On the northern tip of Keweenaw Peninsula, West Bluff provides a sweeping view of Lake Superior and Copper Harbor, Michigan ? a great spot to stop along this Michigan Upper Peninsula motorcycle ride. Photos by the author and Craig Moll.

As a resident of Minnesota with incurable wanderlust, I?ve visited Michigan?s Upper Peninsula a few times, including doing the 1,300?mile Lake Superior Circle Tour twice. But one area of the Upper Peninsula ? known locally as the ?U.P.? ? I had yet to explore is the Keweenaw Peninsula, a 150?mile?long wedge of land that looks like a long dorsal fin jutting into Lake Superior. Before Old Man Winter brought an end to the riding season, my friend Craig and I squeezed in a mid?October ride, making a big loop around the U.P. where we enjoyed the area?s rich history, unparalleled scenery, and excellent motorcycling roads.
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We met up just east of Minneapolis in Hudson, Wisconsin, on a cool, clear autumn day. Craig was on his KTM 890 Adventure, and I was on my Harley?Davidson Pan American, which I call ?Dirt Glide.? With no rain in the forecast, we were excited to hit the road.

Lake Superior, which is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third largest by volume, forms the northern shoreline of Michigan?s Upper Peninsula.

We crossed into Michigan on U.S. Route 2 and continued northeast on M?28 to Lake Gogebic, the state?s largest inland lake. The ...