New York State Grange
Motorcoach Tour to
GETTYSBURG & LANCASTER
April 24-27, 2012
Tuesday, April 24
8:30am Depart Rome - Staples Parking lot, Erie Blvd.
9:30am Depart North Syracuse - P&C, 3803 Brewerton Road
11:00am Depart Binghamton - Cracker Barrel, 876 Upper Front St.
-- Break stop for Lunch on own
4:00pm Hotel check-in: Country Inn & Suites, Gettysburg
(Located at the Gettysburg Outlet Shopps!)
6:00pm Colonial dinner at the Fairfield Inn with a Union Soldier presentation
(History & Underground Railroad tour available.)
Wednesday, April 25
Expanded continental breadfast at hotel
9:30am Today visit the Gettysburg Visitor's Center. See a film, Cyclorama,
and Museum. The center has been recently renovated and features
one of the largest collections of Civil War relics in the World. There
are interactive programs and exhibits, and a 20-minute film.
Lunch on your own at the Visitor Center cafeteria.
This afternoon we enjoy a guided Battlefield Tour from the bus, and
tour the Eisenhower Farm, for a self-guided tour of President
Eisenhower's home and farm.
5:30pm Dinner buffet at the Dobbin House.
7:30pm Optional Ghosts of Gettysburg Walking tour. Add $10.00 to your cost.
Tour lasts about 1-1/4 hours and covers 3/4 of a mile.
Thursday, April 26
Expanded continental breakfast at hotel
8:00am Check out and depart for Lancaster. Meet a step-on guide at
Kitchen Kettle Village and take an Amish Farmlands tour to focus on
agriculture and covered bridges. Included will be a tour of the new
Amish Organic Farm. Learn how organic growing techniques are used
to raise Tilapia fish and how the fish in turn are used to grow
hydroponic lettuce without any soil. Lunch on your own at KKV.
This afternoon check into the Country Inn and Suites, Lancaster.
Then travel to Sight and Sound Theater for performance of Jonah.
This massive new production features breathtaking effects including
a multifaceted 40-foot-tall ship that breaks apart right before your
eyes and an immersive underwater scene with a shocking reveal of
the big fish that swallows God's migguided prophet. This musical
intertwines powerful themes of love, mercy, obedience and
second chances.
6:45pm Dinner at Plain & Fancy Restaurant - family style
Friday, April 27
Expanded contental breakfast at hotel.
9:00am Check out and departure
10:00am National Civil War Museum - Harrisburg
The only museum in the United States that portrays the entire story
of the Civil War without bias to Union or Confererate Causes.
12:00pm Depart for home with a break stop for lunch on your own.
4:00pm Approximate return to Binghamton
5:50pm Approximate return to Syracuse
6:30pm Approximate return to Rome
COST PER PERSON:
TWIN OCCUPANCY $569.00
TRIPLE OCCUPANCY $544.00
QUAD OCCUPANCY $529.00
SINGLE OCCUPANCY $724.00
*Add $10.00 for optional Ghost Walk tour of Gettysburg*
PAYMENT POLICY:
A $50.00 deposit is required with reservation. Full payment by March 19.
For more information & reservations contact Kathleen Hughes (315)865-8334
8972 East Floyd Road, Holland Patent, NY 13354
THIS TRIP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
