Travel News & Notes
Winter 2017
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TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA WINTER GETAWAY — 12 days
Saturday-Wednesday, January 20-31, 2018
As temperatures drop and icy snow piles
up, think of next winter when you’ll be
running away to Florida for a bit of sun
and sightseeing. This getaway gives you
a change of scenery without obligation
of a long term rental, or transportation
issues. We’ll fly direct to Florida where
our deluxe motorcoach will transport us
to one of the state’s most scenic and lazily
seductive areas —TREASURE ISLAND
on the Gulf Coast. Here your recently
renovated, ocean view, private balcony
accommodations await at the BILMAR
BEACH RESORT. Each room offers
a BALCONY FACING THE OCEAN
and is outfitted with kitchenette (cabinet
size refrigerator, two-burner stove and
microwave). So picture yourself enjoying
your morning coffee wrapped in your
robe watching the waves. A trolley system
runs just outside your door for a small
fee taking you anywhere from St. Pete to
Clearwater Beach. While a good bit of
the time is yours to relax and explore the
miles of white sand beaches just outside
your door, or to enjoy the evening music
and perhaps a beverage or two at the
Beach Bar, we will have a few excursions
M. Kay Lawler, Tour Director
Janet Huninghake, Tour Escort
Rhonda Krift, Tour Escort
MKL Meeting Management
838 Woodlyn Drive S.
Cincinnati, OH 45230
(513) 232-5487
(800) 396-6338
Email: [email protected]
Website: mkltours.com
Friends in Travel:
F.H.R.S. (Forest Hills Schools Retired Staff)
Mercy Hospital
St. Elizabeth Primewise
Immanuel United Methodist Church
to keep you entertained. How about a
DINNER CRUISE off St. Pete Beach? As
the sun sets we’ll enjoy a sassy beverage
while cruising the shimmering waters of
the Gulf of Mexico before enjoying our
cooked-to-order gourmet dinner. Another
day we’ll take a ramble up to the Greek
village of TARPON SPRINGS, allowing
plenty of time to wander among the sponge
divers and their wares right on the docks.
And a day trip to the award winning
RINGLING ART MUSEUM and winter
home to John & Mable Ringling, CA’D
ZAN in Sarasota. This glorious mansion
hosted such celebrities as Flo Ziegfeld and
Will Rogers and now awaits your arrival.
Docent-guided tours of each facility will
be included as well as time on your own to
explore the world famous Ringling Circus
Museum. If you’re a golfer, bring your
clubs as golf privileges can be arranged.
If you just look forward to the sun and
relaxation, bring your beach shoes, books
& Nooks and beachwear. Our farewell
evening will be at a popular seafood
restaurant before we pack up and head
back to the wintry Midwest, but with souls
invigorated by a bit of sunshine and salt air.
TOUR PACKAGE: Round trip air; ocean
front accommodations with private balcony
and kitchenette; 3 day-trip excursions;
deluxe motorcoach transportation;
admissions to all attractions above
(excepting Ringling Circus Museum);
dinner cruise; baggage handling of 1 piece
of luggage to & from hotel; resort amenity
fees; 3 dinners & 3 lunches; taxes &
gratuities.
Reservations due June 1.
TOUR PACKAGE:
$ 2,030 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 2,530 per person SINGLE occupancy
SPRING MEET AT KEENELAND
Wednesday, April 19
We’re pleased to once again offer the
elegance of Keeneland’s spring meet.
Our deluxe motorcoach spirits us to this
center of world-class thoroughbred racing
to enjoy the deluxe accommodations
afforded our guests in Keeneland’s
LEXINGTON ROOM. Overlooking this
world famous racing course we enjoy a
sumptuous luncheon buffet while perusing
our racing programs. We’ll place our
bets at the Lexington Room’s convenient
mutual windows in time for the 1 PM
post time. Just steps away we watch the
action from the VIP balcony, or via the
in-room monitors. Come enjoy the poetry
of the world’s finest horses framed by the
shimmering pastels of a Kentucky spring.
TOUR PACKAGE: All inclusive includes
deluxe motorcoach transportation; admission to Keeneland’s Lexington Room;
luncheon buffet; program; taxes and
gratuities.
Reservations due March 1.
COST: $106 per person
“The shortest distance between
two people is a smile.”
- Victor Borge
STREAM CLIFF HERB FARM & WINERY
Thursday, May 18
Due to the popularity of past tours we
are returning to this jewel in Southern
Indiana. Travelling via deluxe motorcoach we arrive at Streamcliff. Featured in
Garden Ideas & Outdoor Gardening, this
historic area is dedicated to the loving care
and relaxation gardening brings. Their
intimate gardens are done in quilt designs
to commemorate the owner’s grandmother
and her love of quilting and gardening,
including Grandmother’s Fan Garden,
Crucifix Garden, Log Cabin Quilt Garden,
and Bridal Garden among others. Our
friend Betty Manning will share a bit of
poetry and gardening tips for CONTAINER GARDENING followed by each guest
designing their own HERB GARDEN to
bring home. We’ll enjoy a LIGHT LUNCHEON in Stream Cliff’s Twigs & Sprigs
tea room, have time to explore the unique
and creative small shops and even enjoy a
sip or two of their most recent attraction,
The Winery at Streamcliff —all combining to make a very popular destination.
TOUR PACKAGE: All inclusive including deluxe motorcoach transportation; tea
room luncheon; lecture and craft project
materials; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due April 15.
COST: $98 per person
DERBY DINNER THEATRE: “GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA” & DINNER AT THE SEELBACH HOTEL
Monday, June 5
The legend lives on at our favorite southern Indiana theatre as this 19-member
orchestra puts you In the Mood playing
original Glenn Miller arrangements. Unlike our other visits to the Derby Dinner
Theatre, this is a special dessert matinee
performance with the concert starting at
4 PM. So we’ll round out the day with a
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dinner at Louisville’s historic and world
class SEELBACH HOTEL. Dining in
their elegant and artistic Rathskeller on
the lower level we’ll feel like toe tapping
in our strappy heels and zoot suits before
heading back to the Queen City. Don’t
miss this bit of elegance in dining and fine
memory-making music.
ST. LOUIS/ HANNIBAL’S MARK TWAIN/ NEW HARMONY
Tuesday-Thursday, June 20-22
We start our adventure with a visit to
our friends in NEW HARMONY and a
guided tour of this historic village, after
enjoying their famous cuisine at the RED
GERANIUM RESTAURANT. Our travels
then take us across the Illinois midlands
to our overnight destination of ST. LOUIS
and the Drury Inn located city center in the
shadow of the Arch. Our dinner will be a
tummy teasing ton of gastronomic delights
as we ramble to “The Hill,” home of St.
Louis’ best Italian dining. Next morning
we’re off to HANNIBAL, MISSOURI
and our immersion into the life of one
of America’s greatest literary treasures,
Mr. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain.
In Hannibal we’ll board the HANNIBAL
TROLLEY for a guided city tour
before our visits to the MARK TWAIN
BOYHOOD HOME & MUSEUM. We’ll
experience Mark Twain “live” as local Jim
Waddell weaves yarns first spun by Mark
Twain himself. Did you know Hannibal
has another legendary heroine alongside
Becky Thatcher? We’ll have a guided tour
of the MOLLY BROWN BIRTHPLACE
and MUSEUM, where the “unsinkable”
lady of Titanic fame got her start. In this
small cabin, Maggie Tobin’s rags-to-riches
tale had its beginning. We end the day with
a lazy riverboat cruise, a bit more inviting
than Huck and Tom’s voyage, aboard
the MARK TWAIN RIVERBOAT before
overnighting in Hannibal. Next morning
we’re back across Illinois to one of
Indiana’s favorite countryside dining icons,
THE BEEF HOUSE. After a meal to melt
over we’ll head home with fables and river
fantasies floating in our dreams.
TOUR PACKAGE: All inclusive including deluxe motorcoach transportation;
overnight accommodations; all meals;
admissions to attractions listed above;
baggage handling for 1 bag; taxes and
gratuities.
Reservations due April 12.
TOUR COST:
$ 499 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 596 per person SINGLE occupancy
“I have found out there ain’t no
surer way to find out whether
you like people or hate them
than to travel with them.”
- Mark Twain
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TOUR INCLUDES: All inclusive includes deluxe motorcoach transportation;
dinner & dessert buffet; matinee performance; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due April 25.
COST: $110 per person
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HOLLAND AMERICA: ICELAND (4 ports of call) & NORWAY (3 ports of call)/
SCOTLAND (2 ports of call)
Sunday-Sunday, July 16-30
Join us mid-summer as we explore the
cool green ambiance of some of the
world’s most spectacular scenery aboard
Holland America’s premiere ship
ms Zuiderdam. We start and end in
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — one
of the easiest European capitals to fall
in love with. Its old buildings, cobbled
streets and the tower- and turretdotted skyline lend fairy-tale charm
to the home of author Hans Christian
Andersen. Built on a series of islands,
Copenhagen balances tradition and
kinetic energy while the Little Mermaid
keeps a thoughtful watch over the
harbor. Our first port of call is BERGEN,
NORWAY. Norway’s second-largest
city is one of the most popular ports
of call on a cruise up the fjords. Step
off the ship into the medieval Bryggen
wharf area, a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, where evidence of the city’s rich
maritime tradition goes back nearly 1,000
years. The city is one of Europe’s oldest
settlements and its cobblestone streets
and narrow alleyways lead to emeraldgreen parks, medieval cathedrals and
stone fortresses that kept enemies at bay
centuries ago. ÅLESUND, a quaint fishing
town of approximately 45,000 in western
Norway, has been called Norway’s most
beautiful city. A fire in 1904 destroyed
the town. A year later, Norway gained
its independence from Sweden, leading
to a campaign to build a “Norwegian
town” to mark the occasion. Colorful
buildings feature castle-like turrets and
spires with intricate facades of ornamental
flowers, gargoyles and Viking-inspired
decorations. Nearby is the Geirangerfjord,
another UNESCO World Heritage
site, known for its beautiful waterfalls.
ICELAND beckons with AKUREYRI
and ISAFJOROUR ports before the
laid-back and effortlessly cool world’s
most northern capitol REYKJAVIK.
With geothermal water pumping through
its veins and the staggering backdrop
of gnarly lava fields, majestic glaciers
and rainbow-colored houses, there is no
mistaking this iconic landscape. World
class museums and art galleries give way
to a thriving Nordic cuisine alongside
international dining establishments.
DJUPIVOGUR is a quiet fishing village
with fewer than 500 residents sitting on
the eastern coast of Iceland and dating
back to the days of the Vikings. What
draws visitors to this remote corner of
the country is its dramatic natural setting.
Located on Berufjörður it is near stunning
natural wonders like the Hofellsjökull
Glacier and the Valley of Waterfalls. The
village itself is home to intriguing sites
like Langabúð, a log house built in
1790 that now houses artifacts related
to Iceland’s long-held folk traditions,
including a belief in “hidden folk” who
live in the ancient windswept landscapes
of rock, glacier and lava. You can journey
to nearby Papey Island and meet some
of eastern Iceland’s seabird population
including cute and quirky puffins. These
birds are so beloved in Iceland they were
long the symbol of the national airline and
actually outnumber the country’s human
population by some 25 to 1. Departing the
breathtaking vistas of Iceland we travel to
a more familiar landscape and homeland
to millions of Americans — SCOTLAND.
Our welcome to the Highlands begins
at INVERGORDON, wildest and least
trammeled region in the entire UK.
A trove of Scottish and Celtic history
resides here including the world famous
legendary Loch Ness Monster. Our final
port of call is SOUTH QUEENSFERRY/
EDINBURGH. Our days at sea will be full
of options including Holland America’s
newest partner in their Culinary Kitchen,
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the Food Network. There is also an array
of entertainment and dining options
aboard this moderate size luxury liner
(capacity 1,900). This is a grand tour for
those travelers who have “seen it all”—
destinations you can’t forget even if you
can’t pronounce. ONLY UNPACK ONCE;
have a diversity of dining options and
shore excursions from active to rambling;
and some of the most unique and breathtaking scenery in the world. Call MKL
Tours today to select your cabin! Space
limited.
Reservations due April 12.
STATEROOMS BEGIN AT:
$ 2,799 Interior Stateroom
$ 3,329 Outside Stateroom (unobstructed view)
$ 3,999 Veranda Stateroom
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to luggage due to breakage, theft or wear and
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all ground tours. Inside of 21 days a partial
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SAN FRANCISCO /NAPA VALLEY/ MUIR WOODS/
SAUSALITO/ YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Tuesday-Sunday, August 22-27
Join us as we head west to California’s most
alluring area—San Francisco, Napa Valley
and north central California’s magnificent
national parks. We begin with our non-stop
flight from Cincinnati to San Francisco where
we are met by our deluxe motorcoach and
spirited immediately to the hedonistic delights
of Wine Country. Included will be tastings at a
carefully chosen selection of four of the area’s
award winning wineries, including the vintner’s
dream that is OPUS ONE, as well as lunch at
the rustic Italian gastronomic extravagance of
BISTRO DON GIOVANNI. After overnighting
amid the vineyards we head back to the City
by the Bay. Highlights in SAN FRANCISCO
include: GUIDED CITY TOUR, DINNER
ON FISHERMAN’S WHARF and our farewell
dinner at one of our guests’ favorites, the
exotic CHINATOWN’S Empress of China.
An extended 1/2-day jaunt out of the city will
take us to an intimate view of the breathtaking
MUIR WOODS where we’ll wander ancient
coastal forests, home to some of the tallest and
oldest trees on Earth. Enroute back to the City
we’ll save time to explore the artistic coastal
enclave that is SAUSALITO, offering a chance
to sample their famous cuisine, including perhaps
a Ramos Gin Fizz should that take your fancy.
Also included will be our day-long journey to
America’s 2nd oldest national park, YOSEMITE.
Here you’ll have the chance to experience Bridal
Veil Falls, El Capitan and Half Dome. We won’t
forget Yosemite Falls whose lower and upper
cascades form North America’s tallest waterfall.
A gourmet delight coupled with an array of some
of the country’s most compelling natural wonders
make this a grand new addition to our National
Parks itineraries.
TOUR PACKAGE: Round-trip airfare from
Cincinnati; 1 night accommodation in Napa
Valley region/ 4 nights accommodation in San
Francisco; attractions, wineries, guides, park
& tour admissions as indicated above; 8 meals;
baggage handling of 1 bag per person (airline
baggage fees if apply extra); taxes & gratuities.
Reservations due May 31.
COST:
$ 2,330 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 2,727 per person SINGLE occupancy
AUTUMN BREEZES ON CAPE COD/PLYMOUTH/COTTAGES OF NEWPORT
Monday-Saturday, September 4-9
We begin with our flight to Boston where we are
met by our deluxe motorcoach. Our first stop will
be Boston’s JFK PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY on
the campus of University of Massachusetts. We
then head to the historic Plymouth, MA. Here we
overnight before a busy day of touring, including
PLYMOTH PLANTATION, before travelling
onto the Cape and the scenic and historic village
of SANDWICH. With its picturesque working
mill, tea room and a guided historic home
tour, it proves a delightful introduction to the
Cape’s history before our next destination of
BREWSTER and the OLD SEA PINE INN.
Originally an exclusive boarding school for young
ladies, the Old Sea Pine now serves as a family
lodge operating as a B&B and our home for the
next three nights. Our third morning takes us to
the Woods Hole Ferry terminal from which we
depart for MARTHA’S VINEYARD. Our friendly
local guide shows us the highlights—celebrity
hangouts, special shopping and restaurants—that
make this the island retreat. Time will be available
to explore the Vineyard’s unique shopping and
dining options before we reboard the ferry to
return to the Cape. The following day we explore
CHATHAM, the NATIONAL SEASHORE and
the top fist of the Cape, PROVINCETOWN. Our
afternoon is shared with those gentle giants of
the ocean—a whale watching expedition. Since
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this particular area boasts a reef only 50-60 feet
below the surface, the whales are exceptionally
available—don’t forget your camera! Next
morning we depart our friends at the Old Sea Pine
headed for “THE COTTAGES OF NEWPORT”
including MARBLE HOUSE and the
BREAKERS. The day concludes with a special
farewell dinner in one of Newport’s premiere
waterside restaurants. Saturday morning we head
back to Boston and our return flight to Cincinnati.
This is an area full of history, breath-taking
scenery and the romantic isolation of Lands End
lighthouses offering you travel memories amid the
sea grass and sand dunes.
TOUR PACKAGE: Round-trip airfare; deluxe
motorcoach transportation touring; MV ferry
transfers; admissions to all attractions listed
above; 1 night accommodation Plymouth/ 3
nights Cape Cod/ 1 night Newport; 6 meals; all
taxes and gratuities. NOTE: Due to the uniquely
individual B&B accommodations available at the
Old Sea Pine Inn, room types will be assigned
on a first come/first served basis. Airline baggage
fees if they apply are not included.
Reservations due June 1.
COST:
$ 1,780 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 2,125 per person SINGLE occupancy
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NEW YORK CITY: THEATRE & MORE
Friday-Monday, September 22-25
With many requests for the return of this
popular theatre tour—it’s back! The bright
lights beckon and we’re headed out to some
of Broadway’s hottest shows with orchestra
seats for a selection of great Tony nominated
and award winning musicals including the
iconic DIVINE MISS M, BETTE MIDLER,
and Frazier’s DAVID HYDE PIERCE in
the long awaited return to Broadway — the
musical sensation that is HELLO DOLLY. A
BRONX TALE is a streetwise musical taking
you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s
where a young man is caught between the
father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to
be. Featuring a doo-wop score, this is a story
about respect, loyalty, love and above all else,
family. Finally, a play sharing the tale of a
wealthy Manhattan family, SIX DEGREES OF
SEPARATION. The play stars TV’s Allison
Janney as Ouisa, the wife of Flan Kittredges,
a couple who take in a young con artist. We
have requested a post-show discussion, always
an exceptional opportunity to share backstage
insights from the cast and crew of one of our
plays following their Broadway performance,
subject to cast availability. We’ll head up to
the top of Manhattan for our motorcoach tour
exploring the renaissance of one of its most innovative and upcoming neighborhoods, guided
by our friends at HARLEM GOSPEL TOURS.
Our accommodations will be in the heart of the
Theatre District providing easy access to midManhattan’s crush of shops and restaurants.
As always, the group will dine together two
evenings at a selection of fine Theatre District
restaurants, including the French bistro that is
LE RIVAGE and the intimate upscale pub atmosphere of LANGANS. With all this, there is
still time on your own to explore the “city that
never sleeps.” We’ll see you on the aisle!
TOUR PACKAGE: Round trip airfare; 3
nights accommodations; orchestra seats to 3
Broadway plays; Harlem Gospel tour; all New
York baggage handling; 3 meals; taxes and
gratuities. NOTE: Play selection subject to
schedule announcement changes. Airline baggage fees if they apply are not included.
Reservations due May 15.
COST:
$ 1,935 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 2,290 per person SINGLE occupancy
MACKINAC ISLAND: THE GRAND HOTEL
Thursday-Sunday, October 12-15
In celebration of autumn’s arrival, our
deluxe motorcoach travels north to one of
the country’s finest historic inns and our
home for the next three evenings. Arriving in Mackinaw City we board the ferry
delivering us to the famous island of no
autos—home to the clip clop of horses’
hooves. Our horse-drawn taxis carry us
to perhaps one of the most picturesque
verandas in the world—the 660 foot,
geranium bedecked front porch of the
GRAND HOTEL. Amid the cool crisp autumn days we’ll enjoy a narrated, horsedrawn wagon ISLAND TOUR with plenty
of time for your own exploration of the
Island, including the famous fort, lovely
homes, shops and gardens. Included in
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your stay at the Grand will be three full
breakfasts and gourmet dinners at the
Grand Hotel. We have added a special
MKL tour exclusive: a private AUTHORNARRATED MOTORCOACH TOUR
OVER THE MACKINAC BRIDGE and
admission into the OLD MACKINAC
POINT LIGHTHOUSE which offers
insights into the lifestyle for a lighthouse
keeper and his family. A first-class experience and well worth a visit—either first
time or return. Built in 1887, this historic
landmark has played host to five U.S.
Presidents and now awaits your arrival.
TOUR PACKAGE: Includes deluxe
motorcoach transportation; 3 nights accommodations at Grand Hotel; 7 meals
(including 3 breakfast & 3 dinners at hotel); round trip ferry crossing; round trip
ground transportation to/ from ferry dock
to hotel; lighthouse and bridge waterway
tour; round-trip porterage of 1 bag; taxes
and gratuities.
Reservations due June 30.
COST:
$ 1,380 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 1,960 per person SINGLE occupancy
GOLDEN LAMB/ HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK/ HOCKING VALLEY SCENIC RAILROAD &
COLUMBUS WASHBOARD COMPANY
Wednesday-Thursday, October 18-19
Come with us as we explore a favorite fall
getaway in a new way. We’ll head first
to lunch at a local favorite, the historic
GOLDEN LAMB in Lebanon, before heading onto the autumn blaze that is HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK. A rangerguided ramble down a smooth woodland
path brings us to ASH CAVE and the many
stories that haunt this place. Travelling
just the short distance into Logan, OH we
overnight at the Baymont Inn and Suites,
with dinner just across the parking lot at
OLD DUTCH RESTAURANT. Perhaps
you’ll want to enjoy an after-dinner stroll
to the antique mall also located within the
hotel’s parking area. Next morning we head
to the COLUMBUS WASHBOARD CO.,
founded in 1895 and now remaining as the
last washboard maker in the US — still
making washboards for campers, musicians
and servicemen. Leaving Logan we head
to lunch at THE INN AT CEDAR FALLS
before our final destination — a leisurely
ramble aboard the HOCKING VALLEY
SCENIC RAILROAD, including a stop at
the historic village recreation of Robbins
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Crossing. A favorite fall outing to all our
favorite places — please join us.
TOUR PACKAGE: All inclusive including deluxe motorcoach transportation;
overnight accommodations at Baymont Inn
& Suites; all meals; admissions to all attractions listed above; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due August 1.
COST:
$ 260 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 305 per person SINGLE occupancy
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JACK-O-LANTERN SPECTACULAR / THE SEELBACH HOTEL/ LA GRANGE, KY
Wednesday-Thursday, October 25-26
A new tour from MKL you won’t want
to miss! If you haven’t heard of the
JACK-O-LANTERN SPECTACULAR
that has fast become a Louisville
area tradition you are missing a truly
remarkable experience. This event was
voted the “#1 Halloween Event in the
Country” by Country Living Magazine.
You will be staggered speechless
by the 5,000 professionally carved
Jack-O-Lanterns that decorate in wild
abundance a 1/4 mile woodland trail
in Louisville’s Iroquois Park. More
than 30 artists from around the country
spend the month in Louisville carving
thousands of pumpkins. Each year
there is a theme guiding the artists to
carve people, places and things easily
recognizable to those walking the path.
It can take anywhere from 6-14 hours
to carve just one pumpkin, making this
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an all-the-more-incredible effort. And
best of all, proceeds go to benefit the
Louisville Parks Foundation. But before
we are entertained by the artistry of the
pumpkins we explore another famous
haunt of Louisville — the historic and
elegant SEELBACH HOTEL. Our
guided tour includes the story of the
tragically romantic “Lady in Blue” as
well as the famed and infamous who
have haunted these halls, including F.
Scott Fitzgerald and Al Capone. Our
tour starts with a historic treat concocted
by the Seelbach’s drinkologist and ends
with dinner in the grotto-like elegance
of the Rathskeller Room. As our afterdinner pumpkin peaking will end too
late for a reasonable journey back to
the Queen City, we’ll overnight in
LAGRANGE, KY. Next morning we’ll
be joined by a local guide to show us
the highlights of this quaint and historic
little town, including the home of ROB
MORRIS, founder of the Eastern Star
Lodge. A chance to wander the shops and
cafes of LaGrange with time to grab a
bite of lunch is included before heading
back home. Gone roughly 24 hours, we
promise memories that will surround you
for months.
TOUR INCLUDES: Deluxe motorcoach transportation; admission to
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular; guided tour
and dinner at the Seelbach; overnight
accommodations; 2 meals; step-on guide
services in LaGrange; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due July 12.
COST:
$ 248 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 288 per person SINGLE occupancy
OZARK MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS: BRANSON, MO.
Wednesday-Saturday, November 15-18
There is no better place to catch the holiday spirit than among the lights, songs,
celebrities and smiles of Branson’s
Route 76. We start off with a bit of history and a visit to New Harmony, IN. After
a wonderful lunch at their Red Geranium Restaurant, we have a brief guided
tour of the historic area and learn about
the early settlers of this quaint town.
Then onto St. Louis for an evening of
fun and great dining on “The Hill” and
home to some of the best Italian dining
you’ll find anywhere. Bright and early
the following day we’re off to Branson.
Four extraordinary holiday shows are
scheduled including: the smooth sounds
of those handsome crooners of the 60s,
THE LETTERMEN, along with PBS
darling DANIEL O’DONNELL’S annual sold-out show in Branson. And it
wouldn’t be a trip to Branson without
the outright belly laughs and silly songs
of our favorite JIM STAFFORD and the
grace and mastery of that violin virtuoso
SHOJI TABUCHI. We’ll explore one of
Branson’s award wining museums, TITANIC, getting a full review from first
rivets to final Robert Ballard discovery.
And the students at the COLLEGE OF
THE OZARKS are waiting to proudly
show off this very special school and
their fundraising talents of yummy jams
and fruitcakes. In between Branson’s
fabulous lineup of talent, we’ll dine at
a selection of our favorite restaurants
including Landry’s Seafood and Sadie’s
Sideboard, with deluxe continental
breakfast each morning at our hotels.
Our overnight in St. Louis will be the
city center elegance of the Drury Inn.
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During our return home we’ll stop for
just one more holiday surprise. If you’ve
been to Branson it’s time to come
back—if you’ve never been, what are
you waiting for?
TOUR PACKAGE: Includes deluxe
motorcoach transportation; overnight
accommodations in St. Louis & Branson; 4 shows listed above; admission to
Titanic & guided college tour; baggage
handling; taxes and gratuities; and 9
meals. NOTE: Shows subject to schedule announcement changes.
Reservations due July 30.
COST:
$ 810 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 940 per person SINGLE occupancy
CHRISTMAS AT COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
Tuesday-Saturday, November 28-December 2
Since the first organized Christmas
celebration drew visitors in 1936, nothing
matches the excitement, sights, smells,
sounds and grandeur of the Christmas
Season in Colonial Williamsburg. We’ll
travel aboard our deluxe motorcoach
through the hills of West Virginia to Beckley
where we enjoy the handmade crafts and
shopping along with a bite of lunch at the
TAMARACK ARTS & CRAFTS CENTRE
before travelling onto Charlottesville, VA
and our overnight accommodations. We
begin the next morning with a tour of our
5th President James Monroe’s home, ASH
LAWN HIGHLAND. Just a stone’s throw
down the road we lunch at another historic
landmark and home to the most incredible
fried chicken, country-cooked green beans
and stewed tomatoes you’ll ever eat— the
200-year-old MICHIE TAVERN. Then
onto Colonial Williamsburg with a bit of
time to settle in and later enjoy a wonderful
candlelit dinner at the historic KINGS
ARMS TAVERN. The evening is yours to
enjoy your choice of the historic district’s
holiday activities. Next morning our guides
welcome us with a morning ORIENTATION
TOUR OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG,
followed by an afternoon spent exploring
on your own the sites and history of the
exquisite village. Our fourth morning
we travel to nearby JAMESTOWN
SETTLEMENT and YORKTOWN
VICTORY CENTER with docent-guided
tours at both venues. After a brief r&r back
in Colonial Williamsburg we’re off to our
farewell dinner at the historic CHRISTIANA
CAMPBELLS. Deluxe continental breakfast
will be offered each morning at our hotels,
with our overnight accommodation in
the heart of Colonial Williamsburg at the
Woodland Inn. Amid the chaos of a modern
Christmas there is still a place where peace
is present. Please consider adding this
historic delight to your holiday plans.
TOUR PACKAGE: Deluxe motorcoach
transportation; admissions to all attractions
listed above; on-site guide services as indicated; 4 nights lodging; 8 meals; baggage
handling; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due August 30.
COST:
$ 970 per person DOUBLE occupancy
$ 1,180 per person SINGLE occupancy
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: INDY STYLE
Friday, December 8
Due to the overwhelming success of
the last four years’ holiday visits, we’re
headed back! With the city center’s
Monument Circle turned into the world’s
largest Christmas tree, this is indeed a
city that knows how to celebrate. We’ll
begin with private club privileges as we
enjoy lunch overlooking the Indianapolis
skyline at the SKYLINE CLUB in
downtown. Then onto the Hilbert Circle
Theatre and the Indianapolis Symphony
matinee performance of a YULETIDE
CELEBRATION. Truly a remarkable
performance attracting thousands of
Hoosiers and Buckeyes to this elaborate
and uplifting holiday celebration each
year. As we leave the theater, over
42,000 lights and 6 miles of garland
adorn the city center Soldiers and Sailors
Monument and after a last sigh we’ll
head home through the December dusk.
TOUR PACKAGE: All inclusive
including deluxe motorcoach transportation; main floor Orchestra seats for
symphony; lunch; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due April 30.
COST:
$ 116 per person
LIGHTS UNDER LOUISVILLE & A GALT HOUSE CHRISTMAS
Wednesday, December 13
This popular itinerary shows off the
very special holiday celebration of our
nearby neighbor of Louisville and was
an immediate sell-out the last two years.
First we’ll visit the elegant Victorian home
that is the CONRAD-CALDWELL home
decorated gaily for the holiday. Before
our guided tour we’ll be treated to the
light refreshments of a holiday tea. Then
onto what has been selected as one of
the Top 100 Events in North America —
CHRISTMAS AT THE GALT HOUSE.
Larger-than-life KALIGHTOSCOPE
luminaries, custom made in China of silk
wrapped frames around LED lighting,
then lovingly reinstalled in Kentucky,
lead you into a fairyland of an ANTIQUE
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE and life-size
GINGERBREAD HOUSE. Guests will be
charmed by the magical interactions with
luminaries, performers and 3D projection
before we enjoy an early dinner at the Galt
House. Then onto MEGA CAVERN and
it’s holiday spectacular LIGHTS UNDER
LOUISVILLE. It brags to be the “only
underground light show of its kind on
the planet.’’ We’ll slowly travel through
underground passageways large enough
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for a motorcoach. You’ll be amazed at
over 850 lit characters with over 2 million
points of light. Much to be proud of and
much to enjoy as our friends down river
light up the night.
TOUR PACKAGE: All inclusive deluxe
motorcoach transportation; holiday tea &
dinner; admission to all attractions listed
above; taxes and gratuities.
Reservations due April 30.
COST:
$115 per person
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Winter issue includes: SPRING MEET AT KEENELAND/ STREAMCLIFF HERB FARM/ DERBY DINNER THEATRE: GLENN MILLER
ORCHESTRA/ ST. LOUIS & HANNIBAL, MO/ SAN FRANCISCO, NAPA, YOSEMITE, & MUIR WOODS/ CAPE COD/ MACINAC
ISLAND: THE GRAND HOTEL/ NEW YORK CITY/ JACK O LANTERN SPECTACULAR/ HOCKING HILLS & THE GOLDEN LAMB/
OZARK MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS: BRANSON/ CHRISTMAS AT COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG/ HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: INDY
SYMPHONY YULETIDE CELEBRATION/ LIGHTS UNDER LOUISVILLE: GALT HOUSE CHRISTMAS / FLORIDA WINTER GET
AWAY/ HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE: NORWAY, ICELAND and SCOTLAND
BROADWAY SERIES AT
THE ARONOFF
We are again pleased to offer group discounted rates on Orchestra seating for select plays from the Aronoff
2017 Broadway series. All performances are mid-week, 7:30 PM curtain (except a 6:30 PM Sunday MAMA MIA
performance) and offer excellent main floor seats. Shows available include:
PLAY
SOMETHING ROTTEN
MAMA MIA BEAUTIFUL
DATE
Tuesday, February 28
Sunday, March 12
Thursday, May 4
PRICE
$93 per person
$84 per person
$99 per person
If you are interested in receiving advance program information on the upcoming season, or tickets for any of these
plays, please contact us at 513.232.5487. See you on the aisle!