Re: Best Road Trips for Packards & More

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2009/2/3 12:33:58

Guy, Highway 61 in Ontario begins in Thunder Bay and continues on the US side at the Pigeon River near Grand Portage, Minnesota. There were sections of 61 I missed in Minnesota but picked it up south of the Cities and followed it pretty much along the Mississippi to New Orleans. It was a great trip. I am very much interested in US history so on my trip to Utah I tried to follow some of the Oregon Trail and Mormon Trail routes both in Nebraska and Wyoming.
The little car show I enjoy is at the little town of Barnum Minnesota. It is a real good time with the church folks putting on a pancake breakfast It's like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting.
Denny, I lived on Manitoulin Island for 3 years at the village of Sandfield in the 1960s and worked the area north of there for 6 years as a game warden so I know the area and the "rock" very well. The ferry ride is usually very enjoyable and the people are very friendly. In the 60's it was a bit like living in the 19th century.