Trip to Manchester, Vermont
Includes: Robert Todd Lincoln’s Historic Home, Juried Art & Craft Fair, Outlet Shopping, Delicious Dinner
When: Friday, August 6, 2010
Depart: Parking area at “Our Lady of Mt. Carmel” (directions to this parking area near theAmsterdam Thruway Park & Ride will be provided to those who register for the trip) in Amsterdam at 7:00 AM - Return at approximately 9:00 PM
OR
Wade Tour’s Bus Terminal ( 797 Burdeck Street, Schenectady ) at 7:30 AM. –
Return at approximately 8:30 PM
Trip Includes: Round trip transportation provided by Wade’s Tours Bus Company; admission & guided tour of the Hildene (historic home of Robert Todd Lincoln, CEO of the Pullman Company) complete with artifacts from his father, President Abraham Lincoln; admission to the Hildene’s formal gardens created to resemble stained glass windows; admission to the Hildene’s cheese factory; admission to the Southern Vermont Juried Art & Craft Fair OR free transportation to and from Manchester’s downtown shopping outlets; dinner at the historic Wilburton Inn. (Menu choices will be provided in advance to those taking our trip.)
· Itinerary:
- 7:00 & 7:30 AM - Bus pickup
- 7:30 - 8:30 AM – bus drives from Wade’s to Bennington, VT
- 8:30 – 9:00 AM - ½ hour stop at McDonald’s in Bennington, VT
- 10:00 AM – Arrival at Hildene for 3 hour tour of home and formal gardens (some may choose to also visit the cheese factory during this time period)
- 1:00 PM – end of tour of Hildene and its grounds
- Everyone gets lunch on their own at the Craft Fair or near the Outlets
- 1:15 – 4:00 PM –Manchester Outlet Shopping (Bus takes people from the Hildene & picks-up our shoppers at 4:00 PM)
- OR
- 1:15 – 4:15 PM – Southern Vermont Juried Art & Craft Fair (Bus takes people from the Hildene & picks-up at 4:15 PM at the Art & Craft Fair)
- 4:30 PM– Bus arrives at Wilburton Inn (cash bar on the terrace to enjoy the view before dinner)
- 5:00 – 7:00 PM – Dinner
- 7:00 – 8:30 PM – Bus trip back to Wade’s Schenectady Terminal
- 8:30 – 9:00 PM – Amsterdam passengers taken back to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel’s Park & Ride
Cost: $ 85.00 per person – trip insurance may be purchased for an extra fee through Wade Tours
Please return the reservation slip below with payment in full on or before Tuesday July 20th to:
David Sammons – 141 Gray Road, Mayfield, NY 12117 – 518-661-5637
Please send your reservation in early. Once our 55 passenger bus is full, you will be put on the waiting list.
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Please make your checks for the Manchester, VT trip payable to: NYSUT RC 12
± NO REFUNDS CAN BE MADE AFTER July 22, 2009 ±
I/We will board the coach at: ______Amsterdam ______ Wade’s in Schenectady