Mackinac Island & Thunder Bay Resort

Mackinac Island & Thunder Bay Resort

September 13-20, 2021    |    8 days

Pickup: Lancaster, Ephrata, Harrisburg    Lv-8:00 am   Rt-8:45 pm

Price per person: $1,769 Double   $2,150 Single
$1,639 Triple    $1,565 Quad
Deposit – $200 per person at registration

Avoid $ loss; purchase travel insurance

7 breakfasts    2 lunches    6 dinners

Day 1 *Travel westward *Dinner and overnight in Rossford, OH (D)

Day 2 *Explore the family home of Edsel Ford *Tour, with local guide, of Frankenmuth, MI, named “Michigan’s Little Bavaria” *Leisure time in town *Dinner and overnight in Frankenmuth, MI (B, D)

Day 3 *Lunch at Mackinaw Crossings, a Victorian complex *Board ferry to Mackinac Island, taking us back to a time of horse-drawn carriages where no automobiles are permitted *Dinner and overnight at Mackinac Island (1st of 2 nights) (B, D)

Day 4 *Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage tour of the Island *Take a carriage ride to The Grand Hotel, the “Jewel of the Island” and also the world’s largest summer hotel since 1887 *Feast on a bountiful lunch buffet at The Grand Hotel *Relax for an afternoon at leisure (many options) *Overnight on Mackinac Island (B, L)

Day 5 *Explore our hotel and Mackinac Island this morning—walk the streets, rent a bicycle or relax *Ferry to mainland and travel to Thunder Bay Resort *En route, stop at the Call of the Wild Museum, featuring 60-plus exhibits of animals and their habitats *Dinner and overnight at Thunder Bay Resort (1st of 2 nights) (B, D)

Day 6 *Explore the shipwrecks of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Aboard our boat with large glass-bottom viewing wells, we will “dive” through the crystal clear water to the wrecks—without getting wet. *Visit the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center *Enjoy free time and lunch (on own) in Alpena *View the Lighthouses of Presque Isle, one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes *Return to Thunder Bay Resort *Ride to dinner onboard a horse-drawn wagon, viewing elk, deer and other wildlife en route *Feast on a five-course meal at Elkhorn Log Cabin *Overnight in Thunder Bay (B, D)

Day 7 *Drive to Dearborn, Michigan *Choose between The Henry Ford Museum of Innovation, which allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories; or, choose to walk the streets of Greenfield Village where 300 years of American perseverance serve as a living reminder that anything is possible *Overnight in Westlake, OH (B,D)

Day 8 *Tour the workshop of Warther Museum and Wood Carvings in Dover, OH *Drive homeward (B, L)