Michigan is always beautiful, but especially at this time of year. Known for its lakes,” Great” and small, Michigan offers endless views of lazy shores, relaxing waters, and endless perfect sunsets.

Of course, youll need your camera, but you’ll probably want to bring a trip planner too. Theres so much to see and do, that you will surely want to come back.




Day 1 Frankenmuth, Michigan
Dinner and orientation at Zehnders
Camp at Frankenmuth Jellystone Park

Day 2 Frankenmuth, Michigan
Tour of Frankenmuth with lunch at
Bavarian Inn, Shopping, Bavarian
Belle paddleboat cruise.

Day 3 Mackinaw, Michigan
Travel Day - 204 miles
Camp at Mill Creek
Evening Storyteller & Campfire

Day 4 Mackinaw, Michigan
Ferry to Mackinac Island
Tour Island, lunch at the Grand Hotel

Day 5 Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Travel Day - 55 miles
Camp at BP Kewadin Express & Campground

Day 6 Sault Ste Marie, MI
Dinner Cruise, Soo Locks and
Sainte Mary's River

Day 7 Newberry, Michigan
Travel Day - 60 miles
Camp at Newberry KOA

Day 8 Newberry, Michigan
Bus trip of Tahquamenon Falls and the
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

Day 9 Newberry, Michigan
Pictured Rocks Cruise

Day 10 Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Travel Day - 277 miles
Camp at Tranquil Timbers

Day 11 Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Bus tour of Sturgeon Bay area.
Fish Boil Dinner

Day 12 Baraboo, Wisconsin
Travel Day - 220 miles
Camp at Dell Boo Campground

Day 13 Baraboo, Wisconsin
Bus trip to House on the Rock for tour.
Farewell Dinner at Thunder Valley Inn with Entertainment

Day 14 Farewell
Farewell Continental Breakfast


This agenda is subject to change without prior notification.

We begin our trip in “Little Bavaria”. Two Frankenmuth, Michigan, restaurants are in fierce competition for the worlds best Chicken Dinners. This competition spreads throughout their menus, and benefits the diner with excellent food. We start our adventure sampling both establishments fare, first with our welcome dinner, and then lunch during our tour the next day.
While in Frankenmuth we will visit the quaint Bavarian themed shops, stop at Bonners, the worlds biggest Christmas store, and cruise down the river on the Bavarian Belle.

We will head up to Mackinaw where will enjoy a campfire with our professional Guide and Storyteller as he tells us about the legends and lore of the Mackinaw Straits.

The next day we ferry over to the Mackinaw Island and the Grand Hotel for a superb Buffet Lunch. Here you will get a tour of the hotel, a carriage tour of the Island, (no motorized vehicles are allowed), and be able to tour the rest of the island, or Fort Mackinac on your own if you desire. You even get complimentary fudge!

From here we go to Sault Ste. Marie and the Soo Locks. A Dinner Cruise through the Locks and down Ste. Marys River high-light our stay here. You will be able to get up close and personal with some of the “salties” and “lakers” that frequent the locks system.

Newberry is our next location. Here we will be going to Tahquamenon Falls to tour, to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Oswalds Bear Farm, and to Picture Rocks for a Cruise.

We cross in to Wisconsin from here, staying in Sturgeon Bay for 2 nights. Here we will tour Door County, visit the Maritime Museum, stop by the docks to see shipbuilding in progress, and end up at a “Fish Boil” Dinner.
Our final destination will be Wisconsin Dells. Here we will enjoy a perfect ending to an already wonderful trip. We will spend a day at the totally unique House on the Rock, with its myriad of rooms full of collections, its Main Street, Carousel and other special attractions.

We end with a home-cooked Scandinavian meal, complete with Genuine Scandinavian Entertainment, as the family serenades us with song and dance. After our farewell Continental Breakfast, you will find that you are ideally located to continue on to some really great tourist locations.

Package Cost Includes:

13 nights of camping
Welcome dinner at Zehenders & orientation
Tour of Frankenmuth plus Bonners Christmas Store
Luch at Bavarian Inn Restaurant
Cruise on the Bavarian Belle Paddleboat
Evening Storyteller & Campfire in Mackinaw
Ferry to Mackinac Island
Tour of Mackinac Island
Lunch at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
Dinner Curise on the Soo Locks and Sainte Mary's River
Bus trip to Tahquamenon Falls
Admission to the great Lake Shipwreck Museum
Trip to Pictured Rocks with Cruise
Bus trip of Sturgeon Bay
Evening Fish Boil one evening
Bus trip with admission to House on the Rock with tour
Farewell Dinner at Thunder Valley Inn with entertainment
Farewell Continental Breakfast
Experienced Tour leaders with Arnie & Phyllis Rocco
Printed agenda and roster booklets
Souvenir Name Tags
Embroidered Windshirt for each rally participant.


Package Price:

2 people in 1 unit: $1,875.00
1 person in 1 unit: $1,300.00
Additional person age 17 and up: $650.00
Children age 16 to 4: $400.00
Children age 3 and under are FREE

Package Requirements:

Final Reservation Deadline: August 22, 2008
Trip Deposit Due: $100.00 per unit
Rally Limit: 22 units or 44 people
Rendezvous Poin: Frankenmuth, Michigan at the Jellystone Park