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Fall 2024
Bus Trips

 

1. Mystery Trip
On this trip you will not solve a mystery. Instead our destination will be a mystery to you until we arrive at each stop. Be prepared to encounter the unexpected, take a close look at something new, and be awed. Elizabeth is excited to take you for a ride, listen to your speculation of our destination, and watch your reactions as the day progresses. We will have fun! Limit 112
Coordinator: Elizabeth Fischer (715) 874-5633
Thursday: September 19
The bus departs 29 Pines at 7:30 a.m. and returns around 4:15 p.m.
Pick up is at Marketplace at 8:00 a.m. We arrive back about 4:45 p.m.
Cost: $95 Does not include tip for driver.

 

2. Behind the Sun at the History Theatre
Obie Kipper has finally found the house of his dreams, but there’s one problem: it’s 1956 and Obie’s dream for the future of his family lies outside his redlined neighborhood, in an all-white neighborhood. With help from an old friend and coworker, Obie puts in motion a sensational scheme to purchase the house. This may either land him in jail or help chart the future for his family and all of Minneapolis. Following the 10:00 performance, we will go to The Holiday Inn for lunch, which is included in the cost below. Limit 112
Coordinator: Elizabeth Fischer (715) 828-0768
Thursday: October 3
Bus departs 29 Pines at 7:30 a.m. and returns around 4:00 p.m.
Bus leaves Marketplace at 8:15 a.m. and arrives back about 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $85 Does not include tip for driver.

 

3. The Lehman Trilogy at the Guthrie Theater
Follow the lives of the three Lehman brothers from their arrival in America through two centuries of the building of their families’ investment empire to its collapse in 2008. Premiering in 2013, this play gives insight into a firm that brought the global economy to its knees. Limit 112
Coordinator: Elizabeth Fischer (715) 828-0768
Wednesday: October 9
Bus departs 29 Pines at 9:00 a.m. and returns around 6:00 p.m.
Bus leaves Marketplace at 9:45 and arrives back about 5:30 p.m.
We arrive at the Guthrie about 11:15 so you will have time for lunch on your own at area restaurants. The play starts at 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $61. Lunch and driver’s tip are not included.

 

 

4. Cranberry Marsh Trip
Tour the Wetherby Cranberry Marsh, owned and operated by the VanWychen Family for 100 years! Learn all about Wisconsin’s state fruit. See how the cranberries are grown and harvested in the bog, then sorted and packed in their warehouse. The second part of the trip features the Discover Cranberry Museum. Learn about the history of cranberry production and evolution of the machinery from past to present. A cranberry-themed Lunch at Cranberry Country Cafe is included. Limit 56
Coordinator: Kathy Campbell (715) 559-4149
Wednesday: October 16
Bus departs 29 Pines at 7:45 a.m. and returns about 3:45 p.m.
Bus leaves Marketplace at 8:15 a.m. and arrives back about 3:15 p.m.
Cost: $55 Does not include tip for the driver.