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www.circlemichigan.com Circle Michigan has over 25 years of experience helping teachers, administrators and tour planners organize fun and educational trips to this beautiful state.
Circle Michigan pioneered the first statewide association dedicated exclusively to helping you meet the challenges unique to the tour industry. Circle Michigan will provide itinerary shells and Michigan postcards for your Michigan tours. Our members will provide you with descriptive brochures, photos, color slides, artwork, videos, and escort notes as requested.
Michigan Offers a diverse and rich experience for student and youth travel. Whether you are a teacher, administrator, or tour planner, all of our members can assist you in creating a memorable trip for your group. Michigan Convention & Visitors Bureaus
F Ann Arbor CVB 800.888.9487 | www.annarbor.org
F Bay City Area CVB 888.Bay.Town | www.tourbaycitymi.org
F Battle Creek/Calhoun County CVB 800.397.2240 | www.battlecreekvisitors.org
F Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce 800.367.8557 | www.charlevoixlodging.com
F Detroit Metro CVB 800.Detroit | 800.367.8557 www.visitdetroit.com
F Frankenmuth CVB 800.Fun.Town | www.frankenmuth.org
F Grand Rapids/Kent County CVB 800.678.9859 | www.visitgrandrapids.org
F Kalamazoo CVB 800.530.9192 | www.discoverkalamazoo.com
F Livingston CVB 800.686.8474 | www.lccvb.org
F Michigan Sunrise Tours 989.876.6018 | www.michigansunrisetours.com
F Petoskey /Harbor Springs/Boyne Country CVB 800.845.2828 | www.boynecountry.com
F Saginaw County CVB 800.444.9979 | www.visitsaginawcounty.com
F Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council 269.925.6301 | www.swmichigan.org
F Travel Michigan 800.644.2489 | www.travelmichigan.com
F Traverse City CVB 800.Traverse | www.mytraversecity.com Michigan Attractions
Alden B. Dow Home 315 Post St. Midland, MI 48640 866.315.POST www.abdow.org
F The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio, a National Historic Landmark in Midland, exemplifies contemporary organic style; soaring roof lines, a balance of colors, textures, shapes and an array of innovative materials, creating an engaging and challenging structure to broaden your vision of the world around you. It is an educational palette in art history, architecture, geometry, preservation, interior design and social studies. A tour of this unique structure is like none other. Students will come to a clearer understanding of the relationship between science and art.
Automotive Hall of Fame The Automotive Hall of Fame was designed to be a visitor attraction and educational resource. It celebrates accomplished people of the worldwide motor vehicle industry for the purpose of inspiring others to higher levels of achievement in their own work and lives. 21400 Oakwood Blvd. | Dearborn, MI 48124 | 888.298.4748 www.automotivehalloffame.org
Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 313.494.5224 www.dia.org
F The DIA has been a beacon of culture for the Detroit area for well over a century. The museum covers 600,000 square feet that includes more than 100 galleries, a 1,150-seat auditorium, a 380-seat lecture/recital hall, an art reference library, and a state-of-the-art conservation services laboratory.
Edsel & Eleanor Ford Home 1100 Lake Shore Rd. | Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236 | 313.884.4222 www.fordhouse.org Ella Sharp Museum 3225 Fourth St. Jackson, MI 49203 517.787.2320 www.ellasharp.org
F The Ella Sharp Museum offers teachers and students custom experiences for your group: including hands-on projects and interactive guided tours in the areas of fine arts and local history. There are five galleries of art and history and three galleries featuring traveling and “in house” exhibitions. Come, stay and do!
Flint Cultural Center 1178 Robert T. Longway Blvd. Flint, MI 48503 888.8center www.flintculturalcenter.org
F Visit the Institutions on the Flint Cultural Center campus and see the Sloan Museum, Buick Gallery & Research Center, Longway Planetarium, The Whiting, Flint Youth Theatre, Flint Institute of Arts, and Flint Institute of Music.
Ford Field Ford Field is excited to open its doors to guests and showcase our impressive facility. Groups and individuals will gain a behind-the-scenes perspective that a majority of fans never see. Offering a full tour of the stadium with highlights of the suites, club level, locker room and playing field. 200 Brush St. #200 | Detroit, MI 48226 | 313.262.2000 www.fordfield.com
Fox Theatre Detroit’s crown jewel, the Fox Theatre is the nation’s second largest theatre. Alive with activity each year, the Fox has played host to some of the biggest names in show business and holds its ground as one of the top-grossing theaters of its size in the nation. Also offering student performance opportunities. 2211 Woodward Ave. | Detroit, MI 48201 | 313.471.3096 www.olympiaentertainment.com Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 877.975.3171 www.meijergardens.org F The 125-acre Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park features Michigan’s largest tropical conservatory, a carnivorous plant house, desert and victorian gardens and outdoor gardens.
Gerald R. Ford Museum 303 Pearl St., NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353 616.254.0374 www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov F The Gerald R. Ford Museum brings American history to life for visitors of all ages. Diverse exhibits show the real stuff of history, sparking curiosity and enthusiasm about our nation’s history and government.
GM Ren Cen Tour 200 Renaissance Center Suite 1400 Detroit, MI 48243 313.568.5624 www.gmrencen.com F The tour program showcases the face of Detroit’s most famous building and outlines the rich history that General Motors shares with Detroit. Learn how the Detroit River Front Conservancy is transforming the downtown riverfront.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum 18335 N. Whitefish Point Rd. Paradise, MI 49768 888.492.3747 www.shipwreckmuseum.com F Situated in Michigan’s beautiful eastern Upper Peninsula, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and the Museum complex has been termed “world class.” Winner of the Michigan Governor’s Award for the top cultural organization in Michigan, two Michigan Emmy Awards for program productions, and the first-ever Upper Peninsula Cultural Anchor Organization awarded by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. The Henry Ford 20900 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn, MI 48121-1970 Reservations 313.982.6001 Education Liaison 313.982.6048 www.historyfieldtrips.org F How far would you go to inspire your students? Michigan largest cultural attraction, The Henry Ford is where history comes to life with Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour and IMAX Theatre. Share it with your students. The Henry Ford, America’s Greatest History Attraction. Also offering student performance opportunities.
Henry Ford Estate 4901 Evergreen Rd. | Dearborn, MI 48128 | 313.593.5590 www.henryfordestate.org
Mackinac Island Carriage Tours P.O. Box 400 Market St. Mackinac Island, MI 49757 906.847.3307 www.mict.com F Get a good look at all the amazing scenery that Mackinac has to offer, by a ride on a horse-drawn carriage. A horse drawn carriage is the best, and only way, to tour Mackinac Island, other than on foot. This is because there are no motor vehicles allowed on the Island.
Mackinac State Historic Parks P.O. Box 873 207 W. Sinclair Ave. Mackinaw City, MI 49701 517.373.4289 Winter 906.847.3328 Summer www.mackinacparks.com F No Northern Michigan itinerary would be complete without a visit to Mackinac State Historic Parks. Mackinac State Historic Parks is a family of living history museums and parks in Northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac. Your groups, from students to seniors, will love the combination of natural beauty and authentic historic sites that provide a window to early life on the Upper Great Lakes. Special rates are available for groups of 12 or more. Meadowbrook Hall & Gardens The fourth largest historic house museum in the United States, Meadowbrook Hall & Gardens is especially renowned for its superb craftsmanship, architectural detailing and grand scale. Built between 1926 and 1929 as the residence of Matilda Dodge Wilson (widow of auto pioneer John Dodge) and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred G. Wilson, the 110-room, 88,000-square-foot, Tudor-revival style mansion is complete with vast collections of original art and furnishings. Oakland University | Rochester, MI 48309 | 248.364.6200 www.meadowbrookhall.org
Michigan Historical Museum The flagship of the Michigan Historical Museum System, the Michigan Historical Museum offers you Michigan’s rich past, from the time of the state’s earliest peoples to the late 20th century. 702 W. Kalamazoo St. | Lansing, MI 48909 | 517.373.1668 www.michigan.gov/museum
Michigan Iron Industry Museum Amid the forested ravines of the Marquette Iron Range, the Michigan Iron Industry Museum overlooks the Carp River and the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region. 73 Forge Rd. | Negaunee, MI 49866 | 517.373.1668 www.michiganhistory.org
Michigan State Capitol P.O. Box 30014 Lansing, MI 48909-7514 517.373.2353 | www.michigan.org
Muskegon Museum of Art 296 W. Webster Ave. Muskegon, MI 49440 231.720.2570 | www.muskegonartmuseum.org
Music House Museum 7377 US-31 North Acme, MI 49610 800.320.7098 | www.musichouse.org
Tibbits Opera House 14 South Hanchett St. | Coldwater, MI 49036 | 517.278.6029 www.tibbits.org Walter P. Chrysler Museum One Chrysler Dr. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 888.456.1924 www.chryslerheritage.com
F Rising three stories on Daimler Chrysler’s Auburn Hills, MI campus, the 55,000 square foot Walter P. Chrysler Museum houses production and concept vehicles showcasing the corporation’s American heritage. Cars are interspersed with interactive displays and exhibits illustrating the automaker’s impact on American culture and the industry.
Student Performance Opportunities
Cornwell’s Turkeyville U.S.A A group trip to Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre will be so popular with your travelers that you’ll receive the applause right along with our talented performers from across the country. Cornwell’s is proud to present the magic of live Broadway-style theatre in the heart of the Great Lakes. Transport yourself for an afternoon or evening to another time and place by way of our unique 175-seat Dinner Theatre, a comfortable country setting where every seat is good and the entertainment is first class. 18935 15 1/2 Mile Rd. | Marshall, MI 49068 | 800.228.4315 www.turkeyville.com
Frankenmuth CVB Offering performance opportunities for students groups. Bring your choir and musical groups, performance arts students, and marching bands to beautiful Frankenmuth, Michigan. 800.Fun.Town | www.frankenmuth.org
Lake Michigan Car Ferry 701 Maritime Dr. Ludington, MI 49431 800.841.4243 www.ssbadger.com F Discover exciting group travel adventures when you cruise on the 410’ S.S. Badger! Enjoy a relaxing 4-hour trip between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Student performance groups are encouraged to perform during the tour. Other Stops
Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark / Boyne Mountain One Boyne Mountain Rd. | Boyne Falls, MI 49713 | 800.GO.BOYNE www.avalanchebay.com
Chelsea Teddy Bear Company / Factory 400 N. Main St. | Chelsea, MI 48118 | 734.433.5499 www.chelseateddybear.com
F Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad 5045 Stanley Rd. Flint, MI 48506 800.648.PARK www.GeneseeCountyParks.org
Hard Rock Café 45 Monroe St. | Detroit, MI 48226 | 313.964.7625 www.hardrock.com/detroit/
Morley Candy Makers 23770 Hall Rd. | Clinton Twp., MI 48036 | 800.651.7263 www.morleycandy.com
Zehnder’s Splash Park 1365 S. Main St. | Frankenmuth MI 48734 | 800.863.7999 www.zehnders.com Festivals & Events
Michigan Festivals & Events Association At Michigan Festivals & Events Association, we help promote the hundreds of community efforts for residents and visitors, many of them, which date back to before Michigan became a state. 989.845.2080 | www.mfea.org
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