Experience the beautiful Mackinac Island and Great Lakes area by boat, horse-drawn carriage, and more on this exciting escorted tour. Start your vacation in Dearborn, Michigan, where you visit the Henry Ford Museum, a National Historic Landmark commemorating the achievements of many American inventors, and the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. Continue to the little Bavarian town of Frankenmuth, founded by German immigrants in 1845, for authentic Bavarian fare. Then, journey north and board a ferry to quaint Mackinac Island, where bicycles and horse-drawn carriages are the only means of transportation. Spend the next two nights at the world-famous Grand Hotel with its Victorian-style architecture—a getaway for presidents since 1887.Next, visit Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula and Sault Ste. Marie, where you take a boat tour to see the lock system between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Before traveling through the famed Tunnel of Trees on your way to Bar Harbor, visit Colonial Michilimacknac for a tour of this reconstructed 1715 French fur-trading village and military outpost. On this vacation, you also visit a local cherry orchard, tour the Music House Museum, and visit the Gerald Ford Museum. Top off your vacation with an orientation tour of the "Windy City" of Chicago. For a charming trip to Mackinac Island and the Great Lakes, this escorted tour is perfect. Fall Foliage Departures:Enjoy spectacular fall colors on our special Fall Foliage departure: September 10 and 17 (if Mother Nature permits)