U.S. Route 10 The Great Lakes Passage: Thirty Towns, Four States, and One Historic Ferry from West Fargo to Bay City

Follow U.S. Route 10 from the Red River Valley of North Dakota to the waters of Saginaw Bay, Michigan.This journey travels through thirty cities and towns across North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Beginning in West Fargo, the road crosses the Red River into Moorhead, follows old railroad country through Minnesota lake towns, passes through Wisconsin farm communities and industrial centers, and makes its remarkable ferry crossing over Lake Michigan aboard the SS Badger. From Ludington, the route continues through Michigan's forests, railroad towns, and river communities before reaching Bay City.Along the way, U.S. Route 10 reveals how railroads, grain elevators, factories, courthouses, ferry docks, schools, rivers, and Main Streets helped build the communities beside the highway. Each chapter looks closely at one place and the people, work, landscape, and transportation history that gave it character.U.S. Route 10: The Great Lakes Passage is a road-history journey for readers who enjoy American towns, historic highways, regional history, and the stories found beyond the interstate.