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2008 meet: Tours requiring advance registration
Times shown are departure times. Please arrive
15 minutes early to begin boarding.
Tour
1: Plain & Simple
When: 8:30am - 12:15pm Monday, September 15, 2008
Cost: $34.00 includes admission to Amish Village and gratuities
Explore the Amish Village in Strasburg, an authentically furnished
Lancaster County Old Order Amish farmhouse. Learn about the history
and customs
of the Amish living in Lancaster County today. Discover why the Old
Order Amish live as they do. After your tour see the Blacksmith
Shop with tools
of the smithy’s trade, a fully furnished one-room schoolhouse,
a barn complete with horses, miniature mules, goats, peacocks, and
piglets, an operating smokehouse stocked with traditional Pennsylvania
Dutch foods
available for purchase, Amish buggies and wagons, and an operating
waterwheel and windwheel.
We’ll then venture out on the roads less traveled through the heart
of the Amish farmlands and enjoy picturesque scenery as we meander across
country roads where time seems to stand still. We’ll see the pristine
Amish farms, one-room schoolhouses, windwheels, Amish phone booths”,
and farmers working the fields with their horse- or mule-drawn plows.
Next we’ll stop at Riehl’s Quilts & Crafts, right on
an Amish farm! We’ll have an opportunity to meet theAmish in person
and browse through a colorful array of exquisite handmade quilts and
unique country crafts. A Country Surprise awaits us somewhere along the
way. But on any given day, there’s plenty of interest to be explored
in the beautiful Amish countryside.
Tour
2: Studebaker Marker Re-Dedication
When: 1:00pm - 5:30pm Monday, September 15, 2008
Cost: $20.00
Return to the location of the original 1830 wagon shop of John
Clement Studebaker, father of the founding brothers of the Studebaker
Corporation.
Located in scenic Adams County a few miles northeast of Gettysburg,
this significant site was ceremonially dedicated on July 12,
1980, as part
of the International Meet with the erection of a monument and
plaque supplied by the efforts of the Keystone Region Chapter.
It is now fitting for us to rededicate the memorial and to once
again reflect on our marques early history. Speakers from
the Adams County
Historical Society and SDC will be present together with
other dignitaries. Light refreshments will be served prior to
return.
Travel time is
approximately 11/2 hour each way. Please come join us for
this special afternoon! Due
to parking limitations, there will be bus access only.
Tour 3: Chocolatetown and the AACA Museum
When: 9:00am - 3:00pm Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Cost: $41.00 includes admissions and gratuities
Notes: Lunch on your own and time to shop at Chocolate World.
You’ll know you’re close to Hershey when the
air is filled with the sweet smell of chocolate! See the
streetlights
shaped like
chocolate kisses. Learn the history of this unique town and
the humble beginnings
of its founder, Milton Hershey.
Visit Chocolate World and enjoy a simulated factory
tour ride that takes you from the harvesting of cocoa
beans
to the production
of Hershey’s
chocolate. Enjoy a free sample, then browse the unique shops
at Chocolate World, filled with Hershey souvenirs and chocolate
delicacies. Lunch
on your own.
Next visit the Antique Automobile Club of American
Museum in Hershey. The museum’s highly detailed dioramas present carefully restored
vintage vehicles in elaborate scenes that bring the history of the automobile
to life. From a tiny machine shop in turn-of-the-century New York to
the asphalt apron of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the museum’s
Sea to Shining Sea exhibit moves you through time and space on a tour
from the automobile’s blacksmith shop beginnings to
a time and place when the car was king.
Tour 4: Lancaster Historical Tour
When: 9:30am - 3:30pm Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Cost: $59.00 includes admission to Wheatland and
gratuities Notes: Lunch on your own at the Central
Market and
time to visit other
sights in central
Lancaster.
Enjoy a walking tour of Historic Lancaster City,
a tour of Central Market, and a visit to the
home of
Pennsylvania’s
only U.S. President, James Buchanan.
You’ll visit the oldest publicly owned continuously operating farmers
market in the country, listed on the National Register of Historic Places!
Offering a wide variety of local delicacies and even flowers and crafts,
you’re sure to find something you like! Each guest
will be given a canvas tote bag and vouchers for items such
as homemade
bread, apple
butter, and pretzels.
In the blocks surrounding the Market you’ll find numerous shops,
restaurants, boutiques, and museums. Two great museums to check out are
the free Lancaster Cultural History Museum and the Lancaster Quilt & Textile
Museum, admission charged.
The final stop is Wheatland, the country
estate of James Buchanan, the 15th President.
Set
amidst four
acres,
the Federal style
mansion is the
perfect backdrop for an unforgettable
experience. Original furnishings and personal items
help tell the story
of the U.S. President
who struggled to calm a divided nation
on the brink of civil war.
Tour 5: York - History, Clocks, and Motorcycles
When: 6:45am - 2:30pm Wednesday, Sept
17, 2008
Cost: $54.00 includes box lunch, admissions,
and gratuities.
Start with a fascinating tour through
the largest Harley-Davidson factory
with more
then 3,200
employees. You’ll get
a behind-the-scenes look at people, processes, and products
of
York Vehicle Operations.
Closed shoes must be worn for the
Harley-Davidson factory tour. No
children under 12
permitted. All guests 18
and over must have
valid
photo ID.
At the Agricultural and Industrial
Museum, you’ll seethe history
that made York an international name in manufacturing. Your walk through
industrial-sized galleries will take you past everything from apples
to automobiles and player pianos. In the newest exhibit you’ll
see a Conestoga wagon, Pullman motor cars, and a Studebaker
Buckboard (circa 1895).
Enjoy a box lunch from a locally
owned award-winning restaurant,
Isaac’s
Deli. Then step into the National Watch and Clock Museum
and embark on a journey through time. More than 12,000 timekeeping
treasures from
sundials
to satellites will captivate everyone from the mildly curious
to the passionate collector.
Tour 6: Foods of the Faithful
When: 1:00pm - 6:30pmWednesday,
Sept 17, 2008
Cost: $68.00 includes admissions,
gratuities, and dinner
Enjoy a tasting tour” of foods particular to the diverse faiths
that shaped the history of Lancaster County.
Tour the Moravian Church
complex to learn about
the oldest organized
Protestant
Church in the
world, built in 1787,
and sample Moravian
Sugar Cakes. Visit the
Sturgis Pretzel House,
America’s
first pretzel bakery. Try your hand at twisting your own
pretzel and learn
why the
Catholic monks developed the pretzel shape to coincide with
their prayers. Then visit the Wilbur Chocolate Museum and
learn which faith originated
the chocolate bar!
Experience a traditional
Amish Wedding Feast
you’ll
never forget at Hershey Farm Restaurant. Learn about Amish
weddings
from someone
who got married in one. Lena Esh will serve the traditional
wedding meal
and other Pennsylvania Dutch favorites, tell you stories,
and share with you what it was like growing up Amish.
Dinner only: Amish
Wedding Feast
When: 5:00pm - 6:30pmWednesday,
Sept 17, 2008
Cost: $20.00 includes
gratuity Registration
deadline:
Monday, Sept 18,
5PM
If you don’t take the Foods of the Faithful tour, you
may attend only the Amish Wedding Feast at Hershey Farm Restaurant.
You are responsible
for your own transportation to/from the restaurant and must
register by Monday, September 15, 2008 at 5:00PM.
Tour 7: Brandywine
- the Wyeths and
the du
Ponts
When: 8:15am -
3:30pm, Friday,
September
19, 2008
Cost: $60.00
includes a box
lunch, admissions,
and gratuities Experience a
museum that combines
the
charm of
the old with
the excitement
of the
new, the elegance
of art with
the grandeur
of nature. Exhibiting
American art
in a 19th
century gristmill,
the Brandywine
River Museum
is internationally
known for its
unparalleled
collection
of works
by three generations
of the Wyeth
family and
for its outstanding
collection of
American illustration,
still
life, and landscape
painting. Galleries
boast original
beams and
wide board floors,
while glass-walled
lobbies provide
exceptional views
of the majestic
river and inspiring
countryside.
Enjoy a box
lunch from
a locally
owned award-winning
restaurant,
Isaac’s
Deli.
The Hagley
Museum
and Library collects,
preserves,
and
interprets
the
history
of American
enterprise.
On 235
acres along
the
banks of
the Brandywine
River,
Hagley is the
site of
the gunpowder
works
founded
by
El. du
Pont in 1802.
This example
of
early American
industry
includes
restored
mills,
a worker’s
community,
and the ancestral
home and gardens
of the du Pont
family. Near
the residence
is a barn
that features
nineteenth
century domestic,
farm, and powder
yard vehicles,
weather
vanes, agricultural
implements,
and a Conestoga
wagon. An antique
automobile
exhibit highlights
the du Pont
Motors car
manufactory,
featuring a
1928 Du Pont
Motors Phaeton
and contrasting
it to a 1911
Detroit Electric
car that also
belonged to
a family member
Tour 8:
Contrasts
in Time
When:
9:00am
- 3:00pm
Friday,
September
19, 2008
Cost:
$68.00
includes
an Amish
lunch,
admissions,
and gratuities
Learn
about
the
White Gold
of
Lancaster County’ as
you follow
the dairy process
from farm to
fridge. Find
out how Amish
dairy operations compete
and thrive
amidst modern
dairy farms.
Begin
with
a
tour of
a
high-tech modern
dairy,
Kreider Farms.
Your motorcoach
will drive
right through
the
huge barn that
houses
over
1200
cows!
Go
into
the
milking
parlor and
see cows
ride
the
automated
milking carousel.
Watch
the entire
dairy process
unfold
with automated
precision
and minimal
manual intervention.
Then enjoy
a free
ice
cream
cone from the
Kreider
Dairy
Farm
Restaurant.
Lunch
will be
a special
treat as
you are
welcomed into
Naomi King’s
home as guests
for a truly
authentic Amish
meal.
Then
visit an
Amish dairy
farm and
learn how
Amish ingenuity
allows farmers
to operate
a successful
dairy without
automated equipment
or even
electricity to
cool the
milk! Your
Amish host
will welcome
you into
his barn
where you’ll
get a close-up
look at an
Amish dairy
operation.
Our Amish friends
will be happy
to answer any
questions you
might have
about the farm.
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