Welcome to Summertime on Mackinac Island and Frankenmuth, Michigan.  We will enjoy a carriage ride of the island, lunch at the beautiful Grand Hotel as well as the bavarian style of Frankenmuth, with a visit to Bronner's Christmas Store and the Silent Night Chapel,  as well as lunch at the famous Zehnders, known for their world-famous chicken dinner and marketplace, and a guided city tour.  

Get ready for 5 fun-filled days packed with breathtaking scenery, great attractions and all that MICHIGAN has to offer.  You will experience beautiful lake views and the quaint Mackinac Island and Frankenmuth all in one trip!  Tonight, our stay is in Escanaba, Michigan at the Island Resort and Casino.  Dinner and gaming is on your own tonight!  Good Luck!

Following breakfast on our own, we have an early departure.  By late morning, we arrive in Mackinaw City where we ferry to Mackinac Island and enjoy the beautiful quaintness and quietness of the island.  Bicycles, foot traffic and horse carriages are the only means of transportation.  We enjoy some free time to explore the majestic Grand Hotel and it's 600-foot porch before our scheduled lunch ... the grand buffet.  From salads to carving board, to oysters to specialty cakes, we are sure to walk away feeling full and like royalty.  After lunch we taxi via horse carriage back downtown where we have time to visit the many shops before we board the 4:00 p.m. ferry.  

This morning we enjoy a full breakfast

buffet before we check out for a

relaxing drive heading south through

Michigan to Frankenmuth, a Bavarian

village famous for its mouth watering

German cuisine, art galleries, specialty

shops, bakeries, clock shops and

home to the world's largest Christmas

Store. We have some time to explore

the village and have lunch on our own

before we spend our afternoon at

Bronner's, a Christmas shopping

delight! Tonight we check in to the

Zehnder Hotel for our evening stay.

Following an included breakfast, we

meet our step-on-guide that boards

our coach for a 1-hour tour of this

amazing village. Here we learn the

history of Frankenmuth from its

riverboat excursions, horse drawn

carriages and the Glockenspiel with its

35-bell carillon. Lunch is included at

Zehnder's, famous for their country

fried chicken. After lunch we visit the

Zeilinger Wool Company before we

make our drive to the western side of

Michigan for our overnight stay.

This morning we make our way to

Ludington where we board the SS

Badger Car Ferry for the 4-hour

crossing. On board, we enjoy all the

amenities of the SS Badger, the famous

"Badger Bingo", shopping in the

boutique, movies, open deck, dining

and bar location, and quiet relaxation

areas. Once we dock in Manitowoc,

Wisconsin, we board the bus and start

our journey across Wisconsin and make

our way home by early evening. Thank

you for joining our traveling family.