Junkie; i live about 60 mi. north of you. we( son ,n, i) go to MN ,n ND several times every yr. our trips are 14 to 18 or 19 hrs. tho. we take 2 days to get there. 2 reasons; most sleepers you can,t check in til noon or later. get up 2nd morn, get good breakfast, shop for groceries, tackle , and nonres. licence, drive 2-6 hrs, check in refreshed, not beat up from long day in pickup. we stay in sleeper 4-7 days. take WAY more food ,n, water than you think you need, even if you,re anal about menu. reason-weather!!! we,ve been stuck a couple times when storm moved thru ,n, resort can,t keep road on ice plowed. some sleepers have 5 gal bucket ,n, trash bags in closet, some have heated ( or not) portapottys handy. i,m an old farm boy,raised on a 2 holer, so no problem there. you could take an rv portapotty if you prefer. you don,t say when you want to go, but, if this upcoming season, go online, go to state you are interested in, tourist bureau, winter resorts, sleeper ice houses, ,n, book. you may have to book late season. check out MILLE LACS, MN LEECH LAKE, MN, WINNIE MN UPPER RED LAKE, MN. hope this helps. good luck. P.S. have we fished ARTHER together ,n, didnt know each other?