(Route and stops subject to change. I will be sharing the route and Itinerary for each day every few weeks until the weekend of the Tour)
Day 1 - Route and Itinerary.
Meet at The Belvidere Oasis (West Bound). We will be departing at 8:45AM sharp. Please come with a FULL tank of gas. Our route will take us east on 90 towards Rockford. Shortly after Belvidere we will take Route 20 West towards Galena and Dubuque. From there we will take highway 61 north to Potosi Brewery for a tour and lunch. I anticipate we will arrive around lunch time. After lunch we will take Route 133 (The Great River Road) north along the Mississippi to a gas stop in Prairie Du Chien. (This will be at about 225 miles of driving from Schaumburg). We will continue on on highway 35 north along the river until we make it to La Crosse and Grandad Bluff. After we will head north on Route 14 through Winona and on to a quick stop at a overlook just outside of Redwing. I anticipate we arrive in Redwing around 6PM. Google shows ~7.5 hours and 380 miles of driving for day 1. Check in at the hotel and free time until 8PM dinner at Rancho Loco Bar (next door). Parking lot shenanigans to follow.
Belvidere Tollway Oasis to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Red Wing, an IHG Hotel, 1919 Old W Main St, Red Wing, MN 55066 - Google Maps
Note: Some of the "destinations" on the Google map link are NOT stops. I plotted them so google maps routes us the way I want.
Day 1 - Route and Itinerary.
Meet at The Belvidere Oasis (West Bound). We will be departing at 8:45AM sharp. Please come with a FULL tank of gas. Our route will take us east on 90 towards Rockford. Shortly after Belvidere we will take Route 20 West towards Galena and Dubuque. From there we will take highway 61 north to Potosi Brewery for a tour and lunch. I anticipate we will arrive around lunch time. After lunch we will take Route 133 (The Great River Road) north along the Mississippi to a gas stop in Prairie Du Chien. (This will be at about 225 miles of driving from Schaumburg). We will continue on on highway 35 north along the river until we make it to La Crosse and Grandad Bluff. After we will head north on Route 14 through Winona and on to a quick stop at a overlook just outside of Redwing. I anticipate we arrive in Redwing around 6PM. Google shows ~7.5 hours and 380 miles of driving for day 1. Check in at the hotel and free time until 8PM dinner at Rancho Loco Bar (next door). Parking lot shenanigans to follow.
Belvidere Tollway Oasis to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Red Wing, an IHG Hotel, 1919 Old W Main St, Red Wing, MN 55066 - Google Maps
Note: Some of the "destinations" on the Google map link are NOT stops. I plotted them so google maps routes us the way I want.