2015 Travel Guide Don’t miss our Get-Togethers See page 1 for locations 864-225-7783 Toll Free 800-972-1741 Fax 864-261-3513 www.ionospheretours.com This travel guide is a current list of our tours for 2015. As new tours are added we will send updates in the form of a newsletter during the year. “Traveling by Motor coach is a great way to meet new friends!” GET ON OUR BUS OR STOP BY AND VISIT US… Mark your calendar to attend one of our “get acquainted tour preview” meetings scheduled on January 27th and 28th! Our Tour Previews will be held at the Anderson Recreation Center at 1107 N. Murray Ave on January 27, 2015 and at the North Augusta Community Center at 495 Brookside Ave. on January 28, 2015. If you wish to board the bus at one of the listed pick-up points below, we will provide bus transportation to meeting spots. The meetings will last about an hour after your arrival. Due to limited space on our motorcoaches IT IS NECESSARY THAT YOU CALL IONOSPHERE TO SIGN UP if you plan to ride the motorcoach. Reservations NOT needed for those who plan to drive to the meeting locations. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015– ANDERSON RECREATION CENTER 9:00 AM - BUS PICK-UP IN LAVONIA, GA @ SILO SHOPPING CENTER- 13387 JONES ST. (HWY 17) 11:00 AM – MEETING STARTS FOR ANYONE WISHING TO DRIVE TO THE RECREATION CENTER 1:30 PM - BUS PICK-UP IN SENECA, SC @ WALMART– SANDIFER BLVD. 2:00 PM – BUS PICK-UP IN GREENWOOD, SC @ WALMART– HWY 72 BYPASS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015– NORTH AUGUSTA COMMUNITY CENTER 9:00 AM- MEETING STARTS FOR ANYONE WISHING TO DRIVE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER 10:00 AM– BUS PICK-UP IN THOMSON, GA @ WALMART- 2205 HARRISON RD. SE 2:00 PM - BUS PICK-UP IN AUGUSTA, GA @ FOODLION– BEL AIR RD. (EXIT 194 OFF I-20) 3:00 PM - BUS PICK-UP IN AIKEN, SC @ WALMART– HWY 1 We will have staff members on hand to answer questions and assist you in making your travel plans for 2015. You will receive a gift certificate just for attending. Bring a friend and get extra gift certificates. We will have drawings for giveaways. Hope to see you there!!! Bring this Travel Planner with you. Page 1 Mackinac Island Michigan & Beyond June 8 - 16 PAGE 3-4 Our National Parks June 27 - July 12 PAGE 5-7 Nova Scotia & Newfoundland July 2 - 19 PAGE 8-10 All Roads Lead to Music In Tennessee July 27 - August 1 PAGE 11-12 Niagara Falls USA & Erie Canal August 4 - 8 PAGE 13 Gettysburg– River & Rails August 24 - 27 PAGE 14 Canyonland Spree September 5 - 20 PAGE 15-17 PA Amish & Washington DC September 14 - 19 PAGE 18-19 New River Ride & Hatfield Trail September 23 - 26 PAGE 20 Outer Banks of North Carolina’s Shores September 23 - 27 PAGE 21 National Quartet Convention October 1 - 4 PAGE 22 Autumn in New England October 3 - 10 PAGE 23-24 Branson Bound October 13 - 18 PAGE 25-26 Rolling on the Rivers October 20 - 26 PAGE 27-28 Key West—Florida Circle November 2 - 7 PAGE 29-30 Southern Christmas Show November 13 - 14 PAGE 31 Smoky Mountain Christmas November 17 - 19 PAGE 32 Christmas in Myrtle Beach December 2 - 4 PAGE 33 New York Christmas December 7 - 11 PAGE 34 Christmas at Opryland December 14 - 17 PAGE 35 RESERVATION FORMS - PAGE 37 BOOK EARLY & SAVE! CONTACTING IONOSPHERE IS EASY! BOOK BEFORE MARCH 6, 2015 WEBSITE Receive the following discounts (per person): www.ionospheretours.com When you make a deposit, you will receive E-MAIL $10.00 off : Trips 3-5 days in length [email protected] $15.00 off : Trips 6-10 days in length TELEPHONE $25.00 off : Trips 11+ days in length 864-225-7783 Local When you pay in full, you can double your 800-972-1741 Toll Free discount. You will receive FAX $20.00 off : Trips 3-5 days in length 864-261-3513 $30.00 off : Trips 6-10 days in length MAIL $50.00 off : Trips 11+ days in length 307 N. Main Street * No Discounts will apply to Credit Card Anderson, SC 29621 Payments, Cruises, or Fly Trips. * VIST US This will insure the best pricing possible We are located in Downtown Anderson for everyone. at the address listed above. Page 2 MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN & BEYOND INCLUDES DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN, CHICAGO & MORE JUNE 8 -16, 2015 9 DAYS/8 NIGHTS Tour includes 16 meals Day 1: We depart this morning for Majestic Michigan, where four Great Lakes lap at its shores. We embark on an adventure of discovering why Michigan spells vacationland for thousands of people each year. Tonight’s destination is the Cincinnati, Ohio area, where we will enjoy an included dinner near our hotel. (D) Day 2: Following breakfast we continue north as we travel to Dayton, home of the sprawling United States Air Force Museum. We’ll visit this largest military aviation museum in the world that has more than 150 major historic aircraft and other exhibits spanning the period from the Wright Brothers to the space age. Lunch will be included today. Our destination is Frankenmuth, Michigan, where we have accommodations tonight (B,L) Day 3: It’s just a short drive this morning to the Bavarian Village of Frankenmuth, Mich- igan. We’ll take time to browse in Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland this morning. Before we depart Frankenmuth, we will indulge in a sumptuous included lunch at the Bavarian Inn. Next, we go to the very top of the lower peninsula of Michigan, where two of the Great Lakes, Michigan and Huron, surround us. We’ll spend the night in the St. Ignace/ Mackinaw City area. (B,L) Day 4: This day has been set aside to explore the beautiful and magical Mackinac Is- land. Indians called it “Great Turtle” and the island was a stronghold of the Straits of Macki- nac for 115 years. We will take a short ferry ride to the island, and as we step ashore we seem to be transported “Somewhere in Time”. We will have a carriage tour of the island and an included buffet lunch at the beautiful Grand Hotel. We have overnight accommodations on the island, at the Lake View Hotel, in the heart of the historic vil- lage. It is the oldest continuously operated hotel on Mackinac Island, built in 1858. Since cars are not permitted on the island, we’ll enjoy a peaceful, relaxing step back in time, as the re- mainder of our afternoon and evening are free to explore! The Lake View Hotel captures much of the past with its Victo- rian-style atmosphere and nineteenth-century architecture. Dinner will be on our own in the downtown area. (B,L) Day 5: Following breakfast at the Lake View, we travel back to the mainland. We board our motorcoach and depart for Green Bay, Wisconsin, following the northern shore of Lake Michigan. This afternoon we’ll make a stop at the Sand Point Lighthouse in Escanaba, Michigan. Construction began in the fall of 1867 and was completed in early spring 1868, at a cost of $11,000. The light first shone on the night of May 13, 1868. The lighthouse is a story-and- a-half rectangular building with an attached brick tower. The tower is topped with a cast iron lan- tern room which houses a Fresnel lens, emitting a fixed red light with a radiating power of 11.5 miles. We’ll enjoy a self-guided tour of the lighthouse which includes a chance to climb the tower and witness what it would have been like to be a lightkeeper around the turn of the 20th century. We’ll continue on to Green Bay, where we will enjoy an included dinner, before checking into our hotel, where we have accommodations for the next two nights. (B,D) Day 6: A peninsula divides Green Bay from the main body of Lake Michigan and boasts 250- miles of ruggedly beauti- ful shoreline. Door County is often called the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” Following breakfast, we depart and pre- pare to spend the day in awesome Door County. Upon arrival we meet our local guide for a day of touring. We enjoy an included lunch along the way. As we explore we will learn the history of the quaint little villages that make up this beautiful area. We return to Green Bay for our overnight. (B,L) Continued on next page Page 3 Day 7: We depart this morning for Chicago, “The Windy City”, on beautiful Lake Michigan. Enroute we will visit the Harley-Davidson Museum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s the best of American design and culture – seasoned with freedom and rebellion, showcased in a landmark building. We’ll see more than 450 motorcycles and artifacts, dating back to Serial Num- ber One, the oldest known Harley-Davidson motorcycle. We’ll experience extraordinary products, people, history, and Harley-Davidson culture. We’ll have lunch on our own during our visit and time for shopping for unique Harley-Davidson Museum-inspired gifts at “The Shop”. Now it’s time to depart for Chicago – “Our Kind of Town”. Upon arrival, we’ll take a one-hour Chicago River Architecture Cruise departing from Navy Pier. Dinner tonight will be included at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company at Navy Pier. Originally built as a shipping and recrea- tion facility in 1916, Navy Pier now showcases more than 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, and entertainment attractions.