2021 Scheduled Tour Book Book online 24/7 at GreatDayTours.com Great Day! Tours & Cruises (440) 526-5350 / (800) 362-4905 POND & PATH FACTORY STORE TRAVELERS’ CHAPEL 630 HENRY ST. DALTON, OH | MON-SAT 9AM-5PM | WWW.PGRAHAMDUNNCOM | 800.828.5260 2021 Scheduled GREAT DAY! TOURS To u r s 57 Years of Service to Travelers! Motorcoach Tours plus Charters, Fly-Packages & Cruises WE WELCOME YOU BACK FOR THE 2021 TOUR SEASON A lot has happened since our last tour book. As those of you who receive our E-Mail Blasts or regularly check our web site are already aware, Great Day! Tours has not been “sitting idle”, as we gradually brought back our tours for those wanting to travel, starting last June and, by July, our annual tour to Mount Rushmore showed that there was much “pent-up” demand for travel. During September we introduced a dozen tours and most sold out within days. This 2021 Tour Book has more tours to choose from than ever before. A quote from St. Augustine, the fourth-century theologian, said, “The world is a book, and • Traveling can change a person “physically and psychologically” while improving health. These experiences can lead to great new memories. • Travel does not have to be overly expensive and can reduce anxiety and depression when you separate yourself from daily routines. Various steps have evolved to adapt to the changing needs for safe travel. At the time of publication, masks are worn when boarding and de-boarding and no one is to travel if not feeling well. Coaches are deep-cleaned prior to service and touch-surfaces are routinely wiped down during the tour. As each new protective device is made available, such as appropriate. While we continue to utilize assigned seating, you will note that there are fewer passengers aboard the motorcoach, as we follow distancing protocols. We want Please keep in mind that an occasional itinerary may be subject to change since, as this book was prepared, we were not always able to reach furloughed reps at destinations, or Changes will be incorporated into our online tour descriptions. As you review this tour book, please keep in mind the quote that was credited to Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) many years ago, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Explore. Dream. Discover!” ORDER BY MAIL, PHONE 375 TREEWORTH BLVD or ONLINE 24/7 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44147 (Broadview Heights, Ohio) We Accept Most Major Credit Cards. © GREAT DAY! TOURS, C.M.S., Inc. (440) 526-5350 / (800) 362-4905 Book by Phone: Cleveland/Northeast Ohio: (440) 526-5350See .Page . Elsewhere: 2 on Discount(800) 362-4905 Offered. PAGE 1 SAVE 5% WITH OUR EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT . AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 2021 Our Early Booking Discount is back for those motorcoach trips booked for the second half of 2021 and paid in full by February 28, 2021. You can’t go wrong since there is no risk if you should cancel at least 90 days prior to departure . you’ll get a full refund for those early bookings should you have to cancel prior to that 90-day period. Special Dates 2021 New Year’s Day ..............January 1 M. L. King Jr Day ..........January 18 Presidents Day ...............February 15 St. Patrick’s Day ............March 17 Palm Sunday ...................March 28 Good Friday .....................April 2 Easter ..................................April 4 Mother’s Day ..................May 9 Memorial Day ................May Father’s Day .....................June 21 Independence Day .......July 4 Labor Day .........................September 7 Rosh Hashanah .............September 19 Yom Kippur ......................September 28 Election Day ....................November 3 Veteran’s Day ..................November 11 Thanksgiving ..................November 26 Hanukkah .........................December 11 Christmas .........................December 25 Kwanzaa ...........................December 26 TOUR DEPARTURE POINTS . Tour pickup points are listed below and the tour write-ups indicate which locations are utilized. Passengers are re- is stopping there. Should vehicles be parked at these locations, this is done at the owner’s risk and must be parked in the location on your itinerary. Those leaving vehicles acknowledge that neither the property owner nor the tour - AKRON / NORTH .......................Chapel Hill Area, Stonehedge MANSFIELD .........................Burger King, Route 13 & I-71 Exit 169 ASHTABULA/AUSTINBURG ....Burger King, Route 45 & I-90 MEDINA / BRUNSWICK ......Western Reserve Community, Rt 18 & I-71 BEACHWOOD ...........................DoubleTree Hotel, 3663 Park East Dr MENTOR / WILLOUGHBY...Days Inn, Route 306 & I-90 BROADVIEW HTS .....................Great Day! Tours, Rt 82 & I-77 Exit 149 MIDDLEBURG HTS .............Crowne Plaza, Bagley & Engle Roads CLEVELAND WEST, PARMA ....Barons Bus, Brookpark & W 130th St NORTH OLMSTED ..............Red Robin Restaurant, Great Northern Blvd COLUMBUS NORTH .................Crowne Plaza, 6500 DoubleTree Ave RANDOLPH .........................Fairgrounds ELYRIA / LORAIN ......................Days Inn, Route 57 (N of Turnpike) SANDUSKY / MILAN ...........North Coast Marketplace, Rt 250 N of Turnpike GROVE CITY / COLUMBUS ......Drury Inn, 11109 Parkway Centre Dr TOLEDO / PERRYSBURG ..Hampton Inn, 9753 Clark Dr, Rossford BOSTON HTS / MACEDONIA ...McDonalds, 400 Macedonia Commons Blvd WASHINGTON C.H. .............Truck Stops of America / BP Route 35 & I-71 Public parking not available; drop-off only INDEPENDENCE ....................... DoubleTree Hotel, Rockside Road & I-77 WESTLAKE .........................DoubleTree Hotel, Crocker Road & I-90 PAGE 2 Expanded & Updated descriptions available at GreatDayTours.com; Book Online 24/7 INDEX 13 Mystery Tour #1822 ..........20 JANUARY 2021 13-15 Michigans LP ....................21 OCTOBER 2021 16 Icewine Festival ..................5 13-15 Mackinac / Thunder Bay ...21 2 Amish Theater ..................45 14 Half-Stitched .....................22 2 Frankenmuth .....................45 FEBRUARY 2021 15 Buffalo Harbor ...................22 4-7 Mississippi Riverboat ........46 16 Cedar Point .......................22 5 Mystery Treasure Bag .......47 16-23 Romantic Rhine Cruise .....27 6-8 Mohawk / Catskills ............47 MARCH 2021 17 Island Hopping ..................22 9 Dining at the Inn ................47 17 Dennison Depot ................23 10-17 Trains of New England ......48 18 Carafes to Candy ................5 18-21 Peoria Riverboat ...............23 15 Apple Butter Stirrin’ ...........49 24 Franklin Park & Gardens ....5 19-21 Wind Creek/NYC/Atl City ..23 20-22 Lancaster - “Esther” ..........24 16-17 Ark Encounter ...................49 21-23 Chicago .............................24 16-17 Fall in Gettysburg ..............49 APRIL 2021 23-31 Colorado’s Trains ..............27 17-22 Sedona & Grand Canyon ..30 1 Grove City Outlets ..............5 24 Fallingwater ......................25 NOVEMBER 2021 3 Amish Country ....................6 27 Detroit History ...................24 7 Indiana, PA/Jimmy Stewart .6 28-29 Soaring Eagle Casino .........4 9-14 Branson Holiday Shows ....50 8 Drive-By Cleveland .............7 29 Lake Erie Wine Country ....25 20 Oglebay, Lunch .................52 10-11 Cincinnati Dinner Train .......6 30 Ohio State Fair ..................25 23 Oglebay, Lunch .................52 13-14 Soaring Eagle Casino .........4 31 Air Force Museum ............31 24-26 New York City Express .......4 13-25 Texas Southwest .................7 30-Dec1 Niagara Festival of Lights .50 14 Safari - The Wilds ...............7 AUGUST 2021 14-24 Douro River Cruise ...........26 DECEMBER 2021 15-18 Virginia Beach .....................8 Shaw Festival, Canada .....36 21 Marion-President Harding ...8 3-6 Soo Locks, Rail .................32 1 Pittsburgh Lights ...............52 24 Rambling Route 30 .............8 4 Blennerhassett Island .......31 1 “Our Christmas Dinner” .....50 27 Akron - Hower House .........9 4-6 Philadelphia ......................32 1 Oglebay, Lunch .................52 29 Texas Longhorn Ranch .......9 5 Warhol / National Aviary ....32 2-3 Oglebay Overnight ............53 5 Sauder Village ..................33 3 Oglebay, Lunch .................52 MAY 2021 6 Day on the Island ..............33 3-5 New York City Express .......4 6-8 New York City Express .......4 3-6 Williamsburg Christmas ....51 5 Shawshank .........................9 7 Marietta .............................34 4 Oglebay, Dinner ................52 6-8 Holland Tulips ...................10 7 Henry Ford ........................34 4 Dickens Victorian Village ..51 8 Spring in Bavaria ................9 10 German Village .................34 4-8 Biltmore / Smokies ............51 11 Sights Unseen ..................10 10-12 Finger Lakes .....................35 7-8 Christmas on the Ark ........53 13 Warther’s & Flea Market ...10 10-12 Kentucky Dining ................35 8-11 Nashville Aglow .................53 12 Comedy Center .................36 9 Oglebay, Lunch .................52 JUNE 2021 15-21 Montreal / Quebec City .....36 9 Stan Hywet / Castle Noel ..54 ..28 11 Oglebay, Wheeling Island .52 4-6 New York City Express .......4 21-31 Alaskan Cruise Tour ..........28 12 Oglebay, Lunch .................52 4-6 Mackinac Island “Lilacs” ...11 27-29 Mackinac Island “Fudge” ..37 5-6 Maryland Dinner Train ......11 31-Sep 3 Traverse City, Castle .........37 5 Mount Washington ............11 JANUARY 2022 9 Drive-By Cleveland ...........12 10 Hartville Marketplace ........12 SEPTEMBER 2021 15 Icewine