Travel Haiku - Lake Superior, Minnesota Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Summer Lake Superior
in the water a gem
of Minnesota

New Scenic Cafe
we slurp at
the 70s

New Scenic Cafe
slurping our way
to the 70s

New Scenic Cafe
swinging our way
back to the 70s

Lake Superior
laughing, hiking, swimming
till we pant like a fish

Minnesota
If you shy away from freezing temperatures, summer is the time to visit Minnesota. Pack up the fishing gear and drive up the western shore of Lake Superior to get some mind-clearing lakeside views. Make sure to refuel at the seventies-inspired diner, New Scenic Café, eight miles outside of Duluth, before heading out on the maze of hiking trails near the shore.

Michigan's Lakeshore
the blue of the lake
takes over our stress

Michigan's Lakeshore
our stress dissolves
in the blue of the lake

Drive along the shore of northern Lake Michigan during summer or explore the region at a slow pace on bike or foot. Start out in Traverse City by grabbing a bite to eat at the authentic 1950s-era Don's Drive-In, where carhops serve you. Bike the hilly countryside of Leelanau Peninsula and then roam around the steep sand piles of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Continue north through Petoskey and Harbor Springs, where one of the prettiest drives in the state begins, and then camp a night in Wilderness State Park.