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Mackinac
Island: The Grand Hotel Experience featuring Frankenmuth and Dearborn
Eight Days /
Twelve Meals
HIGHLIGHTS:
Two Nights at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island - Frankenmuth - Colonial Michilimackinac - Bronner's
DATE: August 21-28, 2010
COST: $1,499 Double, $2,099 Single, $1,449 Triple (per person)
20% deposit required; Optional Insurance 10%
DEPART: Goldens Bridge 6:30 am; Mamaroneck 7:15 am; Yonkers 8:00 am
RETURN: Yonkers 5 pm; Mamaroneck 5:30 pm; Goldens Bridge 6:00 pm
Includes transportation, admissions, guides, (7) night's accommodations,
(7) breakfasts,
(5) dinners, baggage handling, tour director, taxes and gratuities
There's no place quite like it, and the experience cannot be duplicated
- The Grand Hotel - opened in 1887 on Mackinac Island, an island without
cars, where horse-drawn carriages clip-clop down vehicle-free streets.
Join The Upper Class and experience the spectacular Grand Hotel - a
tradition of
gracious service and flawless hospitality, preserving the best of bygone
eras, while carefully blending it with contemporary sophistication.
Day One -
Sandusky, OH
Day Two - Mackinaw City, MI
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Tour Colonial Michilimackinac, a 1770's fort &
fur-trading outpost
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Stay at the Comfort Suites overlooking Lake Michigan
Day Three - Mackinac Island & The Grand Hotel
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A short ferry ride takes us to Mackinac Island where
we discover this magical island on a guided tour via horse &
carriage
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Check into the Grand Hotel, relax on the 660' front
porch and
experience the slower, more leisurely pace of the past
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Discover the red carpet entryway welcoming you into
a splendid Parlor adorned with rich Victorian furnishings and
antiques. Visit beautifully manicured, colorful gardens and enjoy
many recreational options
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Indulge in full breakfast & an incredible
five-course dinner daily
Day Four - Mackinac Island
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This day is yours to savor. Spend the day at
surrounded by the lush
surroundings of the Grand Hotel, and beautiful Mackinac Island.
Relax on the front porch, tour historic Fort Mackinac or take a
horse drawn taxi into the quaint downtown shopping area. It's all up
to you!
Day Five - Mackinac Island to Frankenmuth, MI
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After a leisurely morning, we travel by horse &
carriage to downtown Mackinac to souvenir shop and pick up a piece
of their renowned fudge before we say goodbye to this wonderful
island
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Boarding our ferry, we head to Frankenmuth,
"Michigan's Little Bavaria" l Check into the centrally-located Mary
Herzog hotel for two nights
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Enjoy a German wine tasting and dinner at the
beautifully decorated Bavarian Inn tonight
Day Six - Frankenmuth, MI
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Historic guided tour of the area
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Aboard the Bavarian Belle, an authentic
paddlewheeler, we cruise down the scenic Cass River as our captain
narrates
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This afternoon is yours to explore picturesque
Frankenmuth or take an trip to world-famous "Bronner's CHRISTmas
Shop" (MEALS: B)
Day Seven - Dearborn, Michigan
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Journey to Dearborn and the Henry Ford Museum to
explore one of the largest collections of American history in the
world
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Sit in Rosa Park's bus, view JFK fateful limo,
explore historic cars, famous airplanes and discover decades of
American pop culture
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Continue into Ohio for dinner at Cracker Barrel,
then a good night's rest
Day Eight - Drive Home
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