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DAY 2: FRANKENMUTH TO MACKINAC ISLAND
Breakfast is served before departing for Frankenmuth, Michigan. Enjoy a world where it is Christmas 365 days a year. Meet your step on guide for a city tour. Then it's on to
Bronner's, the world's largest Christmas store with over 50,000 trims and gifts for all seasons, reasons, and budgets. The salesroom of the amazing store is the size of 1.6 football fields and is open 361 days a year. Heading north you will board the coach for the ferry to Mackinac Island. Check into the beautiful Island House Hotel. (B, D)

DAY 3: MACKINAC ISLAND AND FORT MACKINAC
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. This morning we will be treated to a Carriage tour of the island finishing at the Fort on the Island. Tour the Fort and have the rest of the morning and early afternoon to explore the island. Departing from near the hotel in a horse-drawn carriage, your comprehensive tour begins along historic Market Street, past the Little Stone Congregational Church and onto the grounds of the elegant Grand Hotel for a spectacular picture stop of the Huron Lake. Proceed to The Fort, situated high on a bluff overlooking the Straits of Mackinac, was an 18th and 19th century British and American military outpost. Further on, you come to East Bluff, where you have a view of "downtown" Mackinac. Proceeding down Mission Hill you return to Market Street and have ample time to browse at your leisure. This afternoon take the ferry back to the Mainland where your driver and coach will be waiting. Depart for Sault Ste Marie.
Check into your hotel. Tonight you will visit two additional great lakes, Superior and Michigan. The Soo Locks Dinner cruise is a glorious way to take in the locks, the lakes, and enjoy a delicious meal. Your boat will enter the Lock on the level of Lake Huron. The giant steel gates close, and the boat is raised twenty-one feet, straight up, to the level of Lake Superior. You'll get a sailor's view of ships "locking through", and see the beautiful, historic waterfronts of Michigan and Canada. (B, Dinner Cruise)

DAY 4: AGAWA CANYON TRAIN RIDE
Enjoy Breakfast at the hotel. Today will be an early start for a spectacular train ride through spectacular country. Welcome aboard one of the most spectacular train excursions in North America. This one day wilderness excursion will take you 114 miles north of Sault Ste Marie, over towering trestles, alongside pristine northern lakes and rivers, and through northern lakes and rivers, and through the awesome granite rock formations and mixed forests of the Canadian Shield. Just when you thought you'd seen it all, we'll coast 500 feet down to the floor of the Agawa Canyon, where you will have two hours to experience the rugged beauty up close. All can enjoy scenic walks on graveled trails, four sets of waterfalls or an invigorating climb up over 300 stairs to the breathtaking Lookout platform, perched 250 feet above the tracks Lunch is on own aboard the train. Prior to returning to the hotel you will enjoy a rustic dinner.
For those who wish to try your luck at the casino, the coach or shuttle will the available. (B, D)

DAY 5: TRAVERSE CITY
Breakfast is served at the hotel. This morning we will depart for Traverse City. Upon arrival your step-on guide will provide a tour of the area. After lunch you will re-board the coach for a chance to visit the sites of the area. Today we will visit Lighthouses, enjoy wine tasting and of course visit the famous Music House. The Music House Museum is one of the most popular attractions in the region with an extensive collection of fine and rare antiques and automated musical instruments in period American settings. Check into your hotel to freshen up prior to dinner which will be a theme based on the region. (B, D)

DAY 6: SAUGATUCK DUNE RIDES AND HOLLAND
After breakfast at hotel you will depart for Holland. You will be wowed as you board Saugatuck Dunes Ride to be both scenic and exciting. This is a beautiful region with its sand dunes on the shores of Lake Michigan and can only be reached only by the Dune Schooneers. This afternoon it's on to the Dutch Village and Windmill Island prior to checking into your hotel. This 10 acre theme park depicts the history, culture and lifestyle of dancers, Amsterdam street organs, a Frisian farmhouse and barn with petting zoo, wooden shoe carving, rides for the kids, and much more! Stroll through spectacular perennial gardens. Windmill Island is located two minutes from downtown Holland. It's America's only 230 year old working Dutch windmill. Its steel beams and sails span out 80 feet. The windmill is 12 stories high. Costumed guides escort all visitors through the windmill. This afternoon check into hotel to freshen up for a fantastic local meal before cruising aboard the Star of Saugatuck for sunset cruise. (B, D)

DAY 7: WINDSOR CANADA
Breakfast is served this morning and then you will visit the southern most city in Canada. It is hard to believe but over 25% of the U.S. is north of Canada from this spot.
Join us on the Detroit River for a narrated luncheon cruise. This rich historical waterway will come alive before you. Check into your waterfront hotel which is within walking distance to the largest casino, shopping, and waterfront parkland. For your farewell dinner enjoy an interactive theatre to be held at historic Mackenzie Hall located in one of the most historic areas of Windsor. Return to the hotel for balance of evening on own. There is much within walking distance. (B, D)

DAY 8: DEPARTURE
The last morning together breakfast will be served at the hotel and then morning departures to follow after 12:00 PM from the Detroit Airport. (B).

PRICING: Single $2017 Double $1558 Triple $1419

HOTELS:

Night 1: Howard Johnson Plaza Southfield, MI

Night 2: Island House Hotel Mackinac Island, MI

Nights 3 & 4: Ramada Plaza Sault Ste. Marie - Canada

Overlooking the Soo Locks, the Ramada Plaza Hotel Ojibway is a beautifully-appointed landmark hotel built in 1927. Nestled in Sault Ste. Marie's Historic Lockside District, the hotel is conveniently located near a variety of unique shops, restaurants and attractions. Additional features of the Ramada Plaza Hotel Ojibway include 2 restaurants.

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Night 5: Days Inn Sunburst Traverse City, MI

Night 6: Country Inn & Suites Holland, MI

Night 7: Travelodge Riverfront Windsor, Canada