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MACKINAC ISLAND! June 26 (Thursday) – July 2 (Wednesday), 2008
Event Price: Single occupancy: $1,399.00pp Double occupancy: $1,099.00pp Triple occupancy: $999.00pp
Event Includes: * Round-trip motorcoach transportation * Six Nights Hotel Accommodations (2 nights in Maumee, OH, 1 night in Dearborn, MI, 1 night in Frankenmuth, MI and 2 nights on Mackinac Island) * A Lakeland Tour Director to accompany the group * Baggage Handling at your hotels * Five Dinners (tax and gratuity included) * One Lunch at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island (tax and gratuity included) * Seven Breakfasts (five full and two continental) (tax and gratuity included) * Frankenmuth city tour * Ferry ride to/from Mackinac Island * Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland * Horse-drawn carriage tour of Mackinac Island * Bavarian Queen boat cruise * Admission to Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
Clothing/Weather: Casual and comfortable for your touring pleasure. The average daily high temperature on Mackinac Island during June is low-70s; the average daily low is low-50s. The hotels on the tour contain a swimming pool, so if you are interested, be sure to bring your swimsuit.
Hotels: Fairfield Inn, Maumee, OH. Two nights - the first and last night of the tour. The hotel contains 64 guest rooms on three floors (interior corridors), a hospitality area, outdoor swimming pool and whirlpool.
Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, MI. One night. The Bavarian Inn Lodge is a family-owned and operated hotel, featuring authentic German atmosphere, including hand-carved woodwork, imported German wall decor and Old World hospitality. There are 355 European-themed guest rooms with cable TV, individual climate control and coffeemakers, Oma’s Restaurant, Lorelei Lounge, five indoor swimming pools, two whirlpools, exercise room and game room.
Lake View Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. Two nights. Lake View Hotel, in the heart of the historic village, is the oldest continuously operated hotel on Mackinac Island, and a registered Michigan Historic Site. Since cars are not permitted on the island, visitors here enjoy a peaceful, relaxing step back in time. The Lake View Hotel captures much of the past with its Victorian-style atmosphere and nineteenth-century vernacular resort architecture, including a modified hipped roof accenting an open, wood-columned porch and a raised basement. This Full Service Resort contains 85 guest rooms, two restaurants, indoor heated pool, whirlpool, sauna, covered front porch, and three specialty shops, including Mackinac Island Bike Shop, Kilwin's fudge shop and Mackinac Gear, an apparel store.
Best Western Greenfield Inn, Dearborn, MI. One night. This Victorian-style property contains 210 guest rooms, a restaurant, lounge, an indoor swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool and an exercise area. There are walking paths outside with a gazebo.
Meals: Five complete dinners Cracker Barrel, Maumee, OH. A gift card will be yours to use as you wish. The menu features good country cookin’, and is full of entrée choices, such as: Homemade Chicken & Dumplings, Pork Chop, Chicken Tenderloin (fried or grilled), Pork Barbeque, Sugar Cured Ham, Catfish Fillet, Hamburger Steak (fried or grilled), Country Vegetable Plate and much more.
Bavarian Inn Restaurant, Frankenmuth, MI. Group will enjoy the world-famous Frankenmuth-style “All You Can Eat” Chicken dinner. This is a family-style dinner which has been served here for over 100 years. It includes soup and crackers, coleslaw, assorted relishes, homemade bread and butter, chicken, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, buttered noodles, vegetable, dessert and coffee, tea or milk.
Goodfellow’s Restaurant (inside the Lake View Hotel), Mackinac Island, MI. Dinner to consist of: Garden Salad, a choice of: 1) Whitefish Mediterranean, 2) Prime Rib au hus, 3) Chicken Oscar or 4) Broiled Salmon. All entrees are served with a starch, vegetable, rolls, dessert and coffee, tea or lemonade.
O’Henry’s Restaurant (inside the Best Western Greenfield Inn), Dearborn, MI. Menu TBA.
Old Country Buffet, Taylor, MI. Buffet featuring a salad bar, several entrees, potatoes, vegetables, a dessert bar and beverage.
One complete lunch Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. Grand Hotel beckons you to a bygone era of old-world hospitality and charm. Here, no automobiles are permitted, and nothing intrudes on the serenity and natural beauty of the Island. The crown jewel of pristine secluded Mackinac Island, Grand Hotel has been the world's largest summer hotel since 1887. Their famous Grand Luncheon Buffet. A favorite Island attraction for generations, this daily feast features bountiful tables brimming with crisp garden-fresh salads, wheels of savory cheeses, succulent slow-roasted meats, seafood and more than 20 varieties of pastries.
Four full breakfasts Hilton Garden Inn Rockaway. Breakfast buffet is included the morning of departure.
Bavarian Inn Lodge. This authentic German breakfast buffet consists of English muffins, seasonal fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, bacon, bratwurst, pancakes, German potato cheese dumplings, apple struesel coffee cake, cold cereals and coffee, tea or milk.
Lake View Hotel. A breakfast buffet both mornings of our stay here, including scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, muffins, danishes, fresh fruit, yogurt and granola, coffee, tea and orange juice.
Three continental breakfasts. Two at the Fairfield Inn Maumee and one at the Best Western Greenfield Inn.
Attractions: City Tour of Frankenmuth. Frankenmuth was founded in 1845 by a group of fifteen German-Lutheran missionaries who came to this area for the purpose of teaching Christianity to the Chippewa Indians. Franken depicts the province from which the settlers came and Muth means courage in German. The name Frankenmuth means “Courage of the Franconians.” Today, Frankenmuth is a thriving community of 4,900 residents who take great pride in preserving the German heritage. Area homes, businesses and surrounding farms remain neat and clean, reflecting this German ethic. Well-tended flowers and lush greenery abound in what many visitors describe as the most authentic Bavarian architecture to be found anywhere in the U.S. We will take a one hour tour with a local, costumed guide.
Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland, Frankenmuth, MI. Bronner’s building equals the square footage of 5-1/2 football fields under one roof. It’s a shopper’s dream with over 50,000 trims and gifts, including an amazing selection of arnaments, lights, Nativities, Christmas trees and wreaths, collectibles and much more.
Bavarian Queen boat cruise, Frankenmuth, MI. The Bavarian Belle is an authentic 150-passenger paddlewheel riverboat. The Belle offers a 1-hour historical narrated tour on the Cass River. The Bavarian Belle is an open air/canopied upper deck and fully enclosed climate controlled lower salon deck. The salon deck offers a snack bar and soft drinks as well as tables for small groups and restrooms.
Free time at Mackinaw Crossing, Mackinaw City, MI. This unique shopping village contains more than 50 shops and restaurants.
Ferry ride to/from Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, MI. Aboard Shepler’s Ferry Lines. Shepler's clean, comfortable passenger ferries zip you safely to Mackinac Island in just 16 minutes! You may choose from the cushioned seats and wide aisles of our main deck lounge, or experience a spectacular panoramic view of the Straits of Mackinac from the open-air top-deck seating area.
Horse-drawn carriage tour of Mackinac Island, Mackinac Island, MI. More than 20 points of interest in all, including Historic Market Street, Stable area , Island Cemeteries, John Jacob Astor's American Fur Co. buildings, Skull Cave, Governor's Mansion. Spectacular island vistas are sure to please the camera fan!
Cross of the Woods, Indian River, MI. The Cross in the Woods is one of Michigan's best known and most visited shrines. It is staffed by Franciscan Friars of the Sacred Heart, St. Louis, MO. Province.
Admission to Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI. Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village is the nation's largest indoor/outdoor history museum with over 1.6 million visitors annually!
Henry Ford Museum Henry Ford set out to recognize and preserve the ingenuity and resourcefulness used-and the progress consistently made-by average Americans as they built good lives in this great country. This eye for how the past impacts our future is evident today in every exhibit at Henry Ford Museum. Think of the keys to our nation's growth and prosperity throughout our 200+ year history: From hay-powered horses to "horsepowered" autos, from early steam engines to automated assembly lines, from horse-drawn threshers and the toil of washboards to the astounding concept of mechanized chores, from a rough-hewn bench to the finest in upholstered furniture, right up to one of the world's most futuristic designs for a home... Exhibits exploring all these themes can be found in the Museum, along with information and activities that share one of Henry Ford's main points: Not every innovator was famous, but all are our national heroes. Everything you ever wanted to know about where we've come from, how we got here, and where we might be headed, can be found within the walls of Henry Ford Museum!
Greenfield Village was assembled from the dream of one man, to showcase the best and brightest stories of how our country was built. Fearing the foundations of our nation's progress would be lost to future generations, early in the 20th century Henry Ford began to bring together the original buildings from his family's homestead farm, then parts of his first workshops and auto factories. Soon he combined those American manufacturing roots with other American structures that had given birth to such miracles as manned flight and the electric light. Today we continue the vision he had, sharing the "inside stories" of history in the making - from the roots of family farms to the heights of urban industrialization, and everything in between. The actual homes, farm buildings, shops, and businesses from America's history are on-site and open for exploration, many with presenters to interpret the roles of the original occupants. Scores of sites and centuries of stories of American innovation, ingenuity, and resourcefulness, all within a pastoral 88-acre setting - an extraordinary trip back through time, all in one place: Greenfield Village!
Itinerary:
DAY 1 - June 26, 2008 – Thursday (B & D) Buffet breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn (Rockaway Mall Lot #36) Depart Hilton Garden Inn at Rockaway Mall Lot #36 Lunch stop (not included) Arrive Maumee, OH - Fairfield Inn for one night Dinner (included) at Cracker Barrel
DAY 2 - June 27, 2008 - Friday (CB & D) Continental breakfast at your hotel Depart hotel Arrive Frankenmuth, MI Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland Free time for lunch & shopping at Frankenmuth River Place Frankenmuth city tour Hotel check-in at Bavarian Inn Lodge for one night Dinner (included) at the Bavarian Inn Restaurant
DAY 3 - June 28, 2008 - Saturday (B & D) Breakfast buffet (included) at your hotel Mackinaw Crossings Ferry to Mackinac Island via Shepler’s Ferry Service Arrive Mackinac Island, MI – Lake View Hotel check-in for two nights Dinner (included) at your hotel
DAY 4 - June 29, 2008 - Sunday (B & L) Breakfast (included) at your hotel Carriage tour of Mackinac Island Lunch buffet (included) at Grand Hotel Free time on Mackinac Island Dinner (not included)
DAY 5 - June 30, 2008 - Monday (CB & D) Breakfast (included) at your hotel Ferry back to St. Ignace, MI 5-mile crossing of Mackinac Bridge Cross of the Woods Arrive Dearborn, MI - Best Western Greenfield Inn check-in for one night Dinner (included) at your hotel
DAY 6 - July 1, 2008 - Tuesday (CB) Continental breakfast (included) at your hotel Cross of the Woods Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village (lunch not included) Arrive Maumee, OH - Fairfield Inn check-in for one night Dinner (included) at Old Country Buffet
DAY 7 - July 2, 2008 - Wednesday (CB) Continental breakfast at your hotel Depart hotel Lunch stop - on your own Return to Hilton Garden Inn (adjacent to Rockaway Mall Lot #36) __________________________________________________________________________________________
Please contact a tour representative for more information and/or reservations at (973) 366-0600 ext. 602. |
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