***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!!***
1- The big thing I WANT TO EMPHASIS is the May 24 Celebrity and Home Tour!!!!!!!! Call me IMMEDIATELY on this wonderful, first time offered tour.
This tour will be repeated on Nov. 17, 2012.
2-June 2 Tour IS A SELLOUT!! (Tour will be repeated on October 6, 2012) Price will be $65, and it will include admission to two museums, AC Coach bus, DVD’s on bus ride, with facilities, and lots of DVD’s on bus ride. Oct. 6 sites will be same as June 2 Trip.
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT TOUR DEPARTURE POINT
Town of Eastpointe-(48021) Near (9 and one half mile road) 16600 Stephens
This departure will take affect in August of 2012 (beginning with August 1-5, 2012 Underground Railroad Tour.
POSTPONED TOURS-
April 21, 2012- African American History & Culture Tour postponed until Oct. 20, 2012.
June 16 Wine-tasting Tour of Canada postponed until 2013.
September 22- Southwest Detroit History & Culture Tour postponed until 2013.
November 8 French History & Culture of Detroit & Windsor Tour- postponed until 2013.
If you missed March 18 Polish Tour it may GO AGAIN on Nov. 3. (date not set in stone)
UPCOMING TOURS OR PARTIES
PARTIES
June 24 UGRR Party**
FREE UGRR Party at Stewart’s Indian Village Home of details about his upcoming Tours related to the 5 UGRR trips Stewart is conducting thru 2014.***
(see April 29 event for details)
UPCOMING TOURS
1- May 24-Detroit Celebrity Home Tour
First time offered TOUR OF HOMES OF DETROIT CELEBRITIES–$30 will include– coach-bus with AC, facilities, etc.!!!!!!! Tour leaves from Stewart’s home in Indian Village. FREE BEER, etc. AND PIZZA at Stewart’s Home after tour!!! (This tour will be repeated on Nov. 17, 2012)
(Click here for details)
2- June 2, 2012 Underground Railroad Tour to Canada*-
featuring North Buxton, Chatham, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the amazing site of and story of the enslaved fugitive person—- John Walls! * That tour will leave from Detroit near the Detroit Cultural Center from the Rev. Nick Hoods Plymouth Church. (corner of St. Antoine and Warren) COST?—– ONLY $45
(Click here for MORE details)
3- July 21- Detroit Brewery Tour
(Click here for details)
4- August 1-5- UGRR Tour to Ohio and Kentucky
My expenses have increased considerably—especially gas prices for bus and the money spent on my website info. ****
(Click here for details)
5- Sept. 3-5–UGRR Trip to Canada****
(Click here for details)
*For June 2 trip please try to contact Stewart by e-mail or phone before May 2. If you do not contact Stewart by May 1 you will be notified of the status of those trips on May 16. Sorry. You can send in checks for those 2 trips, (payable to Stewart McMillin) but, if the trip is SOLD OUT you will receive a REFUND. The earlier the check arrives at Stewart’s home the better the chance of you getting a seat. For both tours, a coach bus with facilities will be used. (NO MORE SCHOOL BUSES!)
**Underground Railroad Tour
***See website (www.mcmillintours.com)
****THIS IS THE FINAL TIME THIS TRIP WILL BE OFFERED!! DO NOT MISS IT!! Deposit of at least $100 due two months before trip. BALANCE for trip will be DUE ONE MONTH BEFORE TRIP!!!!!!!
GREEK TOURS OF DETROIT - OCTOBER , 2012
(11:30-3:00) This brief tour will be held in conjunction with Greek Independence Day— MARCH 25!!!!. The $25 fee will include lunch, handouts, and a Greektown tour. We will meet by the historic marker in front of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral at 11:20. There will be an optional service at the downtown cathedral from 9:30-11:30.
Please let Stewart know if you plan to attend. Also, the annual Greektown Parade will be held a 3:00 in Greektown.
Call tour guide Stewart McMillin for more details. (parking, lunch, registration, etc.)
OCTOBER 2012-
(10:00-3:30) ($30)This tour is sort of a “work in progress”. The trip will feature the new Greek Museum on Kirby Street in the Cultural Center. Another highlight will be the Detroit Institute of Arts Greek collection. For lunch Greek Cuisine will be served at the Greek Museum or the International Institute.
MISCELLANEOUS INFO FOR BOTH TOURS- Please MAKE CHECKS OUT to STEWART McMILLIN and mail them to 2136 Seminole in Detroit, Michigan-48214. Please mail checks at least 30 days prior to tour. Limit 30 people for both tours. (313-922-1990) (stewart@mcmillintours.com)
WEBSITE-www.mcmillintours.com — PEACE & HEALTH!
*subject to change
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Some great things are happening THIS YEAR!
1- NO MORE SCHOOL BUSSES for tours. YES!!! I will use coach busses in the future. All of the modern conveniences of course, but, I will need a lot of people to sign up for my tours to afford these busses.
2-Also, please sign up as early as possible for tours. By early, I mean at least one month before a tour Stewart should have your check. The company I am working with is terrific, but they want a significant deposit at least one month before a tour.
3-Feel free to e-mail me at any time with any questions or comments you have.
You can reach me on my cell phone in April, but not in May.
Stewart McMillin (H-313-922-1990) (C-313-626-4082)
For those of you who missed my last email —– I mentioned that in October I had a wonderful 3 week trip to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
I saw Patagonia, Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego, Capehorn, Santiago, Eastern Island, the AMAZING Iguazu Falls, and Much more! (Possible presentation sometime in 2013)
*FREE Underground Railroad (UGRR) party on June 24, 2012, will feature 2012-2014 UGRR Overnight Trips. (Click here for details on UGRR Trips)
THE JAN 29 PARTY WILL BE REPEATED ONCE MORE THIS YEAR— June 24.!!! Same format as Jan. 29, 2012 PARTY!
Plans for 2013 & 2014!!
See the Coming Events tab at the top of the page for more info on 2013 & 2014 events!
Some details follow——- Two big trips are:
1- July 29-August 4, 2013- UGRR Tour to Eastern Ontario
(6 nights) to Eastern Ontario. (Hamilton area, St. Catherines, Niagara River area, Toronto, Owen Sound, etc.)
(Click here for more detailed information)
2-August 10-17, 2014- UGRR Tour, etc. to New York State
Highlights include Buffalo, Niagara River area, Rochester, (Frederick Douglas) Seneca Falls for Woman’s Rights, Auburn, (Harriet Tubman) Hudson River Valley area Westpointe ,etc) & the last 3 nights in NYC including Harlem & Brooklyn!