Travel from Hancock, Michigan to Cloquet, Minnesota

We drove our coach 235 miles, about five hours of driving, from Hancock, Michigan to Cloquet, Minnesota.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Our coach leaving our site:

Coach leaving our site

A campsite with tents, a boat, and a portable sauna; must be Finnish:

Campsite with tents, boat, and portable sauna

Drawbridge:

Drawbridge

Roadworks:

Roadworks

45 South:

45 South

Enter Central Time Zone:

Enter Central Time Zone

Ski Capital of the Midwest:

Ski Capital of the Midwest

Rest area:

Rest area

Wisconsin Welcomes You:

Wisconsin Welcomes You

Highway:

Highway

Bad River:

Bad River

Industry:

Industry

An interesting building in Ashland, Wisconsin:

An interesting building in Ashland, Wisconsin

Faceplanted Paladin:

Faceplanted Paladin

Bridge over Saint Louis River:

Bridge over Saint Louis River

Minnesota Welcomes You:

Minnesota Welcomes You

Train overpass:

Train overpass

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Guided to our site:

Guided to our site

Travel from Moscow, Iowa to Milton, Wisconsin

We drove our coach 191 miles, about four hours of driving, from Moscow, Iowa to Milton, Wisconsin.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east then north:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

I-90 East:

I-90 East

Iowa 80 truck stop:

Iowa 80 truck stop

Iowa 80 truck stop

Fuel stop:

Iowa 80 truck stop

And Blimpie subs for lunch:

Blimpie for lunch

Welcome to Illinois:

Welcome to Illinois

Exit to I-88 East:

Exit to I-88 East

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Paladin on the couch; an unusual place for travel days:

Paladin on the couch; an unusual place for travel days

I-39 North:

I-39 North

Wisconsin Welcomes You:

Wisconsin Welcomes You

Arriving at a KOA:

KOA

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

We drove our coach 233 miles, about four hours of driving, from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

I-84 West:

I-84 West

Welcome to Pennsylvania:

Welcome to Pennsylvania

Rest area:

Rest area

Rain:

Rain

Exit to Scranton:

Exit to Scranton

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Exit to I-81 South:

Exit to I-81 South

President Biden Expressway:

President Biden Expressway

Exit to I-80 West:

Exit to I-80 West

Deer on the side of the freeway:

Deer on the side of the freeway

More patches than road:

More patches than road

Rest area:

Rest area

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Exit to Bellefonte:

Exit to Bellefonte

Roadworks making the road one-way:

Roadworks

Arriving at Bellefonte Campground:

Arriving at Bellefonte Campground

Travel from Foxboro, Massachusetts to Plattekill, New York

We drove our coach 201 miles, about four hours of driving, from Foxboro, Massachusetts to Plattekill, New York.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Lots of kids:

Lots of kids

Leaving the campground:

Leaving the campground

I-495 North:

I-495 North

I-90:

I-90

I-90 West Mass Pike:

I-90 West Mass Pike

The Last Green Valley National Corridor“:

The Last Green Valley National Corridor

I-84:

I-84

Picnic area:

Picnic area

Paladin normally faces forward when sitting beside the passenger chair, and seems confused when he goes in the wrong way and ends up facing backwards:

Paladin

“Welcome to Connecticut”:

Welcome to Connecticut

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

East Hartford:

East Hartford

Fireflies mural:

Fireflys mural

13 foot 7 inches clearance; our coach is 12 foot 7 inches high:

13 foot 7 inches clearance; our coach is 12 foot 7 inches

Fancy building:

Fancy building

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

Due to a crash:

Map

Clock tower:

Clock tower

Snuggly Paladin:

Snuggly Paladin

“Welcome to New York”:

Welcome to New York

Super snuggly Paladin:

Snuggly Paladin

Route 32 North:

Route 32 North

Arriving at KOA:

Arriving at KOA

Pond:

Pond

Office:

Office

Our site:

Our site

Travel from White River Junction, Vermont to Wells, Maine

We drove our coach 138 miles, about three hours of driving, from White River Junction, Vermont to Wells, Maine.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Heading down a narrow road in the campground; fortunately we didn’t meet anyone trying to come up the hill:

Narrow road in the campground

I-89 South:

I-89 South

Weigh Station Rest Area closed for the season… why would you need to close a rest area?

Weigh Station Rest Area closed for the season

Exit to I-93 South:

Exit to I-93 South

Rest area:

Rest area

New Hampshire Welcome Center plus Liquor & Wine Outlet… weird to sell alcohol at rest areas, but seems common in this area:

New Hampshire Welcome Center plus Liquor & Wine Outlet

A very cute welcome center:

Very cute welcome center

Lunch:

Lunch

I-93 South:

I-93 South

Exit to I-95 toll road:

Exit to I-95 toll road

Toll plaza; we took the rightmost lane as it looked a bit wider:

Toll plaza

Maine state line on Piscataqua River bridge:

Maine state line on Piscataqua River bridge

“Maine; Welcome Home; The Way Life Should Be”:

Maine; Welcome Home; The Way Life Should Be

Route 1 North:

Route 1 North

Rainbow crosswalk in Ogunquit:

Rainbow crosswalk in Ogunquit

Arriving at Thousand Trails Moody Beach:

Arriving at Thousand Trails

Mini golf out front:

Mini golf

Entrance gate; needed to buzz the office to be let in:

Entrance gate

Our site:

Our site

Cooperstown KOA Journey

We stayed at Cooperstown KOA Journey in Richfield Springs, New York. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A convenient stop when visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Dates:

  • Check in: 2025-06-10
  • Check out: 2025-06-15
  • 5 nights
  • We were going to stay 7 nights, but had a delay when our slide wouldn’t come in at the previous campsite

Weather:

  • Mix of cloudy and rainy
  • High temps 63-73°F, lows 51-56°F
  • A little wind, gusts to 29 MPH

Noise:

  • No road noise
  • No train horn noise
  • Little neighbor noise
  • Nearby cows gently mooing

Site:

  • #70, pull-through, gravel
  • Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
  • Somewhat level site; high on passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
  • Gravel driveway about 65 feet long by 10 feet wide
  • 16 feet to neighbor on driver side
  • 25 feet to driveway on passenger side
  • Just grass between sites
  • Picnic table
  • Fire pit
  • No trees on site, but some nearby
  • Clean site
  • Elevation 1,520 feet, front facing north

Utilities:

  • 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located
  • 40 PSI water, somewhat conveniently located (water was off when we arrived, but back on an hour or so later)
  • Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

  • Starlink: 80-340 Mbps down, 19-37 Mbps up, 19-70 ms ping
  • RoamLink: 8-12 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 160 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
  • AT&T: 80-84 Mbps down, 3-10 Mbps up, 80-110 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
  • Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

  • Garbage dumpsters
  • Pool
  • Package delivery to office

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Convenient to Baseball Hall of Fame

Firstly, the staff here were super helpful and accommodating when we had mechanical issues that meant we had to roll in two days later than planned. I appreciated their flexibility and that they didn’t charge us to change our reservation at the last minute; they also provided excellent customer service. The campground is out in the middle of farmland, and the only noise we had to deal with was the gentle mooing from the cows next door. Our pull-through site had a nice view of rolling fields. The site was a little unlevel, and the neighbor’s fire pit was right next to our vehicle, which was the only drawback. We camped at Cooperstown KOA Journey in a Motorhome.

Campground map (some confusion when we saw the directions to site 10, when we had booked site 70, but all good):

Map

An interactive map:

Our site:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

Utilities:

Utilities

A nice view out our windshield; we didn’t bother putting our Magne Shade on, since nobody was in front of us, and there wasn’t sun pouring in that window:

Nice view out windshield

Several packages in my foldable wagon:

Packages in cart

Cows in the field next to the RV park:

Cows in field next to RV park

Cabins:

Cabins

Other sites:

Other sites

Pool:

Pool

Dog park and an amusing sign:

Dog park and amusing sign

Playground:

Playground

Dump station and art:

Dump station and art

An older campground, but totally fine; we’d be happy to stay here again.

Travel from Youngstown to Richfield Springs, New York

We drove our coach 254 miles, about five hours of driving, from Youngstown to Richfield Springs, New York.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Not heading to Canada:

Not heading to Canada

Bridge:

Bridge

Tolls:

Tolls

Bridge:

Bridge

Exit to I-290 East:

Exit

Exit to I-90 East:

Exit to I-90 East

Rest area:

Rest area

BK for lunch:

BK for lunch

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Another rest area:

Rest area

Rest area

Yet another rest area:

Rest area

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

Rainy:

Rainy

Arriving at KOA:

Arriving at KOA

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Newbury, Ohio to Youngstown, New York

We drove our coach 213 miles, about four hours of driving, from Newbury, Ohio to Youngstown, New York.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northeast:

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Rain pouring off slide topper:

Rain pouring off slide topper

Needed to return the laminated parking pass:

Needed to return the parking pass

Road near Newbury, Ohio:

Road near Newbury, Ohio

I-90 East:

I-90 East

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

BK for lunch:

BK for lunch

Paladin on the dash when we returned to our coach:

Paladin on the dash when we return to our coach

Toe beans:

Toe beans

Paladin on the dash when underway:

Paladin on the dash when underway

Welcome to Pennsylvania:

Welcome to Pennsylvania

A truck took the curve too fast, and rolled over; that’s going to take a while to clean up:

Truck took the curve to fast

Truck took the curve to fast

Welcome to New York:

Welcome to New York

New York Tollway:

New York Tollway

Service plaza parking:

Service plaza parking

Not something you see on a trailer every day:

Not something you see on a trailer every day

Text stop parking area; a good idea:

Text stop parking area; a good idea

Buffalo:

Buffalo

Tonawanda bridge:

Tonawanda bridge

Welcome to the City of Niagara Falls; we avoided the Niagara Scenic Parkway due to the 12’ 0” height restriction (we are 11’ 7”, rather close):

Welcome to City of Niagara Falls

And definitely avoided accidentally heading to Canada:

Exit

Arriving at Four Mile Creek State Park:

Arriving at Four Mile Creek State Park

Our site:

Our site

Our coach:

Our coach

Little did we know we’d be here a little longer than expected….

Travel from Buckley, Michigan to Shipshewana, Indiana

We drove our coach 220 miles, about four hours of driving, from Buckley, Michigan to Shipshewana, Indiana.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Detour due to a parade:

Detour due to parade

Downhill:

Downhill

US-131 South:

Route 131 South

Rest area:

Rest area

Nice sploot:

Nice sploot

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

Grand Rapids:

Grand Rapids

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

“The Kalamazoo Promise”:

The Kalamazoo Promise

US-131 South:

US-131 South

“More to Discover in Indiana”, but where’s the pride in the sign?

More to Discover in Indiana

An Amish buggy with a trailer:

Amish buggy with a trailer

Amish buggy

Amish kids buggy

Amish buggy parking:

Amish buggy parking

Our destination:

Our destination

Pull forward to register:

Pull forward to register

Our site for one night:

Our site

Travel from St Clair to Buckley, Michigan

We drove our coach 323 miles, about five hours of driving, from St Clair to Buckley, Michigan.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northwest:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

I-69 West:

I-69 West

Rest area:

Rest area

Flint Strong water:

Flint Strong

North towards Saginaw:

North towards Saginaw

I-75 North:

I-75 North

Rest area:

Rest area

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

Route 10 West:

Route 10 West

Speed Limit 75, Truck Speed 65, Minimum Speed 55:

Speed Limit 75, Truck Speed 65, Minimum Speed 55

Rest area:

Rest area

I like this style of passing lane, where the dotted line strongly suggests moving right:

Passing lane

Arriving at KOA:

Arriving at KOA