The Cobblestone Shores of Lake Ontario
Start the morning off with a tour of the Heritage Square Museum. Tour the historic buildings including a log cabin, school house and town jail. For an unusual shopping experience we will proceed to the L.W. Emporium of antiques and crafts. After a fabulous lunch awaits us along the shoreline of Sodus Bay. After lunch we transfer to the Lighthouse Museum and learn about the life of a lighthouse keeper. Climb to the top of the lighthouses and receive a certificate!
The Lighthouses of the Seaway Trail
Spend a day exploring the Lighthouse of the Seaway Trail. The trail hosts 27 lighthouses, which illuminate the harbors of the legendary waterway of Lake Ontario. Your tour today will take you to Sodus Bay Lighthouse and Museum (2 Lighthouses). Built in the early 1800's the Lighthouse illuminated the Harbor for many British fleets in 1814. Learn how the light keeper raised his 10 children amidst the lighthouse and sea. Climb to the top and take breathtaking pictures of the Bay, the Lake and Harbor. Lunch today gives you a spectacular view of the Harbor. After lunch we visit "Heluva Good Cheese" and the L.W. Emporium Antiques and Craft Co-Op. Golden Hill State Park and the Thirty-Mile Point Lighthouse await your arrival. The 1875 Lighthouse was built with hand carved stones. A climb to the top gives you endless vistas of the Lake and on a clear day you may see the mouth of the Niagara River 30 miles away.
Featured Tours
Tour the Polar Bear Express 5 Days 4 Nights
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 01:57Take a summer rail excursion from Cochrane to the edge of the Arctic and visit Ontario's earliest settlement, dating back to 1673. Enter the world of the native Cree. There are only a few great rail excursions left in the world and this is one of them
The Polar Bear Express departs Cochrane for an incredible 186-mile journey to the Arctic Tidewater at Moosonee. While visiting the Timmins Gold Mine, the tour will explore an underground gold mine, pan for gold and watch a gold brick being poured or tour the surface buildings and historical exhibits. An additional dinner cruise on Lake Muskoka ensures this is a tour groups will never forget.
The tour includes four nights of lodging, including two nights in Cochrane, and one night each in Muskoka and Midland. It also includes four breakfasts, one lunch and four dinners, one of which is a dinner cruise.
The Timmins Gold Mine tour Full is a full day train excursion from Cochrane to Moosonee Boat excursion to Moose Factory Guided tours of Moose Factory, Moosonee, Sudbury and Timmins.
The Polar Bear Express departs Cochrane for an incredible 186-mile journey to the Arctic Tidewater at Moosonee. While visiting the Timmins Gold Mine, the tour will explore an underground gold mine, pan for gold and watch a gold brick being poured or tour the surface buildings and historical exhibits. An additional dinner cruise on Lake Muskoka ensures this is a tour groups will never forget.
The tour includes four nights of lodging, including two nights in Cochrane, and one night each in Muskoka and Midland. It also includes four breakfasts, one lunch and four dinners, one of which is a dinner cruise.
The Timmins Gold Mine tour Full is a full day train excursion from Cochrane to Moosonee Boat excursion to Moose Factory Guided tours of Moose Factory, Moosonee, Sudbury and Timmins.
Tour the Apparitions of Emmitsburg Maryland & Great Catholic Shrines Tour
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 01:54A Tour of the site of the alleged apparitions of Emmitsbug Maryland and other Great Shrine will allow you to experience and explore both the religious and cultural aspects of the areas we will be visiting and touring.
Tours start by traveling to the quaint city of Emmitsburg, where an old cemetery surrounds a 154-year-old stucco church with wooden floors. Here stands the church of St. Joseph amidst the memories of the Civil War. Learn about the apparitions and miracles that have occurred at the site. While in Emmitsburg, be sure to visit the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Concluding the shrine tour of Emmitsburg, consider traveling north to Philadelphia, which is home to great places of faith. It is a city where the foundations for our right to freedom of religion were laid. It is a place where the prayerful lives of great Philadelphians have been made of history and changed the world. Our shrine tours in Philadelphia include, The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, The National Shrine of Saint John Neumann, The Central Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, The St. Katherine Drexel Shrine and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA.
Tours start by traveling to the quaint city of Emmitsburg, where an old cemetery surrounds a 154-year-old stucco church with wooden floors. Here stands the church of St. Joseph amidst the memories of the Civil War. Learn about the apparitions and miracles that have occurred at the site. While in Emmitsburg, be sure to visit the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Concluding the shrine tour of Emmitsburg, consider traveling north to Philadelphia, which is home to great places of faith. It is a city where the foundations for our right to freedom of religion were laid. It is a place where the prayerful lives of great Philadelphians have been made of history and changed the world. Our shrine tours in Philadelphia include, The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, The National Shrine of Saint John Neumann, The Central Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, The St. Katherine Drexel Shrine and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA.
The Shrines of French Canada and Southern Ontario
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 01:51On the first day, depart for an early morning flight to Buffalo, New York. By late afternoon you arrive and transfer to your hotel in Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada. Dinner that evening overlooks the mighty Upper Niagara River, and both the American and Horseshoe Falls. The "Thundering Waters" cascading to churning depths, and the rising mist and colorful rainbows will amaze and delight you.
Begin the next day with breakfast before an exciting day of touring. Travel back on the US side of the Falls and go to Buffalo to visit Our Lady of Victory Basilica, which was built at the turn of the century. En-route back to Niagara Falls, you'll have scenic views of the "Upper River" Stops include, the historic, St. Mary's of the Cataract Church, the first church built in Falls. During the War of 1812, the church was converted into a stable by the British and later converted back into a Church. You can have lunch that afternoon at the famous Como Restaurant. After lunch, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine Basilica. By late afternoon we cross back into Canada with free time in the Victorian village of Niagara On the Lake. After dinner that night, you can go to the Horseshoe Falls, for the illumination of the Falls.
Bonjour! On the third day, you visit French Canada. Dine that evening with a French flair at a local eatery. After dinner you can visit St. Joseph Oratory.
On day four, your day starts with an exciting city tour of the beautiful Montreal city. Highlights include, Vieux Montreal (old City) Olympic Park, Mont Royal, Mac Gill University, and the downtown area. That afternoon travel to Quebec City, the only walled city in North America, reminiscent of a medieval French country town. Relax over dinner before visiting a "Quebec Experience", an exciting and informative multimedia, multi-sensory attraction.
Early the morning of the fifth day, the tour will travel to St. Anne de Beaupre for the morning celebration, allowing time on site to explore the grounds, or shop in nearby stores. Then depart St. Anne's and stop at Marie's Bread Ovens and sample some delicious maple sugar bread, followed by a stop at Montmorency Falls for a picture stop, of the breathtaking cascade. That afternoon take a city tour of Quebec which highlights, Place Royale, Notre Dames de Victories, the Citadel and the Plains of Abrahamn. Dinner is in one of Quebec's quaint restaurants.
On the morning of the sixth day, after breakfast we say "Au Revior" to your new French Canadian friends and continue upstream along the shores of the St.Lawrence to the Mission of St. Francis Xavier where you can visit the tomb of the Venerable Kateri Tekakwitha. The tour will arrive in Kingston in time for a Guided Tour of this historic town. That evening the tour will participate in a wonderful dinner cruise among the 1,000 Islands where Lake Ontario drains into the mighty St.Lawrence.
Day 7 Niagara Falls, Ontario The morning of the seventh day of the tour will find you following the Loyalist Parkway along the shoreline of Lake Ontario to the scenic island of Prince Edward County. A stop can be made in the quaint, historic town of Picton allowing time to some time for lunch and browsing the shops in the lakeside summer resort town. Later that afternoon the tour will stop at the Big Apple near Colborne, for some of the best apple pie and coffee this side of Niagara Falls. By late afternoon you travel back to Nigara Falls Ontario for a relaxing dinner. After dinner you will have the opportunity to shop on Clifton Hill.
On the eighth and final day of the tourm, you transfer back to Buffalo for your flight back home. You will have the opportunity of shopping at Duty Free before crossing the border.
Begin the next day with breakfast before an exciting day of touring. Travel back on the US side of the Falls and go to Buffalo to visit Our Lady of Victory Basilica, which was built at the turn of the century. En-route back to Niagara Falls, you'll have scenic views of the "Upper River" Stops include, the historic, St. Mary's of the Cataract Church, the first church built in Falls. During the War of 1812, the church was converted into a stable by the British and later converted back into a Church. You can have lunch that afternoon at the famous Como Restaurant. After lunch, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine Basilica. By late afternoon we cross back into Canada with free time in the Victorian village of Niagara On the Lake. After dinner that night, you can go to the Horseshoe Falls, for the illumination of the Falls.
Bonjour! On the third day, you visit French Canada. Dine that evening with a French flair at a local eatery. After dinner you can visit St. Joseph Oratory.
On day four, your day starts with an exciting city tour of the beautiful Montreal city. Highlights include, Vieux Montreal (old City) Olympic Park, Mont Royal, Mac Gill University, and the downtown area. That afternoon travel to Quebec City, the only walled city in North America, reminiscent of a medieval French country town. Relax over dinner before visiting a "Quebec Experience", an exciting and informative multimedia, multi-sensory attraction.
Early the morning of the fifth day, the tour will travel to St. Anne de Beaupre for the morning celebration, allowing time on site to explore the grounds, or shop in nearby stores. Then depart St. Anne's and stop at Marie's Bread Ovens and sample some delicious maple sugar bread, followed by a stop at Montmorency Falls for a picture stop, of the breathtaking cascade. That afternoon take a city tour of Quebec which highlights, Place Royale, Notre Dames de Victories, the Citadel and the Plains of Abrahamn. Dinner is in one of Quebec's quaint restaurants.
On the morning of the sixth day, after breakfast we say "Au Revior" to your new French Canadian friends and continue upstream along the shores of the St.Lawrence to the Mission of St. Francis Xavier where you can visit the tomb of the Venerable Kateri Tekakwitha. The tour will arrive in Kingston in time for a Guided Tour of this historic town. That evening the tour will participate in a wonderful dinner cruise among the 1,000 Islands where Lake Ontario drains into the mighty St.Lawrence.
Day 7 Niagara Falls, Ontario The morning of the seventh day of the tour will find you following the Loyalist Parkway along the shoreline of Lake Ontario to the scenic island of Prince Edward County. A stop can be made in the quaint, historic town of Picton allowing time to some time for lunch and browsing the shops in the lakeside summer resort town. Later that afternoon the tour will stop at the Big Apple near Colborne, for some of the best apple pie and coffee this side of Niagara Falls. By late afternoon you travel back to Nigara Falls Ontario for a relaxing dinner. After dinner you will have the opportunity to shop on Clifton Hill.
On the eighth and final day of the tourm, you transfer back to Buffalo for your flight back home. You will have the opportunity of shopping at Duty Free before crossing the border.
