Date: July 27, 2026
Day: 2 of 6
Distance: 235 Miles
Episode: C2C Episode 8
Trip Dates: July 26 – 31, 2026
The Adventure Continues
Our second day on the road took us from Watertown, Wisconsin, to Gladstone, Michigan, and finally into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
We headed north through Wisconsin toward Green Bay, keeping an eye on some nasty weather along the way. A well-timed stop helped us avoid reports of some enormous hail, which was definitely not something we wanted to experience on motorcycles!
Once we crossed into Michigan, we continued along US-41 and M-35, stopping for our first chance to see and touch Lake Michigan.
The biggest surprise of the day was the riding itself. What we expected to be another day of simply getting somewhere turned into some beautiful stretches of road along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
After roughly 240 miles, we arrived in Gladstone with a new appreciation for a part of the trip we hadn’t expected to enjoy quite so much.
Photos From The Road
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The Roads We Traveled
Noteworthy Roads:
• M35 — This road was spectacular! It had really great views. We expected nice but had no idea how nice it would really be. It wasn’t full of twisties but had enough curves to keep it interesting.