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This classic Midwestern tour features Illinois and Michigan. Savour two incredible nights amid the luxury of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Enjoy a horse and buggy tour of Mackinac Island. Explore the wonderful city of Chicago with a local guide. Visit the Bavarian-influenced town of Frankenmuth. In Dearborn, experience the inspirational Henry Ford Museum and view historic homes at Greenfield Village including the famous American workshops of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Robert Frost.
Your Tour Includes
- 5 Handpicked Accommodations
- 12 Meals
Included Highlights
- Chicago
- Millennium Park
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- Mackinac Island
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Accommodations
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Nights 1-2
Canopy by Hilton Grand Rapids Downtown
Night 3
Grand Hotel
Nights 4-5
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bay City - Riverfront
Night 6
Westin Hotel Southfield Detroit
Nights 7-8
Trip Reviews
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Always had wanted to see the Grand Hotel, having 2 nights there was great.
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2 Hotels did not accommodate Handicap bathrooms a total of 3 nights.
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The Island the hotel are wonderful. I would have liked to see more of Chicago.
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Enjoyed tour but a lot of time on bus.
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Different from other trips.Patricia Mcwaters
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spending time at the Grand Hotel. Stepping back in time.
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Chicago was greatto see from the ground.Ronald Weisel
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Chicago city tour, mushroom houses, Machenac Island/Grand Hotel and Ford Museum.
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Staying in the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
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The Grand Hotel is a once in a lifetime experience. From the beautiful room with the canopy beds (each room decorated differently) to the staff made us feel like valuable guests. The dinners were unbelievable with white glove service!
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Mackinac Island absolutely gorgeous, Chicago fantastic, Henry Ford Museum lots of fun. Everything was well out together and wonderful. My family and I fully enjoyed everything about this tour. Highly recommend
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Sitting on the porch looking out to see Lake Huron.Dorothy Reynolds
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To stay in the Grand Hotel at least one night was my dream, this tour make my dream came true.
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I enjoyed the local guide in Chicago. She was very informative and entertaining The weather in Holland was nice and the Tulips were gorgeous I truly enjoyed Mackinec Island. It was a step back in time. I enjoyed the Grand Hotel. The Christmas store in Franenmuth was amazing. Greenfield Village was interesting and The Henry Ford Museum was also interesting as it had so much more than cars.Jewell Ellis Eyler
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I would have liked to have one more day in Chicago and more time on Mackinac Island.
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Chicago. So much to see and do. Did not need a guide in Holland. Did not need to see their post office, fire station, etc. Would have preferred to have seen the other tulip farm. Getting off the bus could have been done in order. We basically sat in one place and never rotated any closer to the front.Shirley Hill
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The Grand Hotel for Mothers’ Day. The beautiful character of the Inn, the meals provided were superb, the ambiance of the island made it a perfect day.
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The Grand Hotel was amazing!
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I felt the overall pacing was too fast. The hotel in Grand Rapids was the pits. Surely Collette could find another one that didn’t need total renovation. That said, Mackinac Island and the Henry Ford experience were top notch and well worth the trip. More time in either of those would have been great.
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The time in Chicago was wonderful and could have been a day longer. Mackinaw Island was also a special treat!Elaine Glover
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I loved going to the Tulip Festival and seeing the local high schoolers in Dutch clothing performing dances.
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I had taking a trip to the Grand Hotel with you before, however, this was a very special trip as I was to and did meet a new cousin that we connected thru Ancestry.com. Also traveled with dear friends, having just lost my partner....
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Hard to pick a favorite-every stop had something to amaze us..Of course we loved Mackinac Island but we also enjoyed Chicago, Holland, Frankenmuth and Dearborn
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The Grand Hotel was an experience I would not have experienced on my own.Phyllis Novick
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The mushroom houses was fun. Driving on the suspension bridge was exciting. How nice to sit back in a comfortable seat and just enjoy the journey.Kathleen Kaufmann
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Great itinerary. Travel arrangements were excellent.Theodore Schuman
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17 fudge shops on the island!Penny Schuman
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Staying on the Island at the Grand Hotel. Such a wonderful experience.Barbara Ratliff
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I noted previously that I felt the stops in Traverse City and Frankenmurth arrived too late to enjoy the town. We were steered to a winery and a Christmas Store, making these trips optional could have allowed more time in the towns
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The one day I was on my own in Chicago. Had a marvelous time!
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The whole group showed up for ballroom dancing first night, and of course Cathy Donahues experience at that hotel and sharing all the little insights with us.Charles Bennett
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The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.Linda Vitale
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It was all that was advertised.Barbara Nemick
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See above answer. Mackinac Island was my favorite experience.Joseph Nemick
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The Grand Hotel experience was Grand!!!Arlene Gaines
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Great trip Great time well doneConsiglia Raymond
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We had never been to Chicago or Michigan. We enjoyed each town we visited. We traveled with friends we met on the National Parks Tour in 2015. This was our 9th tour with Collette!
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The Ford Museum and village, 6hrs was not enough time, could spend 5 days there.Barbara Dowling
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Everything Great !! The tour was more that I had hoped for.Earl Bentel
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Enjoyed Chicago and Greenfield village, grand hotel! And the music box museumMonica Skerker
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Staying at the Grand Hotel! Also the horse and buggy rides and the glorious scenery.Diane Bevacqua
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The natural beauty combined with the old fashioned hotel was a wonderful experience.Beatrice Naylor
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I needed more guidance on where the best shoppong areas were located. My room was beautiful.
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All the hotels where we stayed were really nice. Loved getting to stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island for 2 nights. Loved seeing the Henry Ford Museum & hope sometime I can go back to visit the Village in Dearborn also.
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The town itself was a T-shirt haven. Even the carriages were in a muddle at timesCarol Ruecker
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It would have been five if not for Bernice HillPaul Derby
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Music Museum and Macinac IslandPatrick Raynal
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Everything was great with the exception of the hotel in Frankenmuth. Breakfast was not very good nor was the housekeeping in the hotel.Arlene Hirsch
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Got to see great highlights of each place, had good hotels, nice meals. My favorite was the Island. So beautiful!Charlene Sprabary
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The stops on our tour were wonderful! We had a day to ourselves to tour Chicago; the Navy Pier. Collette guided us around the city with a very knowledgeable historian. Frankenmuth was so unique, with its Bavarian atmosphere. And of course, the cherry on top was Mackinac Island. The Grande Hotel is so magically beautiful. We arrived during Lilac Festival and enjoyed the aroma of the blooms everywhere!Gail Parker
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Chicago - What a wonderful surprise! Frankenmuth - Had a festival and was a lot of fun Mackinac Island - The Grand Hotel was truly grandJames Parker
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Most enjoyable but nothing is perfect.Joe Reeves
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The Grand Hotel of Mackinac Island, its amenities, its food, and the service are just over the top. The carriage ride through the park was so much fun!
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The days on Mackinac Island was the reason I took the tour but all other locations were a bonus. Enjoyed it all. Thanks for having a comfortable bus with clean windows ( mostly) to take pictures!!😀
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The guide were well informed and enjoyable. The horses were the best. The horses worked hard and enjoyed making us happy.
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the Ford museum The Grand Hotel and Mackinac Island Chicago and Wrigley field
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It was a beautiful & charming place. The Grand Hotel lived up to expatations. Enjoyed lots of fudge in town!
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The accomodations and meals and service were all excellent. The taxi rides and tour of the state park were fun. It was a thrill to get to dance in the ballroom of the Grand Hotel.
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Too much time on the bus. We traveled 1200 miles in the week. The Grand Hotel was a great experience.Other hotel were excellent. I was surprised how so few meals were included. I have taken tour dozens of tours (including Collette), and meals were mostly included, resulting in less out of pocket expenses. The stop at the Ford Museum and Greenville Village were not included -all for $15 a day. Cheap!Nicio Vega
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Loved the Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, plus the Grand Hotel tour and Chicago tour. To much time on the bus with nothing to keep us engaged. Would have liked more history of Michigan and Wisconsin as we motored along. Wasn't impressed with the accommodations in Detroit and Green Bay but the Grand Hotel and Chicago accommodations were great with their rooms and breakfast. Of course the Grand Hotels dining was five star.Gerald Taylor
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Great tour. Grand Hotel and all of Mackinac Island were memorable
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The Grand Hotel was Excellent, the Marriott Chicago was very good, but the Best Western Greenfield and the Tundra were only fair. The Edsel Ford House was amazing, but I was NOT pleased that our tour was cut short and we diid not get to see everything we should have. Very disappointing!!!
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The view of the Grand Hotel as we approached by horse drawn carriage was very spectacular., while the optional river tour of Chicago was really breath taking.Richard
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Tour was good. Mackinaw Island was the best value of tour. Beautiful hotel, room, dining, service. Favorite experience was island & views of Chicago city views. Fair well dinner was good but we were to spread out to visit & say goodby.
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Visiting the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, along with a stay at the charming Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island were the highlights of the trip!Mary
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Tundra Lodge was not up to Collette standards Macinac&Chicago were splendid tours great accommodations
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Highlight of the tour was the stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. It was wonderful, even if a bit on the cold side. I would like to return some day at a different time of year when it is not so cold!
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I enjoyed our two night stay in the Grand Hotel - sort of a life time dream. However the stores in the hotel were a disappointment. My travel companion can always find some memento of a trip and she didn't buy anything! A first for her! I think the sunlight at the tulip gardens made it a spectacular day. I loved walking among all the flowers. I think that Chicago was the most unexpected, but really a most interesting part of the trip. The visit to Millennial Park was fun. The Navy Pier was a disappointment. Not a necessary stop at all. A river cruise would have been more pleasurable.
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I would have to say the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield village went beyond my expectations. Mackinaw was just awesome and Chicago was really great too. Had a blast.Bobbie
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