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Upcoming Travel Opportunities
Bonjour from the WESTconsin Credit Union Travel Club! We can help take the worry and work out of planning your trips. Each year, WESTconsin plans international and national trips as well as regional trips to exciting destinations such as Australia, Paris, China, Alaska, New England, Nashville and Branson. The Travel Club has traveled regularly to the Minnesota State Fair, the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, Galena during the Fall Color Tour and Green Bay for an exciting Packers game!
Mark Twain’s Mississippi | May 10, 2012
A new musical based on Mark Twain's classic book, Life on
the Mississippi. Young Samuel Clemens leaves home to learn steamboat
piloting in 1858 and begins the most joyous time of his life, navigating his way
from boy to man and from Samuel Clemens to Mark Twain. With original acoustic
music, this stirring tale is fit for the whole family. Performed aboard the
Minnesota Centennial Showboat Docked on the Mississippi River at Harriet Island
in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cost is $51 per person, and includes transportation,
early lunch and show.
Shipshewana Quilt Festival | June 19–22, 2012
Join quilt enthusiasts from all over the country for
Shipshewana's Quilt Festival! Hear from nationally recognized speakers, visit a
quilter's schoolhouse and browse the quilt and vendor shows and Shop Hops as
well as several other activities.
Internationally renowed quilter, teacher and musician Ricky
Tims will be the feature presenter along with Penny Haren, Patsy Thompson and
others will be offering educational opportunities learning the hottest new
tools, techniques and technology for quality quilting.
Cost is $525/single occupancy, $425/double, $405/triple and
$395/quadruple occupancy. Includes three breakfast meals, one lunch and an Amish
home cooked dinner.
Click here
for the complete itinerary.
Milwaukee Brewers Game | July 29, 2012
Visit Miller Park for a game against the Washington Nationals.
Cost is $95 per person.
Minnesota State Fair | August 23, 2012
Leaving Menomonie with stops in Baldwin, River Falls and
Hudson. Cost is $30 per person.
Canada’s Rockies and Rocky Mountaineer Train | September 3–11,
2012
Capture picturesque views of the Canadian Rockies on this
exhilarating journey from Calgary to Vancouver. Ride the Ice Explorer at the
Columbia Icefield then marvel at the waterfalls and rock formations of Jasper
National Park. Explore the serene and tranquil Lake Louise and postcard-perfect
scenery at the alpine resort town of Banff, all the while enjoying travel aboard
the Rocky Mountaineer Train. Cost is $4,282/double occupancy.
Sightseeing Highlights
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Icefields Parkway - Motor along this stunning highway.
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Columbia Icefield - Ride an Ice Explorer on Athabasca Glacier.
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Jasper National
Park - Join a narrated walk along Maligne Canyon; spend two nights inside the
National Park.
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Yoho National Park - View the Natural Bridge, Spiral Tunnels
and Emerald Lake.
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Banff National Park - Explore this UNESCO World Heritage
Site.
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Moraine Lake - View this stunning lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
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Lake Louise - Enjoy a guided walk along the lake.
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Banff - Spend a relaxing
three nights in this famed alpine resort town.
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Rocky Mountaineer Train -
Travel from the Rockies to the Pacific coast.
For reservations or more information, please contact Sharron Buss, WESTconsin Credit Union Volunteer and Travel Club Coordinator. Call your local WESTconsin office, ext. 7733, or send her an
email.
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