Le Tour de Shore Tour Rides are small group, 3-day weekend rides, from Chicago to the Indiana Dunes. Perfect for cyclists who love to ride and camp.
Tour Rides start on Fridays and end on Sundays. Limited to 12 cyclists per weekend.
Friday is a 55 mile group ride from Millennium Park to Dunewood Campground.
Friday night camping at Dunewood Campground.
Saturday is a ride as you like day exploring America’s newest National Park.
Saturday night camping at Dunewood Campground.
Sunday noon, our SAG van and South Shore Railroad will transport cyclists, bags, and gear back to Millennium Park.
Maywood Fine Arts
The mission of Maywood Fine Arts is to provide affordable, quality arts and fitness education that will enrich and transform the lives of children and their families in Maywood and surrounding communities. Maywood Fine Arts began in 1979 with one couple, Ernie & Lois Baumann, and their dream to open a vibrant center of arts activity in Maywood.
Le Tour de Shore History
In early 2004, after ten years of driving cars to family vacations in Union Pier, Michigan, good friends and average cyclists, Lois and Ernie Baumann, and Kay and Steve Coughlin, challenged each other to ride their bicycles from Chicago to Michigan. So, in June 2004, with scant maps and no cue sheet, our baby boomer foursome discovered a 2-day scenic adventure. The thrill of this accomplishment (plus saddle sore amnesia) inspired the creation of Le Tour de Shore, a Charity Bike Ride from Chicago-to-Michigan.
Route (Google Maps)
This year's route starts with a stroll and photo op through Millennium and Maggie Daley Parks...and ends at City Beach New Buffalo, Michigan.
(Open the above interactive map to see the route, SAG stops, participating motels, and campground.)