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DRIVING DIRECTIONS

FROM SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (also Chicago, IL, Madison, WI, Wausau, WI, Minocqua, WI)

1. Take Indiana Toll Road (I80/90) west to I90 (Chicago Skyway) exit.
2. Take Skyway (I90) to Dan Ryan expressway.
3. Stay on I90 through Madison, WI, to Portage, WI. (I39 joins I90 at Rockford, IL)
4. Near Portage, WI, I39 and US51 split from I90. Take I39 (and US 51) north through Stevens Point, Wausau, Merrill, etc.
5. Remain on I39 (US 51) to Tomahawk where I39 ends and continue on US 51 north through Minocqua and Woodruff, WI.
6. A few miles north of Woodruff turn right on Vilas County Road M. (turn is across from a restaurant called Marty's Place North)
7. Take M through Boulder Junction, WI until it ends at the junction of Vilas County Road B. (M merges with K and jogs through Boulder Junction: at the "T" (Amoco Station) turn left, then turn right on M after 1 block as M and K separate.)
8. Turn right on B. Follow B east approximately 7.7 miles to Palmer Lake Road.
9. Turn left onto Palmer Lake Road. (Look for the bright blue waste pick-up sign on the south side of the road on HWY B. If you pass the sign for Cisco Chain Marina you've gone about 100 yards too far.)
10. Remain on Palmer Lake Road for ca. 2 miles.  Look for a large brown mailbox, labelled "Notre Dame Properties." Just past the mailbox turn right on the gravel road marked Notre Dame Rd. The Notre Dame Properties south gate is located about 50 yards from the mailbox.

FROM EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN (also Land O' Lakes, WI)

1. Take US 45 North to junction of Vilas County Road B. (If you enter Michigan you've gone too far)
2. Turn left on B.
3. Follow B through Land O' Lakes, WI, west approximately 16 miles to Palmer Lake Road. About 100 yards before the intersection you will pass the sign for Cisco Chain Marina on your right.
4. Turn right on to Palmer Lake Road.
5. Follow directions given under "from South Bend, Indiana" beginning with step 10.

FROM RHINELANDER, WI*

1. Take SR 17 or US 8 to SR 47.
2. Follow SR 47 north to the junction of US 51 at Woodruff, WI.
3. Turn right (north) onto US 51.
4. Follow directions given under "from South Bend, Indiana" beginning with step 6.

* Note - Rhinelander has the closest airport to UNDERC with car rental service.

FROM THE TWIN CITIES

1. Take I35E north to US 8.
2. Go east on US 8 to US 51 just north of Tomahawk, WI.
3. Follow US 51 north through Minocqua and Woodruff, WI.
4. Follow directions given under "from South Bend, Indiana" beginning with step 6.

APPROXIMATE DRIVING DISTANCES AND TIMES TO UNDERC**

• Ashland, WI 90mi (2:15)
• Boulder Junction, WI 15mi (0:30)
• Chicago, IL 390mi (7:15)
• Duluth, MN 165mi (3:30)
• Eagle River, WI 40mi (1:00)
• Ironwood, MI 55mi (1:25)
• Land O' Lakes, WI 18mi (0:30)
• Madison, WI 250mi (4:45)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 270mi (6:00)
• Minocqua, WI 40mi (1:00)
• Rhinelander, WI 60mi (1:30)
• South Bend, IN 480mi (9:00)
• Wausau, WI 105mi (2:20)

**Actual driving times may vary depending on road and traffic conditions, and driving speed.

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