Around Lake Michigan with a Three Year Old on a Bike (Video)

In May we went to a family wedding in Chicago and decided to stay on and do an 11 day bike trip around Lake Michigan. It was the first long bike trip on which our three year old son Neil biked part of the way by himself. The route was very flat and included many bike trails, some of which used to be old railways. We crossed the lake by ferry, cycled in four different states, stayed with friendly families through Warmshowers and took the train back to downtown Chicago. We hit a heatwave so we swam in the lake a lot and to Neil’s delight we made a stop at almost every playground on the way…