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Group Tour Ideas for Every Interest Craft an Unforgettable Upper Midwest Group Adventure with Helpful Attraction Spotlights, Itineraries and Listings Group Tour Ideas for Every Interest Craft an unforgettable Upper Midwest group adventure with helpful attraction spotlights, itineraries and listings OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Beautiful coastlines, diverse state parks and tranquil woodlands await ITINERARIES FOR ALL INTERESTS Discover group-friendly fun across Wisconsin’s 5 regions PROFILES OF EVERY CIRCLE WISCONSIN MEMBER Research our vast network of DMOs, hotels, restaurants and attractions contents FEATURES EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh 8 Wisconsin's Outdoor Adventures Pristine waterways, tranquil forests and beautiful shorelines await groups visiting the Badger State SAMPLE ITINERARIES 12 Eastern Shores 1 14 Eastern Shores 2 30 South Central Crossroads 34 Northwoods & Lake Superior Lambeau Field, Green Bay 36 Mississippi River Valley & Beyond 38 Wisconsin Heartland Northwoods & Lake Superior All itineraries are samples and can be customized to fit your group’s needs MEMBER LISTINGS BY REGION Wisconsin 16 Eastern Shores Heartland 32 South Central Crossroads Eastern Mississippi River Shores 35 Northwoods & Lake Superior Valley & Beyond Mississippi River Valley & Beyond 37 South Central 39 Wisconsin Heartland Crossroads 40 State-Wide On The Cover: Lake Geneva Cruise Line (Photo courtesy of Lake Geneva Cruise Line) 2 CIRCLE WISCONSIN 2021 TOUR PLANNER www.circlewisconsin.com Is Always Growing With 78 acres of orchards and farm, growing apples, peaches and pears, Apple Holler serves as the perfect venue for your event, gather your group for guaranteed good times and memories to last a lifetime. Your Groups Ag-venture includes: · Orchard and Farm tour · Organic Pizza Garden · Tractor drawn hayrides · Horse drawn tours/winter sleigh rides · Pollination Exhibit · Golden Goat Bridge: feed the mini goats Farm to Table Dining Available The all new Red Barn Bakery Café serves delicious down home cookin’ touched with the magic of apples. New for 2021 Biergarten and Cider Tasting Bar Finish Your Day with a stop at our Old-fashioned Country Store, Bakery & Gift Shop, bring home our delicious homemade bakery, featured wines, gifts and other delicious specialties. Apple Holler’s ag-venture is for the kid in all of us To book your group’s ag-venture today, call 262-884-7100 Welcome to Wisconsin e made it to 2021! We hope that this year’s tour planner gives you fresh new ideas and a clear vision of everything our state has to offer you and W your travelers. Our feature story highlights just some of the great, FUN and unique outdoor activities that you and your travelers can explore when visiting Wisconsin. Throughout the state, you’ll find a side of Wisconsin that you may not have thought to explore, from the waterfalls of the Northwoods, geographical markers that you didn’t know you wanted to find, unique (and a bit peculiar) art installations, luscious Dancing Horses Theatre and beautiful gardens, bird watching and so much more. Of course, your travelers will taste some of Wisconsin’s best culinary contributions such as cheese curds, a Friday Fish Fry, Bloody Marys, frozen custard and perhaps a Brandy Old Fashioned. Our annual planner will help you find and discover sights and attractions off the beaten paths, along the water’s edge and on the main roads and city streets. With many group-friendly destinations, attractions, hotels, theaters and more throughout Wisconsin, there is an adventure waiting for you and your travelers. After taking the time to read up on the many sample itineraries included in the planner, contact our office, and we will be happy to assist in creating unique themed itineraries including Agriculture, Made in America, Holiday, Lighthouses and more. To learn more about Wisconsin and the Midwest, join us next year for our 2022 Circle Wisconsin Midwest Marketplace. Meet with over 100+ group-friendly tour destinations, attractions, hotels, casinos, theaters and more from not only Wisconsin Appleton but from Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and the Dakotas. You’ll walk away with an abundance of new Midwest tour ideas for your groups. For dates, location and registration, check out our website at www.midwestmarketplace.org. See you on the bus! Wendy Dobrzynski Matt Bosen Executive Director President, Circle Wisconsin Board [email protected] [email protected] Harley-Davidson Museum Circle Wisconsin Is a Proud Member and Partner of: P.O. Box 20750 • Milwaukee, WI 53220 • Phone (414) 545-1100 • (800) 223-0652 www.circlewisconsin.com 4 CIRCLE WISCONSIN 2021 TOUR PLANNER www.circlewisconsin.com SNAP A SELFIE WITH OUR BEST VIEWS. State Parks 1. Amnicon Falls State Park 2. Big Bay State Park 3. Big Foot Beach 4. Black River State Forest 5. Blue Mound State Park 6. Brule River State Forest 7. Brunet Island State Park 8. Buckhorn State Park 9. Copper Falls State Park 10. Devil’s Lake State Park (Two Selfie Stands) 11. Governor Dodge State Park 12. Hartman Creek State Park 13. High Cliff State Park 14 . Interstate State Park 15. Kettle Moraine - Lapham Peak 16. Kettle Moraine - Northern Unit 17. Kettle Moraine - Pike Lake 18. Kettle Moraine - Southern Unit 19. Kinnickinnic State Park 20. Kohler Andrae State Park 21. Lake Kegonsa State Park 22. Lake Wissota State Park 23. Lakeshore State Park 24. Merrick State Park 25. Mirror Lake State Park 26. Nelson Dewey State Park 27. Newport State Park 28. Northern Highland State Forest 29. Pattison State Park 30. Peninsula State Park 31. Perrot State Park 32. Peshtigo River State Forest 33. Point Beach State Forest 34. Potawatomi State Park 35. Rib Mountain State Park 36. Roche-a-Cri State Park 37. Rock Island State Park 38. Whitefish Dunes State Park 39. Wildcat Mountain State Park 40. Willow River State Park 41. Wyalusing State Park Look for Travel Wisconsin selfie stands throughout our scenic state. 42. Yellowstone Lake State Park Take a selfie with the best views in Wisconsin. State Trails 43. Badger State Trail 44. Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail TravelWisconsin.com selfiestands #scenicwisconsin 45. Glacial Drumlin State Trail / Additional Selfie Stands 46. Lower Wisconsin Riverway 47. Mackenzie Center 48. Menominee River State Recreation Area 49. Red Cedar State Trail 50. Sand Valley Acr729827621932810775100.pdfAcr10870233825728141518.pdf 11 3/26/213/26/21 4:5212:34 PM AM Hotels by Region Contact information on Circle Wisconsin lodging members can be found in this planner’s regional listing sections and also on www.circlewisconsin.com Hyatt Regency Green Bay Green Bay Candlewood Suites Radisson Hotel & Conference Door County’s Rowleys Milwaukee Airport Legendary Waters Center Green Bay Bay Resort & Restaurant Oak Creek Ellison Bay Resort & Casino Green Bay Comfort Suites Red Cliff Milwaukee Airport Oak Creek Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel Fairfield Inn & Suites Wabeno Milwaukee Airport Oak Creek Holiday Inn Express & Suites Milwaukee Airport Milwaukee Northwoods and Lake Superior Wisconsin Heartland Eastern Shores Mississippi River Valley and Beyond Fairfield Inn & Suites Sheboygan AmericInn Lodge & Suites Sun Prairie Wisconsin Dells Sheboygan South Central Crossroads Cascade Development Comfort Inn Fond du Lac The Best Western Premier Waterfront Sun Prairie Fond du Lac Hotel & Conference Center Oshkosh Baymont Inn & Suites Madison West Holiday Inn Hotel & Comfort Suites Appleton Holiday Inn Express & Suites Madison Suites Fort Atkinson Appleton Fort Atkinson Fond du Lac Chalet Landhaus Holiday Inn Appleton Holiday Inn & Suites Radisson Fond du Lac New Glarus Madison Appleton Fond du Lac Comfort Suites Madison West Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oshkosh ROI Hospitality, Inc. Madison North Central Group Oshkosh Oshkosh Madison Wisconsin’s Outdoor AdventuresPristine waterways, tranquil forests and beautiful shorelines await groups visiting the Badger State 8 CIRCLE WISCONSIN 2021 TOUR PLANNER www.circlewisconsin.com Door County utdoor activities are more crucial additions than ever for a Other cruises include a tour of the 1888 Black Point Estate, which group itinerary, and Wisconsin boasts diverse topography was once home to a wealthy brewer, and the U.S. Mailboat Cruise and natural wonders for a variety of fresh-air adventures. (where you can witness a mail carrier quickly hop off the vessel The state’s varied environments include the expansive and deliver mail to the waterfront homes before jumping back OLake Michigan shoreline, rolling kettle moraine landscapes along the aboard). Lake Geneva Cruise Line can accommodate parties of Mississippi River and lush woodlands intersected by streams and varying sizes and offers discounted group rates in addition to waterfalls. If your group wants to stay near major cities, Wisconsin’s speciality meal excursions such as the Sunday Brunch Buffet and metro areas are home to preserves, zoos and water excursions that Jazz Dinner Cruise. Interested in other outdoor Walworth County can allow you explore the outdoors with minimal travel time. activities? Walworth County: Lake Geneva and Beyond offers Nicknamed “The Newport of the West” for its opulent Victorian several sample itineraries that spotlight local state parks, farms estates and waterfront views, the town of Lake Geneva and and nature preserves for groups to tour. surrounding Walworth County draw visitors from across the nation The Great Lakes’ rich maritime history is best appreciated at the who want to admire the sophisticated Victorian architecture, walk dozens of preserved lighthouses that line the Wisconsin coast. the charming downtown streets and embark on a shoreline cruise. North Point Lighthouse, located in Milwaukee’s Lake
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