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Fall 2023
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 21
The bus departs 29 Pines at 8:15 a.m. and returns around 5:30 p.m.
Pick up is at Marketplace at 8:45 a.m. We arrive back about 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $86 Does not include tips for driver or wait staff.

 

2. Visit Two Hidden Gems: Rice Lake Weighing Systems and Perlick Distillery
Tour Rice Lake Weighing Systems and view the production of small laboratory test weights to high-capacity truck scale weights in their metrology lab. Discover the diversity and impact of weighing systems in agriculture, retail, and medical fields. Enjoy a delicious lunch at Adventures Restaurant and a color tour to Perlick Distillery in Sarona. Discover how grains grown on Perlick Farm are used to create top- quality distilled spirits. Beverages available for purchase. Limit 56
Coordinator: Kathy Campbell (715) 559-4149
Thursday: September 28
Bus departs 29 Pines at 7:30 a.m. and returns about 5:00 p.m.
Bus leaves Marketplace at 8:00 a.m. and arrives back about 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $50 Does not include tip for the driver.

 

3. The Importance of Being Ernest at the Guthrie Theater
Meet Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff — two dapper Edwardian gents who shamelessly invent people to shirk responsibility and follow their whims. Like a brilliantly paced piece of music, this masterful comedy woos theatergoers into a state of sheer delight with its mild treacheries, hilarious confusions, and endearingly flawed characters. Limit 112
Coordinator: Elizabeth Fischer (715) 828-0768
Wednesday: October 4
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: $60. Lunch and driver’s tip are not included.

 

4. Boy Wonder: Stassen Musical at the History Theatre
Dubbed the “boy wonder” after being elected the youngest governor of Minnesota in 1938, Harold Stassen was a popular and progressive leader with a vision to unify America. This contemporary musical examines a time in our history that is not much different than today and asks: Who will stand up for our democracy? Following the 10:00 performance, we will go to The Lexington for lunch, which is included in the cost below. Limit 112
Coordinator: Elizabeth Fischer (715) 828-0768
Thursday: October 19
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: $90 Does not include tip for driver.