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Posted by: beany on Aug 6, 04 at 11:34 AM Posted in: United States Tagged: Minnesota Jump to last reply

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I'm driving from Duluth to Thunder Bay in November. Not sightseeing, just trying to get there quickly, but can't afford the airfare. My map searches show this as being a little less than 200 miles, but over 5 and a half hours of driving. Can this be right? Is the road that slow?

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Marie on Aug 7, 04 at 08:08 PM

I've made this drive several times in the October/November timeframe. The north shore drive from Duluth to Thunder Bay is a sometimes scenic, usually 2-lane highway. Most of the spots that tourists stop at are either right on or just off the highway. Therefore, during the tourist season, it really could take 5 1/2 hours as traffic slows around those tourist spots. There are several small towns along the way where you will have to slow down. Even off season I would allow at least 4 hours. Another factor is possible bad weather - November in northern Minnesota and Thunder Bay is the start of winter.

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Cali on Aug 10, 04 at 01:16 AM

This drive will never take 5 hours. We have done the drive many times and the very most I can imagine is 4 hours tops. We just drove from
Duluth to Grand Marais and made it in two hours and Thunder Bay is only about 1-1/2 hours from Grand Marais. The only way it can take 5 hours is if you stop everywhere. Have fun!!

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