[Shotimes] Re: Canada border crossing, was: Route from Boston to Milwaukee

Wed, 3 Mar 2004 05:59:26 -0800 (PST)

As a former truck driver I would stick with the states route and the suggestion about the skyway. Stay the hell off it at all cost's. I burned up a clutch in a new Freightliner during rush hour and had to limp it into Oak Creek WI for 2 days worth of clutch change. As for the coming into Detroit. your further off avoiding a Michigan border crossing after 9/11 The waits can be up to 3 hours to get in or out and you will need a birth certificate and quite possibly customs paper work to transport the SHO through the country if not plated already. That and last I knew fuel in Canada was about 64 cents a liter. or a little over 2.50 a gallon. But if your heart is set on going through canada I would suggest leaving the country at Sarnia and coming in Port Huron Mi and cutting across the state using 1-69 And I'm not sure if the Ferry is running this time of year or not. 
Dave

fwhittle@mindspring.com wrote:
Ha! That reminds me of the time I moved to Alaska, in '92. I drove my '79 Bronco all the way, packed to the gills with my belongings. My friend in Anchorage flew down to Seattle to ride with me. We got to the border crossing, two 20-somethings with a few days beard growth, and the border guard was sure he'd caught a couple of drug traffickers! He had us stopped for 15-20 minutes while he went through the Bronco. Only drugs he found were Vivarin, which he left opened and on the floor. I had a big tub of gorp, and I'm sure he swiped his hand through it "just to make sure". All in all, it was a fun drive, though. Except when I spun off the road in the Yukon (it was October). Almost tipped the Bronco over! Ahhh...memories.

Frank Whittle
'95 ATX

From: "James White" 
To: 
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Route from Boston to Milwaukee
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:18:40 -0600

My experience at the borders has frequently been long waits in line, just to
get to the guard who, if you look OK, pretty much sends you through with out
much fanfare.

I'd just stay state-side and go the NY-PA-OH-IN-WI route. Likely quicker
and more help along the way. Your bottle-neck will likely be NW Indiana and
Chicago. Not many ways to avoid problems on 80-94 in Indiana, but the 294
tollway always moves better than 94 through the city and is at most 4 miles
longer, but costs about $2-3.00 for the tools. Do NOT even think of taking
the I-90 Chicago Skyway (at least until December)! Now down to one lane in
either direction. And full of rude SUV drivers!

regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana (24/7 cell = 219-465-8334 should you need help)
'95 MTX - 279k - lots of mods - clutch almost GONE!
'93 MTX - 282k - few mods and starting to rust
buying a '95 MTX - 124k - lots of mods

----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Glass 
To: Paul L Fisher ; ;

Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Route from Boston to Milwaukee

> My map program says 1042.6 miles, staying in the US, taking I-90 through
New
> York and Pennsylvania, then pick up I-80 in Cleveland,Ohio continue
through
> Indiana to I-94 in Chicago, Illinois then up to Milwaukee.
>
>
> Rick Glass
> Nashville, TN
> SESHOC
> ' 96 BS 172k
> Kirk'd Feb. 3
> '99 Silver 42k TOO MUCH FUN TO LEAVE PARKED
> Flowmaster Original 40's
> 3rd cat/resonator removed
> Intake slighly modified (but not Porterized)
> will be Kirk'd at the Southeast CamFest
> '96 BS 103k CAM FAILURE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas A. Jones" 
> To: "Paul L Fisher" ; ;
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:07 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Route from Boston to Milwaukee
>
>
> > I would bring your passport or birth certificate. Last year coming back
> > from a trip to Canada fishing, crossing the border 1 out of the 3 cars
> > we had got hassled coming back in. We we're told to have some
> > documentation in the future. Of course last year was the 14th year we'd
> > gone on this trip without any hassle going to and from Canada. They guy
> > just questioned us for a couple minutes and let us go without a problem.
> >
> >
> > When I put the route into Street Atlas 2004 it suggested staying in the
> > US. Taking Route 90 to Cleveland and picking up Route 80 there. From
> > the map it doesn't look like there's much difference you still have to
> > around south of Lake Michigan. Street Atlas is saying 18 hours 52
> > minutes and 1,073 miles.
> >
> > -Doug Jones
> > 1995 MTX
> > 1989 MTX (of Course)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul L Fisher
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:35 PM
> > To: v8sho@v8sho.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Route from Boston to Milwaukee
> >
> > I didn't mark this OT since I will be driving my new SHO back.
> >
> > Any suggestions as to what to avoid driving from Boston to Milwaukee?
> > Yahoo
> > says to cross into Canada around Niagara Falls and come back into the
> > states
> > around Detroit. Sound reasonable? Any special documentation I should
> > carry
> > with me? I assume I can outrun the RCMP since they are on horses...
> >
> > Paul L Fisher
> >
> > 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR - Stock. Kirk'ed.
> > 1993 Ford Taurus SHO with some stuff. For sale soon.
> >
> > See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
> >
> > Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
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