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Bemidji, The First
City on the Mississippi, Minnesota USA
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AN ECLECTIC MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE Winnipeg
Loop 3 days 2 nights |
Contact:
Cindy Habedank 800-458-2223
X 106
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9:00 a.m.
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Depart
Winnipeg Hwy 75 to US Hwy 2 |
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12:00 |
Lunch
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Inn
at Maple Crossing,
‘Off the Beaten Path’ lakeside B & B with 19th
Century country
inn style meal.
Gift shop
Contact:
Jim & Nancy Thomasson
218-637-6600 maplexing@gvtel.com
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1:30 p.m. |
Depart for
Bemidji area |
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2:30 p.m. |
Option
1: Buena Vista Logging
Village - Ride to the
"Top of the World"
(Continental Divide) by
horse-drawn covered
wagon. A unique and
authentic experience.
Refreshments
available. Contact:
Option 2: Headwaters
Science Center offers
popular presentations -
several to choose - as well
as the exhibit floor.
Contact:
Option 3: Free time
downtown Bemidji.
Stroll the downtown area
enhanced with sculptures and
murals. Shop quaint
shops and stop for a coffee
break at one of several cozy
coffee shops. |
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4:30 p.m |
Head to
lodging - check in and
refresh |
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5:30 p.m. |
Dinner
Option 1: Bemidji Town
and Country Club, overlooks
Lake Bemidji
Option 2;
"Something for
Everyone', downtown dinner
on your own. |
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7:00 p.m. |
Entertainment
Option 1: Paul Bunyan
Playhouse - Live theater
productions June - August.
Located in downtown
Bemidji. Walking
distance from downtown
dining.
Option 2: Native
American Flute - Performance
and narrative on history of
flute.
Option 3: Classical
accordian, guitar and violin
trio.
Option 4:
"Hickory Wind
Trio" - Performance by
Folk Grass Group. |
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8:30-10 pm |
Return to
lodging |
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| Day Two |
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8:00 am |
Photo stop
with
Paul & Babe |
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8:30 am |
Depart for
Itasca State Park via the
Great River Road |
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9:15 am |
Arrive at
Itasca State Park
Option 1: Stop at
Headwater of Mississippi
River - Step Across!
Take a narrated boat cruise
on Lake Itasca
Option 2: Stop at the
state-of-the-art Visitors
Center. Step-on
naturalist tour through the
park on Wilderness Drive and
to the Headwaters.
Contact: Park
Naturalist, 218-266-2114 |
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11:30 am |
Lunch at
Historic Douglas Lodge
Contact: Jim Keller,
218-266-2124 |
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12:30 pm |
Depart
Option 1: Forestedge
Winery - Tour
winery. Wines made
from fruits and berries of
the north woods. Gift
shop featuring handcrafted
wooden kitchen
tools.
Contact: Paul Shuster,
218-224-3535
Option 2: Northland
Bison Ranch - Tour bison
ranch, observe animals up
close. Gift Shop
Contact: Pam &
Dave Johnson, 877-453-222 X
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2:30 pm |
Depart for
Fergus Falls,
Minnesota
Contact: Jean Bowman
- 800-726-8959 cvb@cpinternet.com |
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4:00 pm |
Arrive in
Fergus Fall - Check in
lodging |
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6:30 |
Dinner |
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8:00 pm |
Theater
Performance |
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6:30 |
Return to
lodging |
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| Day Three |
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8:30 am |
Depart for
Moorhead, Minnesota
Contact: Sylvia
Garcia, 800-235-7654 |
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9:30 am |
Arrive
Hjemkomst Center -
Presentation on Viking Ship
on display and Norwegian
Stavechurch. |
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11:30 am |
Gangster
themed Lunch/Theater |
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1:00 pm |
Depart for
Winnipeg |
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