AUGUST 22, 2010 

Harness racing at it’s best.  We will take you to the exciting Running Aces harness racing track.  The race starts at 5:00 PM and is finished about 8:00 PM.  Dinner will be on your own.  Their food is wonderful.  Time to place a bet or two and watch these magnificent animals as they race around the track.

28.00

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

After a break (on your own) in Sauk Center, we will continue on to Alexandria to the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum.  Then it’s off to the Carlos Creek Winery for some tasting and a complimentary wine glass.  Then we go to Osakis to Just Like Grandma’s for lunch (1/2 sandwich, cup of soup, beverage, and cranberry cake with hot butter sauce)  There will be an outdoor display of Quilts Along The Trail, heirloom and contemporary quilts.  There are many shops, four restored buildings, and a top tourist attraction for 22 years.

$49.00

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

We will make a coffee stop in St Cloud (on your own).  Then it’s off to Little Falls to their famous craft fair.  Shop till you drop.  We will take a large coach so you will have plenty of room for your purchases.  Hundreds of booths and food vendors abound

$30.00

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010      

The Ripka Twins, Mary and Marie entertain Nashville and Las Vegas style.  They have performed throughout
The Midwest.  This is a luncheon show to be held at the Ideal Hall in St Paul.  This is a beautiful hall with indoor gardens and a waterfall.  The menu: Pork loin, oven brown potatoes, mandarin orange salad, rolls & butter, light dessert, served buffet style. 

$48.00

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

After that famous coffee and roll stop at Tobie’s in Hinckley we will continue on to our harbor city, Duluth.  We will do a city tour and then board the Vista Fleet for a harbor cruise.  A box lunch is included( sandwich, salad, bar, and beverage).  After the cruise you will have some time in Canal Park.  We will make a stop at Mc Donald’s on the way home (on your own).

$57.00  

SEPTEMBER 21. 2010      

Fall in the “North Country” should be beautiful!!!  We will travel to Alexandria, MN, for a covered wagon ride through woods, hills, and lakes.  You will enjoy a Front Porch Lunch (Turkey croissant, chips, potato salad, coffee, milk, or lemonade, and apple crisp alamode with caramel drizzle.  After lunch you will sit back and watch the talented Anderson family perform, including 14 year old award-winning fiddle player Mariah, and her 17 year old brother, Chase, a multi-talented musician.  This family has won numbers of awards. They will have your toes tapping and hands clapping!!!

$69.00

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010      

Come see the NEW BALL PARK as the Twins play the Cleveland Indians.   We have easy access to our reserved seating.  A tour manager will be with you.

$49.95

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 (SATURDAY)

Travel to Warrens, Wisconsin, the Cranberry Capital of the US.  There will be many craft and food booths.  If you wish to tour the cranberry bogs that is optional.  Tours go every half hour. 

$31.00

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010      

Those inmates are at it again.  Fun, music, and laughter.  Lunch is included at the theater.

$56.00

OCTOBER 5, 2010

After a delicious lunch at the Skyline Restaurant overlooking Lake Pepin in Lake City, we will board the Pearl of the Lake for a relaxing cruise of the lake.  We will make an apple orchard stop on the way home.

$53.00

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Enjoy the fall colors as we cruise Lake Minnetonka. Lunch is included: Build your own sandwich, salads, cookies and bars, lemonade.  A wonderful way to spend a leisurely afternoon on the lake.

$53.00

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Travel to Alexandria, MN, for a covered wagon ride through woods, hills, and lakes.  Then partake of a “Front Porch Lunch” (Turkey croissant, chips, potato salad, coffee, milk, lemonade, and apple crisp alamode with caramel drizzle.  After lunch sit back and watch the award-winning Anderson perform for you.  The family group includes 14-year-old award-winner Mariah, who plays fiddle, guitar, sings, and has written a number of songs.  Her 17-year-old brother, Chase, is a multi-talented musician and a performing arts grant recipient who plays acoustic, electric guitar, bass, mandolin, and drums.  This will have your toes tapping and hands clapping!!!

$69.00

OCTOBER 15, 2010           

After a snack stop in St Cloud we will continue to Brainerd for lunch at Famous Dave’s in Baxter.  Menu: Roasted chicken, B.B.Q. ribs, mashed potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, corn muffin, soda, coffee, or tea.  Then we will take our reserved seats for the Geritol Frolics, a group of seniors that really know how to sing and kick up their heels.  You will be amazed at their performance.

$59.00

OCTOBER 20, 2010 

The Fanny Hill Theater near Eau Claire, WI, will be resplendent with Fall décor.  The play is the love story of Ethel and Norman, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. Wry humor, much affection, and a keen sense of life well lived have made this show a timeless classic. A wonderful lunch is included.

$63.00

OCTOBER 30 (Saturday)  

Four guys, a deer shack, some beer, a song or two, and you have a hilarious show.  The wives have issued an ultimatum-get a deer or no more trips to the deer shack.  This will be held at the Winthrop MN High School.  A roast beef lunch will be included at Lyle’s Café(the home of the Pie Lady as featured in newspapers and on TV)
So, of course, the lunch is complete with pie of your choice.

$63.00

NOVEMBER 4, 2010 (THURSDAY)

This charming play will be held at the Paramount Theater in St Cloud  Ice fishing buddies talk and sing about life, love, and the one that got away.  With songs like “The Wishing Hole” and “Fish is de Miracle Food” Guys on Ice will charm your wool socks off.  We will lunch at Anton’s.  Menu includes “Drunkin Chicken”, luncheon  salad, mashed potatoes, dressing, and their famous popovers

$63.00

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

We will tour the Santa House and the Warden House.  Then it’s lunch at the Lowell Inn. Menu: Mixed green salad with dressing, chicken ala king, bars and cookies, coffee, tea, or soda.   After lunch there will be a narrated trolley ride through the historic city.  There will be time to shop.

$65.00 

NOVEMBER 11, 2010       

Hundreds of you enjoyed the Ozark Jubilee at St Croix Casino.  Now they are coming to the Prom Center in Woodbury.  Their show will include Tributes to The Legends Country Singers and also their Christmas Show.
A sit down lunch will be included at the Prom Center.  SIGN UP EARLY!!!

$59.00

NOVEMBER 16, 2010       

Yes, this is the WCCO WEATHER MAN, Bud Kraehling, and his wife, Shirley Lockwood, the Ms. Minnesota Senior America Queen.  A program of stories from the early days of WCCO Television, with delightful songs.  Join us for a visit to that golden era.  This may include a surprise guest!!!  Lunch and show at the Ideal Hall in St Paul.  Menu: Meatloaf, macaroni n cheese, tossed salad with dressing, rolls & butter, light dessert, served buffet style.

$48.00

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

NEW SEATING AND CARPETING!!!
Jeeves In Bloom follows the uproarious mishaps and misadventures of the loveable, loopy Bertie Wooster, who manages time and again to put himself in socially precarious situations, only to be rescued by his brainy butler, Jeeves.  Lunch choice upon reservation.

$59.00

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

You will tour five homes, including the Octagon House, all decked out in their Christmas Glory.  We will stop at a church where you can purchase baked goods and have a morning coffee break (on your own).  There is a craft sale at the Hudson House Best Western, where we will also have lunch.  Menu: Boneless pork chop, baked potato with sour cream, salad, coffee, tea, milk, or soft drink.  Bring slippers or bootee socks and a bag to carry your shoes, as you will have to remove them in these homes.

$57.00

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The Nutcracker Ballet has become one of the most popular ballet performances in America.   As the Silberhaus family complete final preparations for their annual holiday party, guests travel through a crisp night.  At evening’s end, Clara falls asleep and travels to magic lands of swirling snowflakes, an enchanting Sugar Plum Fairy, and more.  Nutcracker will capture your imagination from the moment the curtains part until the final strains of music fade.  Lunch will be at Anton’s famous for their “Drunkin Chicken” and popovers.

$59.95

NOVEMBER 23, 2010 (TUESDAY)

After a wonderful early dinner at the Top of the Radisson in Duluth, we will go to the Bayfront Festival Park to see the lights of Bentleyville(operated by the Bentley family)  Visit the cookie house for free cookies and hot chocolate and coffee, the Popcorn Igloo for a free bag of popcorn, grab a stick and roast a marshmallow, listen to holiday singing groups from the community perform, and purchase that perfect gift at the Noel Boutique, the Christmas Shop.  Please bring a non-perishable food item or an unwrapped toy for the non-profit organization.
Dress warm as this is an outside activity and some walking is included as you stroll through the park.

$49.00

NOVEMBER 30, 2010       

Shop at the Outlet Shops of Albertville.  You will receive a coupon book and we will take a big coach so you can fill it up!!!  We may also stop at Cabella’s in Rogers.

$26.00

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Book early for our annual Christmas Party to be held at St CroixCasino, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.  The entertainment will be Sonny Winberg, country and country swing music.  He has performed at casinos, county fairs, private parties, and community centers and has opened for some big name Country Artists.  You will love his music.  Lunch will be a sit-down roast beef dinner, complete with all the trimmings.  There will be prizes and gifts and $5.00 for everyone as you get off the coach.  A REAL KICK OFF FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

$39.00

DECEMBER 4, 2010 (SATURDAY)

Remember the Lowe Family, the sisters, the brother, mom & dad, and now the little granddaughter has joined the act.  We will visit the Village of Yesteryear for Christmas in the Village.  Enjoy beautifully decorated Dunnell Mansion, Christmas Carolers, cookie decorating, sleigh rides, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus..  Then we will go to lunch at Torey’s Restaurant: Roast beef, chicken, salad, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggie, coffee, and iced tea.  After lunch we will visit the State School Orphanage Museum.  Relive history through personal stories by the orphans who were raised at the Orphanage.  Arrive at the Owatonna High School Auditorium greeted by the sounds of the Owatonna Junior High String Ensemble.  Then sit back and enjoy two hours with the Lowe Family.  We will stop at the Russell Stover Candy Store on the way out of town for some sampling and Christmas Shopping!!!

$69.00

DECEMBER 5. 2010 (SUNDAY)

Travel to St Cloud to enjoy that famous production “Sound of Music”, based on the story of the Trapp Family singers.  Lunch is included at the Gorecki Center at St Ben’s in St Joseph.  This is a sit down plated lunch: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, dinner roll & butter, dessert, coffee, and ice water.  This is an old favorite that you won’t want to miss.

$59.95

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Back to Fanny Hill in Eau Claire for their Christmas show.  Again, the decorations will be spectacular.  It’s Christmas Eve at the Willow Inn.  A snowstorm strands an interesting mix of guests.  Our hero Rudy and his very pregnant wife Marsha, innkeepers Tom and Jenny, and others try to keep the holidays bright.  But the Spirit of Christmas may be closer than they think!

$63.00

DECEMBER 12, 2010

A remarkable Holiday experience—the Lundstrom Country Christmas.  One of the best shows in the country.  This is a Sunday afternoon performance.  Lunch will be included at the Cherokee Sirloin Room in Eagan, choice of Sirloin Steak or Stuffed Chicken Breast, baked potato, salad, roll & butter, beverage, and champagne cake for dessert.  Please make your menu selection at time of reservation. 

$64.00

DECEMBER 15, 2010 (WEDNESDAY)

Tour includes: Welcome reception at the New Ulm Visitors Center, Guided tour of New Ulm, Brown County’s Museum Tannenbaum Walk and Menzel Christmas Village(Nativity scenes and things from around the world), Glockenspiel performance with nativity scene, Lunch at the Kaiserhoff with Gingerbread Cookie Decorating surprise, The wonders of the Wanda Gag Home and their Christmas decorations, Time for shopping with discount  coupons and a free gift, and end with a Victorian Tea at  the Lind House.  This will be a beautiful Christmas Tour.

$67.00

DECEMBER 16, 2010

After an included early dinner at the Olde Spaghetti Factory,  we will watch the wonderful Holidazzle Parade with the pleasure of warm seats in the enclosed tent (see through plastic front) After the parade you will have time to visit Macy’s spectacular Christmas display.  Kids 10 and under $44.00

$46.50

DECEMBER 10 & 16

$25.00

DECEMBER 9 & 18

$41.00