North Shore traffic jam

[elf]

This picture was taken right as you come out of Silver Creek Tunnel heading south to Two Harbors, MN on Saturday night. Traffic was backed up from T.H. all the way to here, 4.5 miles. These are all people heading home after coming up to see the leaves change colors, like they don't change anywhere else in MN? My wife and I ran to Duluth early Sunday morning and when we came back around 12:30 the back up was 3.5 miles long. Before we lived up here full time we got caught in the 3-4 mile back ups a few times on busy weekends. learned to leave for home late on sunday evening. Now that we are here full time I just hate the tourists. Every freaking day I follow somebody on the way home thats going 50 in a 60 except when we get some passing lanes where they accelerate to 70 so you can't get by them.

 

[gary_in_neenah]

You're not alone if that's any consolation.
When 80,000 Packer and Lions fans left Lambeau after the game, it took us 90 minutes to cover 40 miles home.
I'm just thankful that I don't have to fight it every day like some do.
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[matti]

I live in Duluth and went up to Lutsen last September on a Saturday to ride the gondola. Never again lol!

 

[elf]

I live in Duluth and went up to Lutsen last September on a Saturday to ride the gondola. Never again lol!

I saw pictures of the lines up there. Crazy. Had to be 300 cars parked at the Bean and Bear Lake trail head in Silver Bay.

 

[skiroule]

That's crazy! How long would this make the trip back to the cities? Thanks but I'd take a couple days vacation just to avoid this.

 

[wiscrev]

This picture was taken right as you come out of Silver Creek Tunnel heading south to Two Harbors, MN on Saturday night. Traffic was backed up from T.H. all the way to here, 4.5 miles. These are all people heading home after coming up to see the leaves change colors, like they don't change anywhere else in MN? My wife and I ran to Duluth early Sunday morning and when we came back around 12:30 the back up was 3.5 miles long. Before we lived up here full time we got caught in the 3-4 mile back ups a few times on busy weekends. learned to leave for home late on sunday evening. Now that we are here full time I just hate the tourists. Every freaking day I follow somebody on the way home thats going 50 in a 60 except when we get some passing lanes where they accelerate to 70 so you can't get by them.

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I'm guessing we had 30-40000 in Eagle RWiver this past weekend for Cranberry Fest. It was NYC traffic time.

 

[elf]

I'm guessing we had 30-40000 in Eagle RWiver this past weekend for Cranberry Fest. It was NYC traffic time.

We'll be in NYC next weekend visiting our daughter. Even though we don't drive into the Manhattan area where she lives, just driving around the periphery is crazy. Going to go up into the Catskills for a long weekend and then back into the city for a night.

 

[ohiosledder]

I've seen this all over northern MI. What really surprised me is how many tourists were from other countries, it's as if Pure Michigan is running targeted ads overseas.