Can I get a copy of that map everyone else was mentioning? My email is bluntedworm@gmail.com. So, with a trip like this, how long am I looking at? I saw someone mention at least 4 days!
Driving from Winnipeg to Montreal?
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May I have a copy of the map as well?
Can anyone suggest good places to stay/rest and perhaps some attractions on the way? It's a long trip.
(By the way, I'll be doing Montreal - Winnipeg, not Winnipeg - Montreal, but I assume the map works backwards as well?)
My email is katml.nguyen [at] gmail.com
Can anyone suggest good places to stay/rest and perhaps some attractions on the way? It's a long trip.
(By the way, I'll be doing Montreal - Winnipeg, not Winnipeg - Montreal, but I assume the map works backwards as well?)
My email is katml.nguyen [at] gmail.com
I am driving from Montreal to Winnipeg tomorow Nov 5th, i have tried the google earth and it gave the route of going something like northern Qb, northern Ontario, etc... it seems very confusing. I'll be driving the first time on this route. Can someone help with easy instructions?
Sorry to dig up an old post but do you have the map of directions from winnipeg to montreal. It would be much appreciated. snevets_j@hotmail.com
The TransCanada over the northern shore of Lake Superior is longer than cutting through the States, but it is much more scenic and far less hectic. We've done it many times! Do the American run only after you're bored with the Canadian scene.
Sorry to trudge up this old post yet again, but since I've had a hundred requests for the northern route map, I thought I'd post another rapidshare link for it. The map can be found here.
One of the few upsides to the downturn in the economy is that there are far fewer big rigs on the highways now, especially in northwest ontario with the collapse of the forestry sector. The northern route is not only faster than going around Lake Superior, but is now far safer, especially in winter weather (though it's certainly a lot more bland to look at).
One of the few upsides to the downturn in the economy is that there are far fewer big rigs on the highways now, especially in northwest ontario with the collapse of the forestry sector. The northern route is not only faster than going around Lake Superior, but is now far safer, especially in winter weather (though it's certainly a lot more bland to look at).
Nah, if you don't mind a lot of driving you can do the trip in 2 days. If you really pushed yourself the first day you could get to Hearst from Winnipeg in a day, and then a shorter day from there to get to Montreal. Even if you got to Thunder Bay in a day from Winnipeg (about 8 hours) you can get to Montreal by 2 or 3 am, assuming you leave around 7am the day before.
I've done the trip between Toronto and Winnipeg several time when I was a young buck, did it in 2 days once and it was absolutely brutal. I would give Winnipeg to Montreal three days to do it realistically. The trip from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste Marie can be a long one depending on construction and weather.
BTW, any relation to late NDP MP Stanley Knowles?
It is brutal in 2 days, but if you take the northern route (or even through Lake Superior) it makes for either 2 really long days or 3 pretty short ones. Depends on the preference, I guess.
The northern route we're discussing would skip Sault Ste. Marie entirely; Hearst is about 1/2 the way b/w Thunder Bay and Sault (but much further north) so it's not as long as going around Superior from Winnipeg to Sault. Realistically, if you were to leave Winnipeg at 7am, you'd probably get into Hearst around 9-10pm. The second day would be significantly shorter - if you left at 7 am again you'd probably arrive around supper in Montreal.
Either way, it's a pretty boring trip scenery-wise... I don't think the trip from T.Bay to Sault is as long as it is mind-numbingly boring. There is quite literally nothing of interest between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie, unless you like A&W in White River and taking in the sights and sounds of Wawa.
P.S. I'm pretty sure no relation to Stanley, which is probably for the best since he'd be spinning watching his son, grandson and great grandson be Liberals
Do like everybody else and Google it..
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Winn...dd15ed!2m2!1d-75.6971931!2d45.4215296!3e0!5i1
The Canadian route is preferred by me because of the spectacular scenery along a section of the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is the longer route, though and you drive through trees and rocks ... rocks and trees for many hours. The US route south of Lake Superior is more direct and fuel is cheaper "over there" but there was nothing else to recommended the route.
Besides, you haven't lived 'til you've been to Wawa.
Make sure to fuel up, long stretches of nothing and very expensive gas.
If he can get across the border..
