Orignal poster here again... we'll be looking for that red Americano, bwgride! We'll be on a blue Bianchi and red LeMond with yellow Ortliebs.
We're starting to ride on July 3rd from Milwaukee, meeting our friends in Two Rivers on the 4th, riding around the coastline following the routes in "Round Lake Michigan" by Harvey Botzman. On July 15th we'll arrive on Mackinac Island. On the 16th our friends will leave to continue around Huron then the rest of Lake Michigan, we will head south to Harbor Springs, ship the bikes home thanks to the Touring Gear Bike Shop, and take a shuttle to either Pellston or Traverse City airport, and be home on July 17th. "Round Lake Michigan" is very thorough, and comes well recommended to us, so I'm hoping it provides good guidance. It can be ordered at cyclotour.com. This book gives the routes in both directions, clockwise and counterclockwise around the lake.
Now, what about the bugs rumored to be in Michigan??