One Chicago Sun-Times reporter discussed in his column recently what many of us have known for quite sometime--a summer road trip can only be better if it includes the Lake Michigan Circle Tour.
Excerpt: 'The road is life." Jack Kerouac wrote that.
For me, it's more like: The road is vacation. I find peace on the highway.
Ever since my ex-hippie neighbor goaded me into buying a Harley-Davidson during the height of my midlife crisis, I've taken to the road on the biggest two-wheeled rolling couch Milwaukee could muster -- a 2007 metallic blue Ultra Classic.
During a week of perfect July weather -- with packed saddlebags and a brunette holding on for dear life-- we headed east, planning to make only left turns in a complete circumnavigation of Lake Michigan.
For the rest of the article, go
here.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.