Mackinac Island, Frankenmuth & Henry Ford -Summer

Day 1

With meal and rest stops enroute, your first day's travel takes you to Perrysburg, OH for check-in at the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Perrysburg (419-873-0700) for an overnight stay. The Hilton Garden Inn offers guests a 24-hour business center with complimentary Wi-Fi, modern fitness center, indoor pool, and on-site restaurant. In-room amenities include microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker and accompaniments, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, and complimentary wireless high-speed internet access. Dinner tonight is included at a local restaurant with the remainder of the night to unwind and relax.

Day 2

Breakfast is included at the hotel before you check out and depart for a self-guided tour of the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Step into a world where past innovations fuel the imagination of generations to come. A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America's greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat. Play pilot as you explore flight innovations, starting with the Wright brothers' achievements, or make yourself at home inside Buckminster Fuller's circular Dymaxion House. Put yourself in the place of the movers and shakers who blazed the trail to where we stand today. Lunch is on your own and at your expense while at the museum. Following your visit, you board the motorcoach for Frankenmuth, MI where upon arrival you check in at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Frankenmuth (989-652-5000) for the night. Hotel amenities include an indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center and complimentary Wi-Fi. Guest rooms feature a mini refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, hair dryer and complimentary internet access. Dinner is included tonight at a local restaurant. You then return to the hotel for the night.

Day 3

Wake to breakfast included at the hotel before you pack up and depart for a little retail-therapy with a stop at the world's largest Christmas store Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland. Decorating hearts and homes with peace and love since 1945, Bronner's is overflowing with 50,000 trims and gifts in one amazing store that spans the size of one and a half football fields. Then, you depart for St. Ignace, MI, that serves as the gateway to the Upper Peninsula where the great waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet. Here, you board a ferry that transports you to Mackinac Island to enjoy a slower pace of life much like that of the 19th century due to the notable absence of automobiles. Visitors and residents make their way between the quaint cafes, their charming boutique shops, and the magnificent coastline on foot, by way of bicycles, or horse drawn carriage. Upon arrival on Mackinac Island, you check in at the Bicycle Street Inn & Suites (906-847-8005) for a lovely two-night stay. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, business center, on-site restaurant and bar, gift shop and guest laundry. Guest rooms feature a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and television. Dinner is included this evening with the remainder of the night to explore the island at your leisure.

Day 4

This morning breakfast is included at the hotel before you set out on a delightful carriage tour of Mackinac Island. Enjoy history and charm on your narrated carriage tour as you see the Surrey Museum, Arch Rock, Fort Mackinac Avenue of Flags and more. Lunch is included at the legendary Grand Hotel. The Grand has been welcoming guests since 1887, and even today continues to offer its visitors a memorable experience of a bygone era full of old-world hospitality and splendor. Witness stunning views of the Straits of Mackinac that will forever be etched in your mind from the world's longest porch. Following your mouthwatering lunch buffet, the remainder of the day is yours to enjoy free time to further explore the island. Dinner is on your own this evening with the rest of the night to, once again, enjoy Mackinac Island at your leisure.

Day 5

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before you check out and depart for the mainland via ferry ride. Once on land, you board the motorcoach and travel to Frankenmuth for a visit with a twist. Roll up your sleeves to participate in a hands-on pretzel making class where you will get to eat your creation as well. Afterwards, lunch is included before you depart for a delightful, narrated cruise aboard the Bavarian Belle. An authentic, fully restored Stern Driven Paddlewheel riverboat, the Bavarian Belle offers views of Frankenmuth's scenic Cass River from the canopied open air upper deck and or fully enclosed lower deck. Upon return to the dock, you board the motorcoach for travel to Perrysburg, OH to, once again, check in for an overnight stay at the Hilton Garden Toledo Perrysburg. Dinner tonight is on your own.

Day 6

Enjoy breakfast included at the hotel before you check out and depart for home with appropriate meal stops at your expense and rest stops as needed.

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B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner