DULUTH > MICHIGAN
Our drive through Duluth didn't yield much in the way of neon, but it is a fantastic looking town. There's so much variety in the old architecture—yes, it's a lot of stone, but it's not all the same. And there was a great little Italian deli/restaurant called Ganucci's where we stopped and had lunch. They had locally made chocolates ( in case I didn't mention that ). Downtown had skyways between almost every building. I think it must get real cold here.
By the time we stopped for the night, we were into Michigan. We found a place that was open for the season called Rivers Bend in Iron Mountain and pulled in. The place was empty except for us. The guy who ran it was awesome and he sent us up the road for dinner at the ski jump's lodge. Stiff drinks and a steak salad. Two thumbs up.