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Day Trips
Trip registrations cannot be completed without a registration form. Download the registration form from our website or call 231-922-4911 to have one mailed to you. Insurance and gratuities included on all day trips. All prices are per-person, due in full when the reservation is made. Checks only. Day-trip registrants will, within seven to ten days prior to trip departure, receive a mailed postcard indicating check-in times and approximate return times, along with any other necessary details. Trip registrations are on a first-come, first serve basis. Trip reservations made after the registration deadline are not guaranteed.
Extended Trips
Trip registrations cannot be completed without a registration form. Download the registration form from our website or call 231-922-4911 to have one mailed to you. See payment instructions on back for more information. All prices are per-person, based on double-occupancy. Deposit due at time of registration. Insurance included with most trip packages, or option available. A pre-departure meeting will be held approximately seven to ten days prior to each extended trip to learn about parking information, flight arrangements, detailed itineraries, and more.
2022 Senior Center Network Trips
Travel Brochure
Travel Registration
- Girl's Day Out
- Summer Overnight Mystery Trip
- Summer Garden Tour
- Milwaukee
- Down in the Dumps
- Lighthouse Cruise
- Fall Mystery Trip
- New York and Hudson River Valley
- Shades of Ireland
- Trick-or-treating, Shipshewana Style
- Grand Experience Mackinac Island
Girl's Day Out
June 2
$139, insurance included.
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation.
- Travel muffins and juice enroute.
- Lunch included.
We have carefully planned a route and will take you to premiere consignment stores in style. We do stop at one thrift store with a purpose! Forget the hassle of finding a parking space, getting lost, or spending time looking for a good place to eat! Let us do the work while you enjoy the day with friends.
*This tour is limited to 35 guests.
Activity Level: 1
Pick-up Locations: Traverse City or Kingsley
Available Seats: 11
Available Seats: 11
Summer Overnight Mystery Trip
Due to low registration, the Summer Overnight Mystery trip has been cancelled.
Summer Garden Tour
July 14
$169 per person, insurance included.
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation.
- Private tour of the Mast Round Plant Trial Gardens.
- Behind the Scenes Tour, lunch and tram ride at Frederick Meijer Gardens
- Guest lecture with Rick Vuyst at Flowerland and a copy of his book I Need to Change My Plants.
- Dinner on the way home.
Pick-up Locations: Traverse City or Kingsley
Seats Available: 45
Milwaukee - Laverne and Shirley Style!
July 19 through 22
Per Person: Single $1,093; Double $869; Triple $795; Quad $757, insurance included.
Deposit: $100
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation.
- Overnight accommodations, three breakfasts at hotel, three lunches, three dinners.
Activity Level: 2
Pick-up Locations: Traverse City
Available Seats: 52
Down in the Dumps and Toxic Tour!
August 2 through 4
$786 single, $665 double, $635 triple, $591 quad,
per person, insurance included.
Deposit: $100
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation.
- Hotel accommodations for two nights, two breakfasts at hotel, one lunch, and two dinners.
- Wild Blossom Meadery Tour, Lotton Art Glass Tour, and tour of Pullman District.
Activity Level: 2
Pick-up Locations:
Available Seats: 52
Lighthouse Cruise - Les Cheneaux Islands
Date: TBD
Price: TBD
To be added to our 2022 Lighthouse Cruise interest list email dmikowski@gtcountymi.gov or call the Senior Center at 231-922-4911.
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation.
- Ferry ride.
- Boxed lunch and dinner included.
Highlights include: Spectacle Reef, Detour Reef Light, Bois Blanc Lighthouse, Round Island Light, and Round Island Passage Light.
Activity Level: TBD
Pick-up Locations: Traverse City
Available Seats:
Fall Mystery Trip
Date: TBD
Price: TBD
To be added to our 2022 Fall Mystery trip interest list email dmikowski@gtcountymi.gov or call the Senior Center at 231-922-4911.
Join us for our popular mystery trip. You will enjoy the anticipation of not knowing what is coming next as you sit back and enjoy the ride. Stay tuned for more information.
Activity Level: TBD
Pick-up Locations: Traverse City
Seats Available: 52
New York and Hudson Valley
September 16 through 22
Per Person: Single $4,598; Double $ 3,549
Insurance included.
Deposit: $400
- Roundtrip airfare from Traverse City.
- 10 meals included.
- Narrated sightseeing tour of New York City.
- Reserved seats to a smash Broadway show.
- Cruise to Ellis Island and see the Statue of Liberty.
- Tour West Point Military Academy. Tour Staatsburgh Mansion, Mount Gulian, and more.
- Enjoy a narrated Hudson River cruise aboard the Rip Van Winkle.
Seats Available: 13
Shades of Ireland
September 26 through October 5
$4549 single, $3949 double, $3919 triple
Deposit due by: March 27
Final payment due by July 29
Shades of Ireland Brochure and Registration Form
Please visit the Shades of Ireland webpage for trip highlights, itinerary, optional pre-tour and post-tour extensions, available options, travel tips and cancellation coverage.
Activity Level: 2
Seats Available: 9
Trick-or-treating, Shipshewana Style
October 11 through 13
Per Person: Single $744; Double $655: Triple $615; Quad $595
Deposit: $100
Experience the best Shipshewana has to offer. Fall is the perfect time to enjoy this part of the country. Take in two performances. Spend free time in downtown Shipshewana. Take a buggy ride. Tour the countryside brown-bag-style, the best type of Trick-or-treating. Every stop offers a local goodie to take home, and you don’t even have to dress up.
Activity Level: 2
Seats Remaining: 50
Grand Experience Mackinac Island
Fall 2022
To be added to our 2022 Grand Experience interest list email jkintner@gtcountymi.gov or call the Senior Center at 231-922-4911.
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation, round trip ferry.
- Accommodations at the Grand Hotel, 3 nights, 4 days.
- 3 breakfasts, 2 luncheon buffets, 1 box lunch, afternoon tea and five course dinner every night.
- Island Carriage Tour, Grand Hotel history lecture.
- Nightly dancing with Grand Hotel orchestra.
- Daily activities, tournaments, bocce, chipping, writing contests, movies, and more!
- Discounts on golf, bicycle rentals, photos, and fudge.
- Wine Tasting, beading workshop, ballroom dance lessons and kitchen tour may be available for additional fee.
- $250 Deposit due upon registration
- Insurance optional
Pick-up Locations: Traverse City or Elk Rapids
Seats Available: 40