New England Oct 5-15, 2012
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
This trip will be about the history, nature & beauty of the New England area.
Oct 5-7: Enroute to the East Coast
Oct 6: We will overnight at Niagara Falls.
Oct 7: Vermont: Church Street Market Place in Burlington. The expanse of pedestrian space on the Marketplace features fountains at two locations, extensive brick paving with granite accents, and numerous sculptures, as well as its own distinctive feature: locally quarried boulders placed on two blocks, which offer unique seating. Of particular interest is the Church Street Earth Line, a unique brick and granite band of engraved stones with proportionally separated world city locations running north-south up the center of the street, giving visitors a quick and engaging geography lesson. The Marketplace’s Victorian and Art Deco structures are complemented by modern buildings, the height of which is restricted to preserve the appearance of historic structures. Church Street is the place to see a celebrity, people-watch, shop, dine or explore.
Oct 8: Vermont: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory Tour, learn about the production process and end with a free sample!
Rock of Ages Quarry, An Uncommon Vermont Experience. Watch as granite is cut in the quarry, learn how to sand blast, watch gifted artisans creating works of art out of the granite.
Bragg Farm Sugarhouse, Ice cream parlor with their famous maple soft serve creamies and maple milkshakes, Maple syrup taste testing, Educational tour, gift shop featuring maple syrup & maple products Vermont Cheeses, specialty foods and a wide variety of gifts, Beautiful mountain views and a covered bridge.
Oct 9: New Hampshire: The White Mountains should be full of color as we drive through their majestry. Profile Lake reveals where the Old Man in the Mountain used to be.
Franconia Notch : Discovered in 1808, the Flume is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. The walls of Conway granite rise to a height of 70 to 90 feet and are 12 to 20 feet apart.
The beautiful waterfall at the Basin, has at its base, a granite pothole 20 feet in diameter. It is believed to have been eroded 15,000 years ago while the North American ice sheet was melting. It has been smoothed by small stones and sand whirled around by the Pemigewasset River. Below the Basin is a water-eroded rock formation called the Old Man's foot.
Clark's Trading Post, home of the famous trained bears, an excursion on The White Mountain Central Railroad through the authentic covered bridge and into Wolfman's territory are just some of the neat things you will experience here.
Oct 10: Maine: We will have a Guide to tour the lighthouses along the coast. This Guide has been called the leading expert on New England's historic lighthouses. He is the author of nine books, including "The Lighthouses of Maine", "The Lighthouses of Rhode Island", "The Lighthouses of Connecticut", "Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast", and "The Lighthouse Handbook: New England". He is the historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation and the founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses. He has appeared on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, Public Television, and National Public Radio speaking about his favorite subject.
Oct 11-13: Massachusetts: A Tour of Boston and Salem where Alex. Graham Bell made the 1st phone call, and where the 1st subway system in the USA is located, and the 1st public school and the 1st public library and the 1st museum in the USA, Harvard, the oldest Major League Baseball Park, 100 year old Fenway Park, the famous painting called the "Spirit of '76", visit the "official" Salem witch, Laurie Cabot, Martha’s Vineyard, Kennedy Library and tons of other historic places. We will have a Bostonian Tour guide and will have 2 long days of touring. It should be a really good tour!
Oct 13-15: Return trip home.
Films you might like to see before we go: "The Summer of '42", a beautiful and touching movie, and "Jaws", both filmed on Marthas Vineyard; Also: "The Perfect Storm" and "The Witches of Eastwick", both of the latter filmed in the Salem/Gloucester area.
Trip includes: Motor Coach, 10 nights lodging, 9 Lunches, 9 Dinners, Tickets for attractions on Itineary (2 lunches & 1 dinner on own)
$2299 ea. Dbl, $2945 Sgl,
$2090 ea. Trpl, $1995 ea. Quad
$350 Deposit due upon reserving
Sign-up before March 31st to get our Early Bird Discount of $50! (This is deducted from final payment not the deposit)
Deadline to sign-up is June 30th!
Oct 5-7: Enroute to the East Coast
Oct 6: We will overnight at Niagara Falls.
Oct 7: Vermont: Church Street Market Place in Burlington. The expanse of pedestrian space on the Marketplace features fountains at two locations, extensive brick paving with granite accents, and numerous sculptures, as well as its own distinctive feature: locally quarried boulders placed on two blocks, which offer unique seating. Of particular interest is the Church Street Earth Line, a unique brick and granite band of engraved stones with proportionally separated world city locations running north-south up the center of the street, giving visitors a quick and engaging geography lesson. The Marketplace’s Victorian and Art Deco structures are complemented by modern buildings, the height of which is restricted to preserve the appearance of historic structures. Church Street is the place to see a celebrity, people-watch, shop, dine or explore.
Oct 8: Vermont: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory Tour, learn about the production process and end with a free sample!
Rock of Ages Quarry, An Uncommon Vermont Experience. Watch as granite is cut in the quarry, learn how to sand blast, watch gifted artisans creating works of art out of the granite.
Bragg Farm Sugarhouse, Ice cream parlor with their famous maple soft serve creamies and maple milkshakes, Maple syrup taste testing, Educational tour, gift shop featuring maple syrup & maple products Vermont Cheeses, specialty foods and a wide variety of gifts, Beautiful mountain views and a covered bridge.
Oct 9: New Hampshire: The White Mountains should be full of color as we drive through their majestry. Profile Lake reveals where the Old Man in the Mountain used to be.
Franconia Notch : Discovered in 1808, the Flume is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. The walls of Conway granite rise to a height of 70 to 90 feet and are 12 to 20 feet apart.
The beautiful waterfall at the Basin, has at its base, a granite pothole 20 feet in diameter. It is believed to have been eroded 15,000 years ago while the North American ice sheet was melting. It has been smoothed by small stones and sand whirled around by the Pemigewasset River. Below the Basin is a water-eroded rock formation called the Old Man's foot.
Clark's Trading Post, home of the famous trained bears, an excursion on The White Mountain Central Railroad through the authentic covered bridge and into Wolfman's territory are just some of the neat things you will experience here.
Oct 10: Maine: We will have a Guide to tour the lighthouses along the coast. This Guide has been called the leading expert on New England's historic lighthouses. He is the author of nine books, including "The Lighthouses of Maine", "The Lighthouses of Rhode Island", "The Lighthouses of Connecticut", "Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast", and "The Lighthouse Handbook: New England". He is the historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation and the founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses. He has appeared on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, Public Television, and National Public Radio speaking about his favorite subject.
Oct 11-13: Massachusetts: A Tour of Boston and Salem where Alex. Graham Bell made the 1st phone call, and where the 1st subway system in the USA is located, and the 1st public school and the 1st public library and the 1st museum in the USA, Harvard, the oldest Major League Baseball Park, 100 year old Fenway Park, the famous painting called the "Spirit of '76", visit the "official" Salem witch, Laurie Cabot, Martha’s Vineyard, Kennedy Library and tons of other historic places. We will have a Bostonian Tour guide and will have 2 long days of touring. It should be a really good tour!
Oct 13-15: Return trip home.
Films you might like to see before we go: "The Summer of '42", a beautiful and touching movie, and "Jaws", both filmed on Marthas Vineyard; Also: "The Perfect Storm" and "The Witches of Eastwick", both of the latter filmed in the Salem/Gloucester area.
Trip includes: Motor Coach, 10 nights lodging, 9 Lunches, 9 Dinners, Tickets for attractions on Itineary (2 lunches & 1 dinner on own)
$2299 ea. Dbl, $2945 Sgl,
$2090 ea. Trpl, $1995 ea. Quad
$350 Deposit due upon reserving
Sign-up before March 31st to get our Early Bird Discount of $50! (This is deducted from final payment not the deposit)
Deadline to sign-up is June 30th!
