DECEMBER
December 2, 2014
Christmas with the Amish
We have a few seats available!
Experience an "old-fashioned" Christmas - Amish Style by invitation only by a private family. Enjoy mouthwatering home cooked Amish meal in a private, Amish home with oil lights, demonstrations and see horse and buggies on the road, enroute to their various destinations. Be prepared to purchase bread, jams and much more. Activities will include: Amish cheese-making demo, Beeswax candle-making demo, Amish Christmas traditions explained, Amish preacher giving a traditional sermon, Amish Christmas brunch as they would serve and celebrate with family and friends, Quilts displayed in home, Visit an Amish Schoolhouse, An Amish department store with variety of traditional and up-to-date merchandise, Buggy/sleigh rides (at additional cost). $85/person
Kellogg House Holiday
December 5 
Guided tour of the beautifully decorated W. K. Kellogg Manor House ending with hot spiced tea and cookies. The holidays are a special time of the year at the Manor House. Each room of the Manor House is creatively decorated by area businesses, designers, and staff with one-of-a-kind gifts for purchase. A tour of the house not only provides the history of the house and W.K. Kellogg, but also many ideas for your own holiday decorating. Hot spiced tea and cookies conclude each tour. There will be 32 artist stations selling one-of-a-kind gifts for your holiday shopping pleasure! Meal included. $85/person
FireKeepers Casino 
December 9, 2014
$30.00/person Package includes $20 slot play and $5 towards food. $30 p.person. Register by 12/2 or call me.
Greenfield Village Holiday Nights
December 12
December 12
Step into a Christmas card from the past. It's America's premier holiday celebration, complete with candlelit paths, live entertainment, costumed presenters, horse-drawn wagon and Model T Rides, delightful holiday shops, Santa and live reindeer, ice skating, caroling, spectacular fireworks and more. NOTE: This tour involves a lot of walking. Must have payment by November 19 in order to purchase advance tickets. $99/person 
Holiday Lights in Southeastern MIDecember 18
We'll start with a filling meal along the way in order for the sky to darken. Then we'll take in the Christmas Lights in metro Detroit - we'll see blue lit trees, nativities, amazing displays on buildings, a holiday lobby and plenty of other places designed to delight. Naturally, we'll make a couple of shopping stops in very unusual stores. This tour changes every year. $58person
2015 Welcome to the New Year!
JANUARY
FireKeepers Casino
January 6
Includes $20 slot play and $5 towards food. $30/person
Glass & Glitz the Libbey Way
January 23
Everything about this tour is shattering! A studio tour will show how glass is fused and pieces made by local artists in this unique space. Our docent let tour of the Libbey Museum will also include a glass blowing demonstration. An important aspect is the WPA glass installation under FDR's famous program The New Deal. And of course, we will have a stop at the Libbey Glass Factory Outlet which is located in Toledo's Farmer's Market area. Now, here's a treat: an ordinary "Josephine" is going to give us some tips for ways to slay the slots at the Hollywood Casino for our stop there. Lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse where there is a special glass window. There will be some "off-the-beaten-track" GLASS stops during this power packed day. And for kicks, a stop of an hour or so at Hollywood Casino. $70 /person
Paczkis, Pierogies & Polkas 
February 12
Catholic churches, polish bakery, egg painting, Polish gifts, the Market. Interesting neighborhood bar. Food everywhere! Additional docents.
$65 /person
March
Marvelous Mad Money Madness
March 20
Calling all Discount Diva's looking for deals and steals! Discover little known boutiques, resale & retail shops with glam galore. We'll begin at the cusp of Detroit to Howell and stops in between. There will be lots of finger foods, full bellies, cool finds and yummy jellies. $10 gift card for best steal of a deal." Lunch included. $65/person
APRIL
Vera Bradley Annual Sale
Please sign up as soon as possible. 25 people have registered to date. This trip fills up fast.
Bus and time slot are engraved in stone for this marvelous sale. 11AM. As my tour goers know, the way to attend this fabulous sale is on the bus so we can waltz right into our special room with our special cashiers. You will have private shopping time and not have to stand in lines or fight the crowd for something you want. Yes, we get first dibs and nothing beats that! So grab a friend and register to attend the annual Vera Bradley Outlet Sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Attendees of this exclusive event can expect incredible savings of 40% - 80% off regular prices. Heck, I shop the Dollar Table, which makes for some swell gifts. Products range from handbags, purses and wallets as well as accessories like pajama pants, eyeglass cases, laptop bags, stationary, luggage and more. Sales displays will showcase a variety of retired colors, styles and collections. Due to capacity requirements of the venue, per-registration is required. Our exclusive shopping time is at 11 a.m. $85/person
MAY
Tulip Time Festival
May 6
