Lake Michigan Circle Tour in Michigan

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FOLLOW THE LAKE MICHIGAN CIRCLE TOUR

Travel the rustic roads along the Lake Michigan Circle Tour, part of an expansive highway program established by the Great Lakes Commission to promote tourism and travel along the shores of the wonderous Great Lakes. Part of the Great Lakes Circle Tour, this travel route follows state highways in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and Wisconsin. Unique in its attractions, you can find many fun things to do and places to stay along the southern shores of Lake Michigan in Harbor Country. We invite you to stop and explore the 8 towns it encompasses.



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Lake Michigan Circle Tour


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LOCAL CIRCLE TOUR ROUTE

Chicago, Ill. to New Buffalo, Mich.:
MILEAGE: Approximately 80 mi/120 km.
ROUTE: Follow I-94E; In Gary, Ind., follow US-12 to I-94E

New Buffalo, Mich. to Mackinaw City, Mich.
MILEAGE: Approximately 450 mi/730 km
ROUTE: Follow I-96E to Holland; US-31N to Manistee; MI-22 to Traverse City; US-31 to Petoskey; MI-119 to the town of Cross Bridge; C66 to US-31; cross the Mackinaw Bridge (toll) into the Upper Peninsula

The quaint resort towns located along Lake Michigan include Three Oaks, Union Pier, and Michiana. This area of Southwest Michigan has two state parks, several destination beach access points.

The Great Lakes Circle Tours are a total of four routes circling each Great Lake, with the exception of Lake Ontario. The State of Michigan has signed each of the circle tours for the Great Lakes the state touches: the Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior Circle Tours. These tours were originally conceived as an aid for travelers who wished to stick close to the shorelines of the lakes in their journeys.

Take this historic drive and experience a special "spur route" follows the S.S. Badger ferry across the lake between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

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