Summertime in Northern Michigan!

 A few weeks back, we decided our 30th wedding anniversary should be celebrated on our 2014 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Limited. We were blessed with absolutely perfect riding weather and what an amazing ride it was. I used the HD ride planner and it really is a great tool, check out this link http://bit.ly/1urN4nd to see what the ride plan looked like.
 We left Pewaukee August 14 and rode to Hartford where we ate breakfast at the Mineshaft restaurant (excellent!) and then headed for Marinette WI near the UP. Green Bay freeways were under construction and rough but we survived them. After Marinette, we headed for the Mackinaw bridge (a four hour ride), keeping a good pace so we could make Petoskey MI before 4 PM. After cleaning up, we jumped on the back and rode an hour north to the famous legs inn, just outside of Harbor Springs MI. Legs is a gorgeous incredible place with amazing Polska food. After dinner, we were back on the bike and through the tunnel of trees to Petoskey before the sun set. We spent 10 hours on the bike that day and both of us were ready for more. HD really builds a comfortable cruiser!

Hartford WI Mineshaft restaurant

Legs Inn Harbor Springs MI

Gorgeous views at Legs

  August 15 found us riding to sleeping bear dunes state park near Empire MI to hit the beach, check out the photos below...

Keep your suits on? Didn't see any problems

Super soft sand

Gorgeous beach views

 After some beach time, we had planned to head to Luddington MI but saw a small leak from our lower left rear shock and decided to head for Muskegon, MI to the closest HD dealer.
 We dialed Hotrod HD into the boom box and away we went-- Michigan roads are simply amazing and we were there in no time. I had it in my mind we would just have them verify it wasn't something more than a shock and take it to my dealer in Oconomowoc WI when I got home. I walked up to the service counter, they came and looked at the bike and said they would replace the shock (under warranty) right then! Not only did they have it fixed in 30 minutes, but they gave it a good wash job to boot. Needless to say, I am a big fan of HD on the road support program-- it cannot be beat. Kudos to all the guys at HotrodHD in Muskegon for the great efffort-- THANK YOU!!

 That completed, we grabbed an early dinner at Boatyard BBQ and then rode a short distance to the beach, taking a nice long walk out to the Muskegon light house for some photos, see below

 As the sun set on a perfect day, we headed over to the high speed car ferry to carry us across lake Michigan and back home to Milwaukee!! I would highly recommend this ride to anyone. Enjoy!

car ferry from Muskegon

Home!

Two of us strapped down