Vermont's Winter Wonderland
Featuring a horse-drawn sleigh ride & dog sledding adventure
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SHENANDOAH VALLEY | HARRISBURG:
Today our Winter Wonderland tour
begins as we travel through Virginia’s
Shenandoah Valley. We cross the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania for our first
overnight stay in Harrisburg.
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BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS | NORMAN
ROCKWELL MUSEUM | BENNINGTON
STATION | VERMONT:
Our travels take us
into the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of
Massachusetts to the charming little town of
Stockbridge. Here we visit the Norman
Rockwell Museum. The museum houses the
world’s largest and most significant collection
of Rockwell’s work, including 574 original
paintings and drawings. Rockwell lived in
Stockbridge the last 25 years of his life. We
arrive in the heart of the Green Mountains
in Bennington, Vermont. Here we enjoy
traditional American cuisine in the ambience
of a historic railroad station, Bennington
Station Restaurant. We overnight in the area.
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BENNINGTON MUSEUM | GRANDMA
MOSES SCHOOL HOUSE | OLD FIRST
CHURCH | ROBERT FROST GRAVESITE |
HORSE DRAWN SLEIGH RIDE:
In
Bennington we visit the famous Bennington
Museum. This is one of the country’s finest
regional museums, featuring a large
collection of old Bennington Pottery, rare
American blown and pressed glass, the
oldest Stars and Stripes in existence, rare
documents, costumes, uniforms, and
furnishings. On this property is the Grandma
Moses Schoolhouse, which includes much of
her home furnishings, paintings and other
memorabilia. Bennington’s Old First Church is
a great photo stop. We take a short tour of the
church, then step out to the old cemetery
where we’ll see poet Robert Frost’s grave.
Continuing to Wilmington, Vermont, we visit
Adam’s Family Farm where we’ll enjoy a
wonderful horse drawn sleigh ride, along with
hot chocolate at the cabin in the woods.
From here we make our way to Rutland where
we overnight the next two nights. A delicious
dinner is included this evening.
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Enjoy the horse drawn sleigh ride |
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GONDOLA RIDE | DOG SLEDDING
ADVENTURE:
Enjoy a hearty breakfast
before we travel to the Killington Ski Resort.
Here we enjoy a scenic gondola ride to the
4200 ft. summit. The views are spectacular.
We’ll have lunch on our own before an
afternoon of fun on our Siberian Dog
Sled Adventure. We’ll enjoy the peace of
Vermont’s Winter Wonderland while
experiencing an age old form of
transportation. Rob Farley and his team of
Siberian Huskies share their love of dog
sledding with us. During our adventure, we’ll
learn the history of the sport with a wonderful
power point presentation, have the chance
to ride with the team and even make some
new four footed friends. Another dinner is
served at the hotel.
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GREEN MOUNTAIN SUGAR HOUSE |
GRAFTON VILLAGE CHEESE COMPANY
| MARK TWAIN HOUSE & MUSEUM:
After
breakfast, we board our motorcoach for
the Green Mountain Sugar House. During our
visit we learn about the production of
Vermont’s delicious maple syrup. Next we visit
the Grafton Village Cheese Company in
Brattleboro. Grafton is a producer of some of
the finest Vermont Cheddar Cheeses. We’ll
enjoy a tour and tasting of their products.
Traveling south through Massachusetts into
Connecticut, we visit the Mark Twain House
and Museum. Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
and other classics were penned while Samuel
Clemmons resided here. The three-story Victorian
mansion features many rare Tiffany
pieces and Clemmons memorabilia. We
overnight in Connecticut.
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HAGLEY HOUSE & MUSEUM |
DINNER THEATER:
Today we visit the
Hagley Museum, located on 230-acres along
the banks of the Brandywine River. The
museum is the site of the original du Pont
Company gunpowder mills and 1803 du Pont
family home. We arrive just south of Baltimore
where we check in our hotel before our
evening dinner and show of “The King & I” at
Toby’s Dinner Theater.
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HOME:
Today we make our way home
from our Vermont Winter Wonderland tour.
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We visit the Mark Twain House |
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| Breakfasts | 2 |
| Cont. Breakfasts | 3 |
| Dinners | 4 |
Special Early Bird Discount of 2% for deposit or 5% for full payment with cash or check by the date(s) specified below. Discounts apply to Land portion of tour price. |
| Deposit by | Departure Date |
| January 10, 2012 | February 25, 2012 |
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| Our Destinations - click to enlarge |