2018 Wisconsin Border Ride To “Death’s Door” and Back

Distance KC to KC: 2225 miles Distance Wisconsin Border: 1475 miles Total Moving Time: 50h 46m Total Daily Times: 73h 19m

Day 1 – Saturday – 16 June 2018 Kansas City to Dubuque Iowa

Riders meeting at 7:45am – Kickstands up at 8:00am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – KC Royals T-shirt – Note change from previous years.

Distance 382 Miles - Moving Time 7h 8m - Total Time 9h 23m

Ride start point - McDonald's 152 and Church

Street

Bp Jamesport, Mo, stop-stop 69m, cum 69m, ≥91 Y

Bp Ottumwa Iowa, stop-stop 63m, cum 198m, ≥91 Y Tequila Grill Ottumwa Iowa

Bp Williamsburg Iowa, stop-stop 68m, cum 266, ≥91 Y

Casey's General Store Anamosa Iowa, stop-stop 67m,

cum 333m, ≥91 Y

Best Western Plus-Dubuque Hotel, stop-stop 49m, cum 382

Casey’s Unionville Mo, stop-stop 66m,

cum 135m, ≥91 Y

Day 2 – Sunday – 17 June 2018 Dubuque, Iowa to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin

Riders meeting at 7:45am – Kickstands up at 8:00am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Wisconsin Border Ride T-Shirt

We will ride the Great River Road with a stop at the highest bluff on the upper Mississippi at Buena Vista Park.

Distance 316 Miles - Moving Time 7h 31m - Total Time 10h 1m

Holiday Inn Express & Suites-Croix, stop-stop 74m, cum 316m

63 Express, stop-stop 45m, cum 242, ≥91 Y

Buena Vista Park, stop-

stop 26m, cum 197m,

toilets Y(pit)

Jefferson Pub & Grill Freedom Fuel Stop Winona, Minnesota Stop-stop 74m, cum 171m, ≥91 Y

Mobil Ferryville Wisconsin, stop-stop 57m,

cum 97, ≥91 Y

Bp Cassville Wisconsin, stop-stop 40m,

cum 40m, ≥91 N

Ride start - Best Western Plus-Dubuque Hotel

Day 3 – Monday – 18 June 2018 St. Croix Falls, Wisconsins to Ironwood, Michigan

Riders Meeting at 7:45am – Kickstands up at 8:00am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Ride Around Iowa T-Shirt We continue our journey north to Superior. Will break in Superior for lunch and visit the SS Meteor maritime museum then a tour of the SS Meteor whaleback ship. The last above-water Whaleback ship in the world! Distance 282 - Moving Time: 6h 24m - Total Time: 9h 54m

Ride start - Holiday Inn Express &

Suites-Croix

Sinclair Grantsburg, Wisconsin, stop-stop 43m,

cum 43m, ≥91 N

Spur Summit Township,

stop-stop 63m, cum 106m,

≥91 N

Captain Barkers Restaurant SS Meteor Whaleback Ship Museum

Johnson Store, stop-stop 47m,

cum 181m, ≥1 Y

Superior Petrol

Bayfield Wis, stop-

stop 45, cum 221,

≥91 Y

Americas Best Value

Inn-Ironwood Michigan

stop-stop 61m, cum

282m

BP Superior, WI,

stop-stop 23m, cum

129m, ≥91 Y

Day 4 – Tuesday – 19 June 2018 Ironwood, Michigan to Green Bay, Wisconsin

Riders meeting 730am – Kickstands up at 7:45am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Ride Around Oklahoma T-Shirt

Ride along the Michigan border picking up Green Bay at Marinette. Will reach Green Bay in time for a visit to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame then dinner and if desired a tour of Lambeau field.

Distance 298 miles - Moving Time: 6h 54m - Total Time: 9h 24m

Ride start - Americas Best Value Inn-Ironwood

Karsyn’s Korner, stop-stop 42m, cum 42m, ≥91 Y

Shell Oconto WI, stop-stop 59m, cum 268m, ≥91 Y

Whitetail Inn, stop-stop 74m, cum 116m, ≥91 Y

Kristoil – Red Brick Inn Stop-stop 47m, cum 163m, ≥91 Y

BP Wausaukee Wisconsin, stop-stop 46m, cum 209m, ≥91 Y

Lambeau Field Best Western-Green Bay Inn Stop-stop 33m, cum 301m

Day 5 – Wednesday – 20 June 2018 Green Bay Wisconsin to Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin via “Death’s Door”

Rider’s meeting at 7:45am – Kickstands up at 8:00am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Ride Around Arkansas T-Shirt

We will ride along Green Bay and then take the ferry to Washington Island through “Death’s Door”. Have lunch on the island, tour the island, and then return on the ferry. If you do not want to take your bike on the ferry the lunch restaurant will pick you and shuttle you to the restaurant and return to the ferry. Distance 182 miles - Moving Time: 5h 51m - Total Time: 8h 54m

Ride Start - Best Western-Green Bay Inn

Stevenson Pier Citgo, stop-stop 46m, cum 46m, ≥91 Y

BP Gibraltar Twn, stop-stop 42m, cum 88m, ≥91 Y

Northport Pier Washington Island Ferry Dock Kk Fiske Washington Island Ferry Dock Northport Pier

Stone Harbor Resort, stop-stop 94m, cum 182

Day 6 – Thursday – 21 June 2018 Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin to Zion Illinois

Riders Meeting 8:00am – Kickstands up 8:15am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Ride Around Missouri T-Shirt

Short ride along lake Michigan in order to get to the Milwaukee Art Museum in

time to see the Burke Brise Soleil open and close. Then free afternoon to do as

you please. Will reserve dinner at Illinois Beach Resort for 7:00pm.

Distance: 190 miles - Moving Time: 5h 17m - Total Time: 9h 17m

Ride Start - Stone Harbor Resort

Kwik Trip Two Rivers, stop-

stop 52m, cum 52m, ≥91 N

Milwaukee – Free Afternoon – See

Milwaukee page for some activities and

map, stop-stop 88m, cum 140m

Illinois Beach Resort Conf Ctr, stop-stop 7m, cum 192m

Bp Pleasant Prairie WI, stop-stop 45m, cum 184m, ≥91 Y

Some things to do in Milwaukee Miller Brewery Harley Davidson Museum Old World 3rd Street Miller Park Pabst Mansion Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee River Walk

Day 7 – Friday – 22 June 2018 Zion, Illinois to Amana Colonies, Iowa

Riders meeting at 7:45am – Kickstands up at 8:00am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Ride Around Kansas T-Shirt Ride along the southern border back to Dubuque and then to the Amana Colonies. Distance 276 miles - Moving Time: 6h 35m - Total Time: 9h 5m

Ride Start - Illinois Beach Resort Conf Ctr

Bp Twin Lakes, stop-stop 38m, cum38m, ≥91 Y

Mobil Beloit, stop-stop 46m, cum 84m, ≥91 Y

The Burg - BP Shullsburg, stop-stop 70m, cum 154m, ≥91 Y

BP Dubuque, stop-stop 30m, cum 184, ≥91 Y

Casey's General Store Anamosa, stop-stop 43m, cum 227m, ≥91 Y

Guest House Motel, stop-stop 49m, cum 227m

Day 8 – Saturday – 23 June 2018 Amana Colonies to KC

Riders Meeting 8:45am – Kickstands up 9:00am

Daily T-Shirt Suggestion – Ride Around Texas T-Shirt

Ride from the Amana Colonies to Home

Distance: 281 miles - Moving Time: 5h 3m - Total Time: 7h 3m

Ride Start - Guest House Motel

Casey’s New Sharon Iowa, Stop=stop 64m, cum 64m, ≥91 N

Casey's General Store Osceola Iowa Playa Margaritas Stop-stop 85m, cum 149m, ≥91 N

BP Bethany, stop-stop 56m, cum 205m, ≥91 Y

KC, stop-stop 76m, cum 281m