RE: maine to montana
We are from Minnesota and have travelled 2 across Wis and Mich a number of times. Our last trip to Nova Scotia we came across at Port Huron and went north to Big Mack and came home on 2. We said we would never go 90 and 94 around Chicago again. It is a beautiful drive--especially north of Lake Mich and across Wis. Hwy 2 is a major route across MN. There are only a few highways that run cross-state. Trucks from the Dakotas use 2. There are not a zillion little towns up there either to slow down for. One of the neat places to stop is Itasca State Park near Park Rapids. The Mississippi River starts there running out of Lake Itasca. You can walk across the "river" on stepping stones. Plus Itasca is a beautiful state park. A great place to stopover. Going through ND will also take you to the North Dakota Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Just got there for the first time a few years ago. That is some place. The little historic town of Medora is also a lot of fun. Good camping there right on the edge of town or in the national park.
