2020 Tours
I plan to do only 3 tours this year.
1-September 10–DETROIT CELEBRITY HOME Tour-
($55) (9:00-4:30)
Eat lunch (on your own Canfield) Sy Thai, Jolly Pumpkin, Traffic Jam, (TJ’s) Motor City Brewery.*
Tour Price Increase because of UPS raising the copying price 150%!!!!!!!!!!!
2-October 10-11-CANADA UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR-
($139 double room)($239-single room)
Tour will highlight the following sites————
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR TO CANADA
a- WINDSOR- HISTORIC MARKER near the Casino-
b-SANDWICH-We will see the oldest Black Church in Canada Here—FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH!!
c-AMHERSTBURG– We eat a wonderful lunch here and see the first BLACK MUSEUM IN CANADA!!
d-NORTH BUXTON–Oldest BLACK TOWN IN CANADA
e-CHATHAM- FREDERICK DOUGLAS met JOHN BROWN here!! We sleep here in a Super 8.
f-UNCLE TOM’S CABIN–(Josiah Henson was UNCLE TOM-buried here) Queen Victoria wanted to see Uncle-Tom!!! She did!!!!!
g-JOHN WALLS Home near WINDSOR-INCREDIBLE story on his life!! You will learn about that story on TRIP! PLEASE NOTE- THIS TRIP will be POSTPONED if the border is not opened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3-October 20-22-CREATION MUSEUM & NOAH’S ARK TOUR TO KENTUCKY
Two people pay $289 each Single Room——$419
This may be my BEST TOUR EVER!
a- CREATION MUSEUM–
1- Botanical Gardens-Three acre lake, five bridges, a variety of waterfalls, etc!!
2- Zip Line–Thousands of feet of zip lines reaching speeds of 45 mph and eight stories in the air!
3-Canopy Adventure Tours-Try the exhilarating Dragons Descent free fall (a ear 50-foot descent) Or test your balance on the Raptor’s Nest Aerial Challenge Park!
4- Take a camel ride—- if available
5–Animal Experience—fall in love with wallabies, coatis, a zorse, and a zonkey!!!
6- Mining Sluice-Pan for beautiful gems at our Mining Sluice. You will uncover gemstones & then identify them while learning about geology.
7-SUMMARY– Journey through biblical history as you marvel at the Garden of Eden alongside Adam and Eve, and discover more about Noah’s Ark & the Flood.
b-The ARK ENCOUNTER-
1-The ark is 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, 51 feet high.
2- 3.3 million board feet of timber.
3- largest timber-frame structure in the world
4- made with a variety of woods-Engelmann spruce, Douglas fir, radiata pine, & bam 5- Flood Geology, two theaters, 4 levels, Who was Noah?, Kid’s Spooky Animal Encounters
6- Why the Bible is true?, Flood Legends, Pre-Flood World, Ark Storage, Noah’s Library
7- Animal Encounters, Ice Age, Babel, Ancient Man, Rainbow Covenant, Living Quarters.
STEWART’S IDEAS FOR 2021– (First 3 are a GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)-(I just need the people!!!!!)
1- April 16-19, 2021- Underground Railroad (UGRR) Tour to OHIO & KENTUCKY!!!
(Two persons pay $375 each) (Single person–$629)
2- May 1, 2021——-EDSEL & ELEANOR FORD HOME & THE PIQUETTE PLANT TOUR ($60) (9:00-5:00)
3- JULY 22-25, 2021-HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM IN MARYLAND & AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON D.C.
(Two people pay $399 each) ($Single $629)
Washington will also includes Arlington Cem. (Stewart buys Cem!!) etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Washington will also include seeing the beautiful Frederick Douglas Home!!
OTHER IDEAS FOR 2021—
4-Mackinaw City for two nights and go to MACKINAC ISLAND!!
5-Grand Rapids- one night-(visit Michigan’s second largest city)
6-Stahl’s Automotive Collection – ($30) (9:30-3:00) In Chesterville.
7- Cleveland-2 nights
8- NEW MOTOWN MUSEUM!!! & DETROIT BLACK HISTORY TOUR – ($60) (9:00-5:30)
9-WOODWARD AVE. WALKING TOUR-($20)(9:30-3:00) Park your car on Top of Cobo** Hall &
walk to the corner of Jefferson & Woodward. The City-County Building is now the Coleman Young Building. Meet in front of the Spirit of Detroit which was the work of Marshall Fredericks. If it is raining, go inside. If the weather looks like rain, please bring your umbrella. We are going to walk to the area of Comerica Park on the east side of Woodward. When it is time for lunch we will let you do what you want. After lunch, we will walk down the west side of Woodward to the** TCF Center-Detroit News (used to be Cobo Hall) If there is time and interest we can do Hart Plaza!!
10- PEOPLE MOVER TOUR- ($20) (9:30-3:00) Park your car on top of Cobo Hall (TCF Center Detroit News). There is an elevator in Cobo. Take the elevator to the People Mover down. We will get on the People Mover (PM) at Cobo & visit every station. (12 or 13) We will speak about the area. We will meet at the PM Station in Cobo Hall at 9:20. More details later on.
11-CHICAGO- -2-4 night???????–YES –CHICAGO!!!!!!!
Please E-MAIL me about your questions, comments, etc!!! I really need to know what you want to do? Phone-313-922-1990. Cell–586-218 9042. I prefer e-mails.
STEWART’S BACKGROUND-
He has led these 2 tours about 10 times each! This is his 54thyear
conducting tours. I taught Social Studies at East Detroit High School for 30 years. (1964-1993)
From 1994-2001 I taught Humanities at Wayne State University. Of course
TRAVELLING has also been very important to me. I also have been blessed
to have visited all of the states and 142 countries!!! Please send checks to- Stewart McMillin–2136 Seminole- Detroit, Michigan 48236 (DO NOT say Stewart McMillin TOURS!!!!!!!!!)