September 21-26, 2008
Sunday - Friday
Appx Return: 8:00 p.m.

Double Occupancy
Triple Occupancy
Single Occupancy

$942
$842
$1,244

Discover the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Outer Banks, NC

Day 1:
Relax aboard the motorcoach as we make our way to Fredericksburg, Virginia to check into the Comfort Inn Southpoint before making our way to dinner at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant for a delicious down-home cooked meal. The remainder of the evening is yours to spend as you wish.

Day 2:
Enjoy a continental breakfast at the hotel before checking out. We will make our way across the Wright Brother Memorial Bridge and enter the island of The Outer Banks. Enjoy lunch on your own followed by a visit to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse at Corolla, the only light in North Carolina that is still housed in its original structure.

Next, tour the Whalehead Club, a beautiful beach mansion with a copper roof, yellow exterior, and five stately chimneys.

Afterwards, check into the Hampton Inn to freshen up for dinner at Mike Diana in the Timbuck II Shopping Village. Return to the hotel. The remainder of the evening is your to spend as you wish.

Day 3:
Begin the day with a continental breakfast at the hotel before departing for a guided tour. See the largest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a 72-mile stretch of the Outer Banks from Nags Head to Ocracoke Island. Board the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry for a ride to Ocracoke Island where you'll enjoy lunch at Howard's Pub.

Afterwards, continue your touring by visiting the British Cemetery, Wahab-Howard Cemetery, Ocracoke Lighthouse, Village Craftsmen Shop, United Methodist Church, and Howard Street. Stop and see the wild Banker Ponies and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

Visit the Museum of the Sea and stop for a photo opportunity at the historic Bodie Island Lighthouse. Enjoy a family-style dinner at Miller's Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills.

Day 4:
Enjoy a continental breakfast at the hotel before departing for a stroll through the Elizabethan Gardens. The gardens are reached by the park road into Fort Raleigh and are a memorial to the first English Colonists in America.

Also, visit Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island where lunch will be on your own. Explore the Manteo waterfront, galleries, and shops before visiting Roanoke Island Festival Park. Enjoy some free time to walk along the waterfront or explore and browse the shops in Manteo. Dinner this evening will begin with a champagne toast at Kelly's Outer Banks Restaurant.

Day 5:
Enjoy a continental breakfast at the hotel this morning prior to checking out and departing for the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Afterwards, enjoy lunch on your own enroute to check into the Comfort Inn Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Enjoy dinner and a show this evening at the Riverside Dinner Theater. The remainder of the evening is yours to spend as you wish.

Day 6:
Enjoy a farewell continental breakfast before checking out and departing for home with warm memories of your trip.

PACKAGE INCLUDES: Five nights accommodations, five continental breakfasts, one lunch, four dinners, one dinner theatre, admission to all tours mentioned, baggage handling, taxes, and meal gratuities.

Departure Times

Lakefront Office
Rockside Road & I-77
Richfield

7:00 AM
7:15 AM
8:00 AM

September 29 - October 3, 2008
Monday - Friday
Appx Return: 11:30 p.m.

Double Occupancy
Triple Occupancy
Single Occupancy

$713
$698
$825

Southern Vermont

Autumn in Vermont

Autumn in Vermont is an explosion of colors so brilliant and temperatures are just perfect.

These wonderful sights are nature at her most beautiful.

Day 1:
A relaxing ride through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York allows you to arrive in Southern Vermont in the early evening to a warm welcome at the Big Bears Lodge, a family owned and operated mountain inn with a large heated indoor whirlpool spa, large screened television, BYOB lounge, game room, and friendly hospitality.

After a delicious dinner, the remainder of the evening is at your leisure.

Day 2:
Wake up to a hearty Vermont breakfast. Board the coach for a morning of touring that includes an 1836 country store complex and a cruise aboard the Mountain Mills on Lake Whittingham, touring the beautiful, unspoiled lake and mountain scenery.

A picnic lunch is served during the cruise followed by live entertainment. This afternoon, visit the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, a maple products tour, and time to browse in the quaint little town of Wilmington. Later, enjoy a great dinner and a fun-filled program set in 1770 with reenactors from The Living History Association.

Day 3:
Following a hearty Vermont breakfast, depart for Bennington, Vermont, home of the Bennington Museum and Grandma Moses exhibit. See the largest public collection of paintings by Grandma Moses, military and historical artifacts, and an unsurpassed collection of Bennington pottery and American glass.

After lunch, tour the Old First Church, burial place of Robert Frost. On this day, drive around the Bennington Monument and tour the Norman Rockwell exhibit in Arlington, Vermont. Following another delicious dinner, enjoy an evening of music and fun at the Big Bears Lodge.

Day 4:
After another hearty Vermont breakfast, depart for a leisurely drive through the Mount Snow ski area to the Mary Myers Toy Shoppe for a tour of how those cuddly, stuffed animals are made. Stop at Townshend Dam and the picturesque Scott Covered Bridge.

Following a buffet lunch on the estate’s grounds is a tour of the Hildene Estate, the former summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln, Abraham’s son. The Hildene is situated on 412 acres of rolling hills with spectacular views and formal gardens.

After dinner, enjoy an evening of Vermont folk music at Big Bears Lodge.

Day 5:
After a bon voyage breakfast, depart for home, sweet home!

PACKAGE INCLUDES: Four nights accommodations, four hearty breakfasts, four dinners, three lunches, entertainment, touring, admissions, a scenic cruise, shopping time, baggage handling, taxes, and meal gratuities.

Departure Times

Lakefront Office
Rockside Road & I-77
Richfield
Mentor

5:15 AM
5:00 AM
4:30 AM
6:00 AM