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7/16- 7/17/25: Beacons, Beaches & Barns (Western Michigan Lighthouse Tour


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Travel 2025

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Our trip includes: 

Round Trip Transportation - Via deluxe highway motorcoach. Equipped with reclining seats, overhead storage, & a restroom for your comfort & convenience. 

Accommodations 

  •  1 Night in Ludington, MI

Meals Included 

  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch & 1 Dinner

Featuring 

  • Cops & Doughnuts (shopping time) 
  • Downtown Frankfurt (shopping & lunch on own) 
  • Point Betsie Lighthouse (docent led tour) 
  • Timber Prime Steakhouse (included dinner) 
  • North Breakwater Light (photo opportunity)  
  • Lake Michigan Shoreline Dune Buggy Ride 
  • Country Dairy Farm (tour & included lunch) 
  • White River Light Station & Museum (self-guided tour) 
  • Grandhaven South Pier Lighthouse (photo opportunity)

Day 1 Our tour begins when we meet our professional Bianco tour director and driver. We will travel west to our first stop – Cops and Doughnuts. When this business was in danger of closing, the local police department banded together to save this historic business. Come meet the original owners and have the best Apple fritters and blueberry donuts anywhere. Our next stop is downtown Frankfurt where we will have time for shopping and lunch on our own. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Frankfort has small town charm and the amazing Point Betsie Lighthouse. We will explore this lighthouse with a knowledgeable docent and learn about Great Lakes Maritime History. Dinner tonight is included at Timber’s Prime Steakhouse. After dinner we will stop by Ludington’s iconic North Breakwater Light. You’ve seen it in numerous photographs and it is ranked the #1 lighthouse to visit in Michigan. The North Breakwater Light is Ludington’s focal point and also one of the Weather Channel’s top 10 lighthouses to see in the US.

Day 2 After an included breakfast we are off to a day of adventure. We start with a trip to the Lake Michigan shore where we will take a dune buggy ride as we learn about the evolution of the dunes. Our next stop is the Country Dairy Farm. We will tour the working dairy farm and see how a small farm includes automotion. You will also get to visit the baby calves and enjoy an included lunch with fresh dairy milk and ice cream. From here we will travel to the White River Light Station and Museum. In 1870 a channel was dug between Lake Michigand and White Lake to facilitate the access of lumber schooners. As passengers and more traffic began to travel to enjoy summer resort activities, this light station was built in 1875. Climb to the top of her tower or wander the museum and grounds, but don’t miss viewing the original Fourth Order Fresnel lens on display. Our last stop is in Grand Haven to get dinner on our own and then to see one of the most photographed lighthouses in the Midwest, the Grandhaven South Pier Lighthouse. Take a walk down to the pier to visit on of the most photographed lighthouses in the Midwest. Established in 1839, two lights on the south pier, both painted red, are connected by a lighted catwalk that also connects them to the shore and the Grand Haven Boardwalk. From there we will head home with fond memories of our journey across our great state!

Reservation Information:

  • Please indicate during reservation if you are traveling with a companion(s) and wish to sit/room together
  • Deadline for reservations is May 30, 2025.

St. Margaret of Scotland Parking Instructions:

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St. Margaret of Scotland Church
Wed Jul 16 & Thu Jul 17
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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