Michigans Lakes and Mackinac Island

•   “Tower” rooms at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, indulging with handsome appointments and scenic views

Day 1: Arrive Traverse City
A transfer is included from the Cherry Capital Airport to the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, set within 900 acres near Traverse City. Join us tonight for a welcome cocktail reception and dinner.
Overnight: Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Traverse City, Michigan
Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2: Great Lake Dunes, Wine & Music
Visit the Music House Museum, showcasing antique musical instruments and music-making machines, then journey along Michigan’s west coast. Drive through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for great views of the protected 35-mile-long shoreline. A private wine tasting this afternoon at Black Star Farms celebrates the season’s fruits of the vine; tonight, savor the bounty of the land during a private winery dinner.
Overnight: Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Traverse City, Michigan
Meals Included: Breakfast, dinner

Day 3: Straits of Mackinac / Mackinac Island
A scenic drive along the lake leads to the Straits of Mackinac and a visit to quaint Petoskey, then on to Fort Michilimackinac. Built by the French in 1715, the fort is a reconstruction of life in the 18th century. Take an afternoon ferry to Mackinac Island, accessible only by boat or plane, then climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage as you are transported back to the Victorian era of the late 1800s and the island’s Grand Hotel.
Overnight: Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4: Mackinac Island, Somewhere in Time
Mackinac Island measures just two miles by three miles, and is almost as unspoiled as it was when the first Europeans arrived three centuries ago. Visitors and residents travel by foot, bicycle or horse-drawn carriage; no motorized vehicles are allowed. Join us for a private tour of the island by horse-drawn carriage, a tradition dating back to the mid-19th century. Visit Fort Mackinac, standing watch over the Straits of Mackinac for more than 220 years, and learn more about your celebrated hotel at a presentation by a local resident historian who shares unique anecdotes. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Overnight: Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan
Meals Included: Breakfast, dinner

Day 5: Midland / Bay City
Journey to Midland for a tour of architect Alden B. Dow’s home. The son of the founder of Dow Chemical Company, Dow shared Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural design philosophies; his home was designated a National Historic Landmark. Spend the night in a riverfront hotel on the east bank of the Saginaw River in the heart of historic downtown Bay City.
Overnight: Doubletree Hotel Bay City – Riverfront, Bay City, Michigan
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6: Saginaw Bay and Frankenmuth
Take a private sail aboard a masted “Tall Ship” schooner on a narrated cruise up the Saginaw River to Saginaw Bay. Continue on to Bavarian-inspired Frankenmuth for lunch and time at leisure; your destination tonight is Dearborn, epicenter of the automobile, and your hotel is ideally located in the heart of it all.
Overnight: The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7: Dearborn / Explore The Henry Ford
Spend the day ex­plor­ing The Henry Ford, showcasing some of the nation’s most impressive collections of Americana, and take a ride on a vintage Model T! The afternoon is free to explore on your own. Please join us for a farewell reception and dinner tonight.
Overnight: The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan
Meals Included: Breakfast, dinner

Day 8: Journey Home
Tour ends: Detroit. Fly home anytime; a transfer is included to the Detroit Airport from The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel. Allow two hours for flight check-in.
Overnight:
Meals Included: Breakfast

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