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| Day 1 | Wed., Sept. 30th Fly To Minneapolis & Mall of America
Fly to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Check into the Renaissance Minneapolis Bloomington Hotel for a two-night stay. Enjoy shopping time and an independent dinner at the Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping and entertainment complex featuring hundreds of stores, restaurants, an aquarium, and year-round attractions.
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| Day 2 | Thurs., Oct. 1st City Tour of Minneapolis, Minnehaha Falls, St. Croix River Scenic
Cruise, Fall Color Train Ride & Minnesota Zoo’s Jack O Lantern Spectacular (B, L, D)
Enjoy a guided tour of the City of Minneapolis with a stop at Minnehaha Falls. Board the boat for our St. Croix River Scenic Cruise, experiencing the fall colors along the way. Discover the unmatched beauty of the seaon with a Fall Color Train Ride. End our day with dinner and fun at the Minnesota Zoo’s Jack O Lantern Spectacular with thousands of glowing pumpkins.
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Fri., Oct. 2nd Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, Duluth Ship Canal, North Pier Lighthouse and the Glensheen Mansion (B, L)
Visit the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center with a guided walking tour of the Duluth Ship Canal with a journey to the North Pier Lighthouse. Enjoy a self-guided classic tour of the GlensheenMansion, built by the Congdon family between 1905 and 1908 on Lake Superior. This incredible mansion is the most visited historic home in Minnesota. Two-night stay at the Inn on Lake Superior. |
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| Day 4 | Sat., Oct. 3rd Grand Portage State Park, Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two Harbors Light Station, Great Lakes Candy Kitchen and a Harvest Dinner Cruise (B, L, D)
Visit Grand Portage State Park located on tribal land, where you willsee the High Falls, Minnesota’s tallest waterfall. Visit the waterfalls at Gooseberry Falls State Park. Continue on to Two Harbor Light Station constructed in 1892. Shop at Great Lakes Candy Kitchen. We will end our day with a Harvest Dinner Cruise with views of Duluth.
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| Day 5 | Sun,, Oct. 4th Apostle Islands Grand Tour Cruise (B, D)
The Apostle Islands Grand Tour takes you on a narrated, informative 55-mile scenic tour. Throughout this memorable cruise, you’ll pass extraordinary natural scenery, beautiful historic Raspberry, and Devils Island Lighthouses, standing rocks, extensive sea caves, and marine wildlife. Learn the rich
history of centuries of human interaction with Wisconsin’s “Crown Jewels” on majestic Lake Superior. Cruise lasts 2.5 – 3 hrs. Two-night stay at the Cobblestone Inn, Ashland WI.
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| Day 6 | Mon, Oct. 5th Madeline Island (B, L, D)
Travel by ferry to Madeline Island. Enjoy a guided tour of the island including Village of LaPointe, Madeline Island
Historical Museum Tour, Historic Catholic Mission Cemetery, Stop at Woods Hall Craft Shop and shopping time. Ferry back to Bayfield with a stop at a local winery. Farewell dinner this evening at the Old Rittenhouse Inn’s Landmark Restaurant.
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| Day 7 | Tues., Oct. 6th Return to Minneapolis and Fly Home (B)
Depart Ashland, Wisconsin and travel back to Minneapolis. Fly home in the mid afternoon. Return to Manteca, Stockton and Lodi by motor coach.
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