referred to the, now dogeared, 2019 edition of the Lake Superior Travel Guide from Lake Superior Magazine extensively.
There is now an Adventure Guide available on-line or in print format.
Here are links to all of our trip segments, in case they are helpful:
2017 Trip – Marquette, MI to Sault Saint Marie, ON (6 Days)
Into the UP
Pictured Rocks
Living in a Pickle Barrel
Gales of November
Tahquamenon Falls
Superior Crossing to Canada
2019 Trip – Duluth, MN to Sault Saint Marie, ON (15 Days)
Drove to Duluth
Whaleback Waterfalls and Stargazing
Minnesota Timber Wolves
Soudan Underground Adventures
On Our Way to Grand Marais
Grand Marais Minnesota Weekend
Superior Route into Canada
Thunder Bay & Kakabeka Falls
Fort William
Top of Superior
Biggest Not Great Lake
Hattie Cove in Pukaskwa National Park
Superior Freighter Spotting
Heading Down to Lower Peninsula
Into the UP
Pictured Rocks
Living in a Pickle Barrel
Gales of November
Tahquamenon Falls
Superior Crossing to Canada
2019 Trip – Duluth, MN to Sault Saint Marie, ON (15 Days)
Drove to Duluth
Whaleback Waterfalls and Stargazing
Minnesota Timber Wolves
Soudan Underground Adventures
On Our Way to Grand Marais
Grand Marais Minnesota Weekend
Superior Route into Canada
Thunder Bay & Kakabeka Falls
Fort William
Top of Superior
Biggest Not Great Lake
Hattie Cove in Pukaskwa National Park
Superior Freighter Spotting
Heading Down to Lower Peninsula
2022 Trip – Duluth, MN to Marquette, MI (13 Days)
Chippewa to Lake Superior RR
Bayfield Peninsula
Apostle Islands
Ore & Murals in Ashland
NE Wisconsin Waterfalls
East and UP
Porkies to Keewenaw
Writing to Lake Superior Magazine about our trip yielded this certificate and a fun sticker to commemorate the trip.
We would be happy to answer questions about the trip if you leave them in comments.


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