Sting Ray Registry Great River Road Trip. Lake Itasca, MN to Venice, LA Ten States - One River September 10 to September 29, 2011

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1 Sting Ray Registry Great River Road Trip Lake Itasca, MN to Venice, LA Ten States - One River September 10 to September 29, 2011

2 Saturday, September 10, 2011 Day 1 Wheels up: 8:00 AM (thanks Bob) 8:45 10:15 AM: Tour Vaughn Veit s car collection 11:45 12:15 PM: Charles Lindbergh house Fort Ripley drive by 12:45 1:30 PM: Lunch at Subway, Randall, MN 2:30 3:00 PM: Akeley, MN Paul Bunyan photo-op (sitting in Paul s hand) 4:00 PM Arrive at Douglas Lodge, Itasca State Park, and drive to the headwaters for photo-op 5:00 PM or later: move into our large cabin, The Clubhouse; Informal meeting to discuss trip 7:00 PM - Dinner at the Douglas Lodge restaurant (218) Clubhouse rate is $ We will divide the total by the number of bedrooms used. Sunday, September 11, Day 2 Breakfast at the lodge restaurant Wheels up: 8:45 AM 9:15 10:00 AM: Bemidji, MN - Paul Bunyan & Babe museum & Photo-op 10:30 12:00 PM: Forestedge Winery tour, Laporte, MN 12:30 12:45 PM: Hackensack, MN - Paul Bunyan s sweetheart Lucette 1:00 2:00 PM: Jenkins, MN - lunch at A-pine Restaurant, Pequot Lakes, MN 2:30 3:00 PM: Nisswa, MN - tourist trap Optional: Treasure City, Royalton, MN 5:30 PM: arrive Maple Grove, MN Dinner restaurant to be selected by Jim & Judy 196 miles Maple Grove, MN Monday, September 12, 2011 Day 3 Wheels up: 9:00 AM - 15 miles to the bridge Stone Arch Bridge, 125 Main St SE, Minneapolis, MN - drive through (as time permits) 12:00 noon Minneapolis Queen River cruise, Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St. NE, Minneapolis, MN $17.50/person Approx 1 ½ hours (952) Reservation no , $16 each, pre-paid, $ Lunch hot dogs and snacks on the Minneapolis Queen, Note: It is 61 miles, 1hr. 20 min to Red Wing Optional: Mickey s Dining Car, 36 W. 7th Street, St. Paul MN - drive by photo-op 3:00 PM: Tour and demonstration at Red Wing Pottery, 1920 W. Main St. Red Wing, MN $40/group - Approx. 45 min. ** SENSIBLE SHOES (no sandals, open toes, flip flops, etc.) & PHOTO ID ** REQUIRED FOR ALL TOURS ON THE TRIP! St. James Hotel 406 Main St. Red Wing, MN drive by Optional: Soldiers Memorial Park Scenic Drive (looks like a very nice drive and not long) Dinner - BierStube Steakhouse and Grill, 233 Withers Harbor Dr., Red Wing, MN (651) miles Red Wing, MN 2

3 Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Day 4 Wheels up: 9:00 AM Red Wing Shoes Museum & Outlet Store visit before factory tour 10:00 Red Wing Shoe factory tour, 135 Cannon River Avenue, Red Wing, MN Approx. 1 hour NSP coal fired steam power plant drive by on left, south of town Lake Pepin drive by, 45 minutes, 35 miles to Slippery s Lunch - Slippery s, 10 Church Ave., Wabasha, MN (651) Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 HWY 76, Harpers Ferry, IA Optional - Villa Louis restored Victorian estate, 521 N. Villa Louis Rd., Prairie du Chien, WI (608) Dinner - Ambro Junction Barbecue Restaurant County Route K, Prairie du Chien, WI (608) miles Prairie du Chien, WI Wednesday, September 14, Day 5 Wheels up: 9:00 AM Pikes Peak State Park, Great River Road, McGregor, IA (563) Gas stop - Eichman s Bar & Grill Rt. 52 N. Dubuque, IA (563) (10 miles north of downtown) (Mary s maiden name is Eichman) Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, 350 East 3rd Street, Dubuque, Iowa (563) Group rate: $11.50 per person, entrance is in the National River Center building Optional - Fenelon Place Elevator, 512 Fenelon Place, Dubuque, IA (563) Lunch Gobbies Sports Pub & Eatery, 219 N Main St., Galena, IL (815) (Suggested parking: use lots on Commerce St. just east of Main St. $5.00/car) 3:00 - U.S. Grant home tour, 500 Bouthillier St., Galena, IL (815) Approx. 45 minutes Optional - Mississippi Palisades State Park, 16327A IL Rte. 84, Savanna, IL (815) Dinner - Sneaky Pete s Cowboy Steaks, 207 N. Cody Road, LeClaire, IA (563) miles Le Claire, IA 3

4 Thursday, September 15, 2011 Day 6 Wheels Up: 8:15 AM -16 miles, 30 minutes to Arsenal Island 9:00 Mississippi River Visitors Center, Tour of Locks & Dam 15, Building 382, 201 Rodman Ave. Arsenal Island, Rock Island, IL (309) **SENSIBLE SHOES (no sandals, open toes, flip flops, etc.) & PHOTO ID ** Rock Island Arsenal Museum, Building 60, 1 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL (309) Lunch - food court next to Museum Optional: American Pickers Store Antique Archaeology 115 1/2 Davenport St., LeClaire, IA (563) Buffalo Bill Museum, 199 N. Front St., Le Claire, Iowa Dinner 1 st choice: 15 miles from hotel The Machine Shed, 7250 Northwest Blvd Davenport, Iowa (563) nd choice: Close to hotel - The Bierstube, 1001 Canal Shore Dr SW, Le Claire, IA (563) Miles Le Claire (second night) Friday, September 16, 2011 Day 7 Wheels up: 9:00 AM -21 miles, 45 minutes to John Deere 10:00 - John Deere factory tour Spreader Works, th Ave., East Moline, IL (800) **SENSIBLE SHOES (no sandals, open toes, flip flops, etc.) & PHOTO ID ** Approx. 1 ½ hours John Deere Pavilion, 1400 River Drive, Moline, IL (309) Lunch: Johnny s Italian Steak House, 1300 River Drive, Moline, IL (309) Putnam Museum of History & Science, 1717 West 12th Street, Davenport, IA (563) X 267 Group rate: $5.00/person - $4 additional for Imax ticket Snake Alley, "The Crookedest Street in the World" (according to their website) (319) Enter Snake Alley: 610 Columbia St., Burlington, IA Exit Alley: 600 Washington St., Burlington, IA Dinner - Big Muddy's, 710 North Front Street, Burlington, IA (319) Miles Burlington, IA 4

5 Saturday, September 17, 2011 Day 8 Wheels up: 8:45 AM - 18 miles to Fort Madison Iowa State Penitentiary drive by Ave. E & 1st Street, Fort Madison, IA :30 AM Tour of Old Fort Madison, 716 Riverview Dr., Ft. Madison, IA $5.00/person - Approx. 1 ½ hrs LDS (Mormon) points of interest in Nauvoo, IL: Mormon Temple 50 N. Wells St. Nauvoo Visitors Center 350 N. Main St. Joseph Smith Site 865 Water St. Browning Home & Gunsmith Shop Main St. (between Munson & Kimball) Lunch Nauvoo Mill & Bakery, 1530 Mulholland St. (Illinois Rte 96), Nauvoo, IL (217) George M. Verity Riverboat Museum, 109 Mississippi Dr., Keokuk, IA (319) Optional: Gardner Museum of Architecture, 332 Maine St., Quincy, IL (217) Researching other points of interest in Quincy Dinner - Krieger s Sports Grill 3360 Quincy Mall, Quincy, IL Miles Quincy, IL Sunday, September 18, 2011 Day 9 Wheels up: 8:15 AM - 21 miles to Hannibal 9:00 Trolley Tour, Mark Twain sights The Hannibal Trolley Co., 200 N. Main St., Hannibal, MO (573) $9.25/person - Approx. 1 hour Optional - Lock & Dam 24 observation deck, 350 North 1st Street Clarksville, MO (573) Lunch - The Hawg Pit BBQ Barn, 821 West Main Street, Grafton, IL (618) Optional National Great Rivers Museum and Melvin Price Locks & Dam, #1 Lock and Dam Way, East Alton, IL (877) Latitude: Longitude: Lewis & Clark State Historic Site Visitors Center, 1 Lewis & Clark Trail, Hartford, IL $2/person 4:30 Tour of Lewis & Clark Confluence Towers, 435 Confluence Tower Drive, Hartford, IL (618) $3/person Approx. ½ hour Latitude: Longitude: Dinner - Franco's Restaurant in the hotel lobby 141 Miles Alton, IL 5

6 Monday, September 19, 2011 Day 10 Wheels up: 9:00 AM Optional - Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 30 Ramey St., Collinsville, IL (618) Weir Parts Center, major distributor of GM Performance Parts, 1107 S. Main, Red Bud, IL Tour of the Weir facility, time TBD (618) Lunch - provided by Weir Parts Center Fort De Chartres State Park, 1350 State Rte 155, Prairie du Rocher, IL (618) Latitude: Longitude: Modoc, IL cross to west side of river on Modoc Ferry - $12.00/car (800) Optional - Great River Road Interpretive Center, 76 S. Main St., Ste Genevieve, MO (573) Optional - Fort D, 920 Fort St., Cape Girardeau, MO (573) Dinner Broussard s Cajun Cuisine, 120 N. Main St., Cape Girardeau, MO (573) Miles Cape Girardeau, MO Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Day 11 Wheels up: 8:30 AM - 61 miles to Metropolis Metropolis, IL Home of Superman Super Museum, 517 Market St., Metropolis, IL (618) $5/person 15-foot tall Superman statue on Superman Square Metropolis (6) Murals, drive on Ferry & Market Streets Optional - Fort Massac State Park, 1308 E. 5 th Street, Metropolis, IL (618) Cairo Custom House Museum, 1400 Washington Ave., Cairo, IL (618) Fort Defiance State Park, Hwy 60 & 62 (off Hwy 51), Cairo, IL (618) (2 miles south of Cairo) Lunch: Hillbilly Café, 461 Court St, Wickliffe, KY (270) Fort Jefferson Cross at Clarksville, KY - Scenic overlook at confluence of Ohio & Mississippi rivers Hwy 51 just south of Wickliffe, KY Columbus Belmont State Park, Latitude: , Longitude: (270) Dinner: Several choices will inquire at hotel 159 Miles Union City, TN 6

7 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Day 12 Wheels up: 8:00 AM 118 miles -2 hrs. 15 min to Memphis 11:00 - Graceland tour, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. (parking lot location), Memphis, TN (901) Group reservation # name: Sting Ray Registry this qualifies each car for free parking (normally $10) $28/person Approx 3 hours report to Guest Services desk Lunch - At Graceland Optional - Tunica River Park Museum and Observation Center, One Riverpark Dr., Tunica Resorts, MS, (866) Dinner - Several options at the resort - Chicago Steakhouse, The Buffet, The Atrium Café, Quick Bites 144 Miles Tunica Resorts, MS Thursday, September 22, 2011 Day 13 Wheels up: 8:45 AM -127 miles to Doe s Eat Place Optional Tunica Museum (history of Tunica County, free) One Museum Blvd., Tunica, MS (662) Lunch - 1. Quick stop on the road -OR- 2. Carry-out Tamales at Doe s Eat Place, 502 Nelson St. Greenville, MS (662) or Optional ½ hour movie at Vicksburg Military Park visitor center (across the street from the hotel) Dinner - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 4001 S Frontage Rd, Vicksburg, MS (601) Miles Vicksburg, MS Friday, September 23, 2011 Day 14 9:00 - Vicksburg Military Park tour includes USS Cairo Museum - bus pick-up at hotel Bus: $510 Park entry fee: $40/busload Tour guide: $120 ($40/hr) Optional - ½ hour movie at visitor s center before or after bus tour, if not seen on the prior day Lunch: To be determined Dinner: Snacks during happy hour at the hotel & order pizza to enjoy in the lobby or on the terrace Vicksburg, MS (second night) 7

8 Saturday, September 24, 2011 Day 15 Wheels up: 8:30 AM 9:00 AM, Drive-by Church of the Golden Hand, 605 Church St., Port Gibson, MS 9:45 10:15 AM, Windsor Ruins (601) Latitude: Longitude: :40 AM, Rodney, MS drive-by almost a ghost town Natchez Trace from Hwy 61 into Natchez 11:30 1:00 PM, Longwood Plantation tour, 140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez, MS $180 for the group (601) :15 2:00 PM, Lunch - Mammy s Cupboard, 555 Hwy 61 S., Natchez, MS (601) :30 3:15 PM, Jerry Lee Lewis Museum & Drive Through Liquor Store, 712 Louisiana Ave., Ferriday, LA (318) $5/person 3:30 Frogmore Plantation & Cotton Gins, Hwy 84 Frogmore, LA (318) $10/person - 1 1/2-2 hours Dinner - Kings Tavern Restaurant, 619 Jefferson St, Natchez, MS (601) Miles Natchez, MS Sunday, September 25, 2010 Day 16 Wheels up: 9:00 AM - 67 miles to Angola along scenic, twisty country roads Pick up snacks for lunch at Uptown Grocery Angola State Penitentiary Museum Latitude: Longitude: Lunch - picnic at the cars outside the museum 12:00 Louisiana State Penitentiary driving tour Optional - Port Hudson State Historic Site, 236 Hwy 61, Jackson, LA (225) Optional - USS Kidd Destroyer, 305 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA (225) Optional: LSU Rural Life Museum & Windsor Gardens, 4650 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA (225) Dinner - Marina's Mexican Cuisine, 4608 Bennington Ave, Baton Rouge, LA (225) Miles Baton Rouge, LA 8

9 Monday, September 26, 2011 Day 17 Wheels up: 8:45 AM 10:00 - Oak Alley Plantation tour, 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA (225) $14.50/person 1 ¼ hrs Lunch - Subway, Highway 20, Vacherie, LA (225) Or Sonic Drive-In Highway 20 West, Vacherie, LA :00 International Petroleum Museum, 111 First Street, Morgan City, LA (985) $5.00/person **SENSIBLE SHOES (no sandals, open toes, flip flops, etc.) & PHOTO ID ** **CANNOT DO PETROLEUM MUSEUM TOUR IF IT RAINS** Dinner To be determined, will inquire at hotel 111 Miles Morgan City, LA Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Day 18 Wheels up: 8:45 AM Drive to New Orleans & park cars at hotel (possible early check-in or check-in later) Lunch: To be determined Take trolley car to the French Quarter for a little exploration Pat O Brien s, 718 Saint Peter St., New Orleans, LA (504) Dinner - Crescent City Brew House, 527 Decatur Street (in the Quarter), New Orleans, LA (504) Miles New Orleans, LA 9

10 Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Day 19 Wheels up: 8:45 AM Old Fort Jackson, Hwy 23, Triumph, LA Latitude: Longitude: Official end of the Great River Road, 403 Jump Basin Rd, Venice, LA GROUP PHOTO-OP Latitude: Longitude: Lunch - Riverside Restaurant, Highway 23, Venice, LA (504) Religious Shrine & Crosses, Hwy 23 on right 7:00 PM Dinner: Jacques Imo s Café, 8324 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA (504) Street parking only, street car from Hotel takes 45 minutes 158 Miles New Orleans, LA (second night) Thursday, September 29, 2011 Day 20 Wheels up: 9:00 AM - Street car to Bourbon Street 10:30 - French Quarter walking tour, meet at Bourbon Café Beignet, 311 Bourbon St. (at Legends Park) $15/person 2 hrs D-Day Museum, 945 Magazine St. (504) Confederate Memorial Hall Museum, 929 Camp St. (504) Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. (504) Louisiana State Museum, 751 Chartres St. (504) Jean LaFitte National Historic Park/Preserve, 419 Decatur St. (504) St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley (504) Jackson Square Above ground cemeteries End of trip celebration dinner - 6:30 PM Dinner: Mandina s Restaurant 3800 Canal Street New Orleans, LA (504) Contact: Martial (or Cindy) has off-street parking New Orleans, LA (third night) Total trip miles: 2,218 10