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Glacier Park / Calgary Stampede
Startdate: Thursday, July 8
Enddate: Saturday, July 17
| 2010 | ||
| Thursday, July 8 | ||
| Additional departure points along Hwy. 53 and I-90/04 from Eau Claire, WI to Cloquet, MN are available on request. | ||
| NOTE: All vehicles left at departure locations are left at the owner's responsibility. | ||
| 5:30 AM | Coach departs parking lot of Wagner's East Bowling Alley, EAU CLAIRE | |
| 5:45 AM | Coach departs Bridgewater Restaurant, 1009 W. Park Ave., CHIPPEWA FALLS | |
| 7:00 AM | Coach departs Home Spun Tours office, 3015 South Main Street, RICE LAKE | |
| 7:30 AM | Coach departs McDonald's, 104 River Street, corner of Hwy. 63 & 70, SPOONER | |
| 8:30 AM | Break at McDonald's in Superior | |
| 9:00 AM | Coach departs Perkin's, 103 East Second Street, SUPERIOR | |
| 9:10 AM | Coach departs Perkins/Super 8 Motel, 4005 W. Michigan Street, DULUTH | |
| 9:30 AM | Coach departs AmericInn/Super 8, 111 Big Lake Road, Hwy. 33, CLOQUET | |
| 11:15 AM | Lunch included in Brainerd | |
| 12:00 PM | Coach departs from Brainerd | |
| 2:15 PM | Break in Moorhead | |
| 5:30 PM | Arrive at our overnight accommodations | |
| 6:15 PM | Dinner included | |
| Friday, July 9 | ||
| 6:30 AM | Breakfast included--bags out | |
| 7:30 AM | Departure | |
| 8:00 AM | NOTE: We will enter the Mountain Time zone after our break--clocks back one hour | |
| 8:30 AM | MT--Arrive at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We will visit the cabin from Roosevelt's Maltese Cross Ranch and complete the 36-mile scenic drive | |
| 11:00 AM | Lunch included at the Chuckwagon (buffet style) with a little time to shop | |
| 12:15 PM | Departure for Montana | |
| 2:30 PM | Break near Miles City | |
| 5:15 PM | Arrive in Billings for overnight--dinner included | |
| Saturday, July 10 | ||
| 6:30 AM | Buffet breakfast included--bags out | |
| 7:30 AM | Departure | |
| 9:30 AM | Break in Livingston | |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch included in Butte. We will view the Berkeley Pit Mine (at one time, the largest pit mine in the United States) and Our Lady of the Rockies (a 90-foot statue in the likeness of Mary, Mother of Jesus--this 80 ton statue overlooks Butte from atop of the Continental Divide.) We do not go up to the statute. | |
| 2:00 PM | Depart Butte for Missoula | |
| 3:30 PM | A visit to the Aerial Fire Depot and Smokejumper Center included in Missoula | |
| 5:15 PM | Arrive at our overnight accommodations--dinner included | |
| Sunday, July 11 | ||
| 6:00 AM | Continental breakfast included--bags out | |
| 7:15 AM | Departure for Glacier Park | |
| 9:15 AM | Break in Kalispell | |
| 10:30 AM | Arrive at Glacier Park | |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch included at Lake McDonald Lodge | |
| 12:30 PM | Board chartered touring cars for narrated tour over Going to the Sun Highway! | |
| 4:30 PM | Arrive at St. Mary's, meet our coach and continue to our overnight accommodations at Many Glacier Hotel--it's spectacular--you won't want to leave | |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner on your own in the lodge dining room or snack bar--bring your camera--enjoy the view | |
| Monday, July 12 | ||
| 7:00 AM | Buffet breakfast included in the lodge dining room--enjoy at your leisure! | |
| 9:45 AM | Bags out | |
| 10:30 AM | Departure from Glacier Park to Canadian customs (we'll need our passport/passport card | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch included at Fort Macleod | |
| 2:00 PM | Arrive in Okotoks (south side of Calgary) and get settled in for our three-night stay (all rooms have microwaves and refrigerators) | |
| 3:30 PM | We're off for the Stampede--enjoy dinner on your own before the big event | |
| 8:00 PM | Reserved seats included for the spectacular stage show | |
| 11:59 PM | Depart for our accommodations | |
| Tuesday, July 13 | ||
| Enjoy an included continental breakfast at your leisure | ||
| 10:00 AM | Saddle up--we're headed back to the Stampede--enjoy the midway, exhibits, rides, shops and shows with lunch on your own | |
| 1:30 PM | Reserved seats for the afternoon of Stampede Rodeo | |
| 5:00 PM | Coach returns to accommodations for dinner on your own | |
| Wednesday, July 14 | ||
| Continental breakfast included this morning | ||
| 8:00 AM | Coach departs for our outing into the Canadian Rockies | |
| 10:30 AM | Arrive at the Chateau Lake Louise for included lunch and sightseeing | |
| 1:30 PM | Continue to Banff for gondola ride and time to shop the numerous stores on Main Street | |
| 4:00 PM | Depart for our accommodations | |
| 6:00 PM | Return to our accommodations--dinner on your own | |
| Thursday, July 15 | ||
| 6:15 AM | Continental breakfast included--bags out | |
| 7:30 AM | Departure | |
| 10:00 AM | Break in Brooks | |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch on your own in Swift Current | |
| 4:15 PM | Arrive at our overnight accommodations--dinner on your own | |
| Friday, July 16 | ||
| 6:45 AM | Breakfast included--bags out | |
| 7:30 AM | Departure | |
| 9:30 AM | Break in Estevan | |
| 10:30 AM | Re-enter United States--Passport card or passport required | |
| 12:30 PM | NOTE: Return to Central Time zone this afternoon--clocks ahead one hour | |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own in Minot at the mall food court | |
| 3:30 PM | Break near Devils Lake | |
| 5:30 PM | Arrive in Grand Forks at our overnight accommodations--dinner included | |
| Saturday, July 17 | ||
| 6:30 AM | Buffet breakfast included | |
| 6:45 AM | Bags out | |
| 7:30 AM | Departure | |
| 9:15 AM | Break in Bemidji and deliver passengers | |
| 11:15 AM | Lunch included in Grand Rapids | |
| 1:45 PM | Arrive in Cloquet to deliver passengers | |
| 2:35 PM | Arrive in Duluth to deliver passengers | |
| 2:50 PM | Arrive in Superior to deliver passengers--break | |
| 4:15 PM | Arrive in Spooner to deliver passengers | |
| 4:45 PM | Arrive in Rice Lake to deliver passengers--break | |
| 5:30 PM | Arrive in Chippewa Falls to deliver passengers | |
| 5:45 PM | Arrive in Eau Claire to deliver passengers | |