2025 MapLap Minnesota Daily Ride Plan

Updated 1/29/25

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Day 1 – August 20 – Wednesday - Kansas City to Sioux Falls, SD

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Trex Mart 101 Tracy Dr Platte City, MO 64079	Plan to leave Trex Mart at 8:30am
Sinclair, Rock Port, MO	90	90	Gas
Taylor Quick Pik Shell Missouri Valley, IA	180	89	Gas
Penny's Diner Missouri Valley, IA	180		Lunch
Casey's General Store North Sioux City, SD	260	80	Gas
Bp, Sioux Falls SD	334	74	Gas
Best Western Empire Towers Sioux Falls, SD	335		Lodging

Day 2 – August 21 – Thursday - Sioux Falls, SD to Wahpeton, ND

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Best Western Empire Towers Sioux Falls, SD	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
IA-MN-SD Tripoint	24		State Corner Marker
Pipestone National Monument	62		Sight-Seeing
Subway Pipestone MN	65		Food
Casey's General Store Pipestone, MN	65	66	Gas
Cenex, Brownsvalley, MN	196	131	Gas
Southern Valley Travel Center	260	64	Gas
Baymont Inn & Suites Wahpeton, ND	261		Lodging

Day 3 – August 22 – Friday - Wahpeton, ND to Baudette, MN

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Baymont Inn & Suites Wahpeton, ND	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
M&H Gas Station Grand Forks ND	125	126	Gas
Gastrak Travel Center Pembina	205	80	Gas
Bridgestone Bar and Grill Pembina, ND	206		Lunch
Cenex, Roseau, MN	287	82	Gas
Shell, Baudette, MN	350	63	Gas
Walleye Inn Motel	351		Lodging

Day 4 – August 23 – Saturday - Baudette, MN to Ely, MN

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Walleye Inn Motel	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
Pelican Bay Foods,Orr, MN	124	125	Gas
Crane Lake Bar & Grill, Crane Lake, MN	153		Food
Soudan Underground Mine State Park	224		Sight-Seeing	At Soudan Underground Mine, you can take a 90-minute tour down into the mine. If it has reopened from the 2024 flooding. They also have a self-guided above ground walking tour. At Ely there is the North American Bear Center, where you can see Black Bears up close. They also have other animals. Also, at Ely is the International Wolf center, where you can see Wolf's up close. They also have Saturday night feeding and wolf howling tours. If enough people are interested in the wolf tours, Dan can try to set up a group tour. Reservations are needed for either the feeding and/or the howling. They can be done back-to-back
International Wolf Center	247		Sight-Seeing
Cenex, Ely, MN	249	125	Gas
Canoe on the Inn, Ely, MN	249		Lodging

Note: Ellen and Dan will go to the International Wolf Center direct from Soudan Underground Mine State Park. Then check into the hotel. Everyone is free to choose how they want to spend the time.

Day 5 – August 24 – Sunday - Ely, MN to Lutsen, MN

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Canoe on Inn, Ely, MN	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
Marathon Grand Marais, MN	108	108	Gas
Trail's End Cafe Gun Flint Trail, MN	164		Lunch	Don't know which we will stop at for lunch as next summer’s times are not listed yet for Trail's End Café.
Trail Center Lodge, MN	190		Lunch
Ryden's Border Store Grand Portage, MN	259	151	Gas
Grand Portage Visitor Center	259		Sight-Seeing
Grand Portage National Monument	265		Sight-Seeing
Marathon Grand Marais, MN	300	41	Gas
Mountain Inn at Lutsen	321	21	Lodging

Day 6 – August 25 – Monday - Lutsen, MN to Hinckley, MN

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Mountain Inn at Lutsen	Leave the hotel at 8:30am
Illegen falls	34		Sight-Seeing	Current plan is to visit the Lake Superior Maritime Museum. The alternate is the SS Meteor Whaleback ship museum. I think we visited this during the Wisconsin ride
Split Rock Lighthouse	34		Sight-Seeing
Gooseberry falls	57		Sight-Seeing
Two Harbors Light Station	70		Sight-Seeing
Speedway, Duluth, MN	99	140	Gas
Grandma's Restaurant Company, Duluth, MN	100		Lunch
Lake Superior Maritime Museum	100		Sight-Seeing
Minnoco, Hinckley, MN	211	112
Days Inn, Hinckley, MN	211

Day 7 – August 26 – Tuesday - Hinckley, MN to La Crescent, MN

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Days Inn, Hinckley, MN	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
Glacial Potholes Historical Marker	60		Sight-Seeing
Marine Mill Site	78		Sight-Seeing
Speedway, Red Wing, MN	138	139	Gas
Kelly’s Tap House Bar & Restaurant Red Wing, MN	140		Lunch
American Ski Jump HOF and Museum Red Wing, MN	141		Sight-Seeing
Sorin’s Bluff, Red Wing, MN	143		Sight-Seeing
Lock & Dam #7	232		Sight-Seeing
Kwik Trip, La Crescent, MN	235	97	Gas
Best Western Plus, La Crescent, MN	235		Lodging

Day 8 – August 27 – Wednesday - La Crescent, MN to Worthington, MN

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
Best Western Plus, La Crescent, MN	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
Sinclair, Austin, MN	127	127	Gas	The route for this day is still a bit open. Basecamp shows unpaved roads where the road is actually paved. So the route is a bit off.
Spam Museum andVisitor Center	128		Sight-Seeing
El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant	128		Lunch
Duane's Felco Service, Kiester, MN	197	70	Gas
Kwik-Trip Worthington, MN	313	116	Gas
AmericInn Worthington, MN	313		Lodging

Day 9 - August 28 – Thursday - Worthington, MN to Home

	Total Miles	Miles between gas stops	Purpose of stop	Other Notes
AmericInn Worthington, MN	Leave the hotel at 8:00am
Kum & Go, Elk Point,SD	135	135	Gas
Taylor Quick Pik Shell Missouri Valley, Ia	228	92	Gas
Arby's, Missouri Valley, IA	228		Lunch
Sinclair, Rock Port, MO	318	90	Gas
I-29S	408	89