Trips and Tours

Single Day Trips

Summer Trips

Sanfilippo Estate, Barrington HillS

• When: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Cost: $69 - (no refunds)
• Trip ID: NST S06 014

The Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills, Illinois is the private home of Jasper and Marian Sanfilippo, and home to the finest collection of Automatic Music Instruments and other antiques from the turn-of-the-century, including the World’s largest theater organ (5-manual,  80 rank Wurlitzer with over 8,000 pipes), Art Glass and Lamps, gambling and arcade games, artifacts from many Midwest movie palaces, and the World’s most complete example of a European Salon Carousel, the Eden Palais, built in 1890 and completely restored. The 3-hour, Docent-Guided Tour is filled with great music, mechanical and family history and marvels of the industrial revolution. After the tour, lunch is on your own at the Arboretum of South Barrington followed by a visit to Fisher Chicago’s Home Town Nut store.

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Chicago's Grand Hotels

• When: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Cost: $99 - lunch included (no refunds)
• Trip ID: NST S08 021

Chicago has many grand and glorious hotels, with stunning lobbies, glittering chandeliers and amazing art.  Spend the day visiting three of Chicago’s most historic hotels and see their magnificent lobbies.  Tour the Blackstone and Drake Hotel, historic hotels that have been part of Chicago’s history for decades. The Blackstone Hotel, recently renovated, has been the favorite of movie stars, sports legends, royalty and presidents since 1910.  The Blackstone Art Collection is a museum-quality  collection of over 1400 objects. The Drake Hotel, a fixture on Michigan Avenue since 1920, is on the National Register of Historic Places.  It has attracted many world leaders, including Princess Diana and Prince Charles, Pope John Paul II and was featured in the movie “My Best Friend’s Wedding.”  At the Palmer House, a gift from Potter Palmer to his bride Bertha, see the magnificent lobby, which combines modern elegance with old world charm.  A delicious lunch is included at Lockwood in the historic Palmer House.

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Million Dollar Quartet - Apollo Theatre

• When: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Cost: $129 - lunch included (no refunds)
• Trip ID: NST S09 012

See the award-winning  musical “Million  Dollar Quartet”. This show recalls the only historic night that Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis all sang together at Sun Studios in Memphis. Enjoy delicious French specialties for lunch (included) at a lovely French Bistro in Chicago’s Old Town.  Register early – seats are limited.

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Fall Tours

Scrooge, The Musical - Fireside

• When: Sunday, November 18, 2012 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Cost: $99 - brunch included (no refunds)
• Trip ID: NST S11 018

For two decades The Fireside Theatre has been the number one choice for Christmas entertainment for hundreds of
thousands of happy theatre-goers. So who but The Fireside could present this merry, sparkling, tuneful, boisterous, big Broadway musical version of the world’s most beloved Christmas story – Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Based on the popular musical movie starring Albert Finney, Scrooge, The Musical, tells this time honored tale of redemption and love as only The Fireside can – with a beautiful and rousing musical score (including  the well-known “Thank You Very Much”), breath-taking dancing, gorgeous costumes, uproarious comedy, and heart-warming  drama – performed by some of the country’s finest Broadway and regional performers. A delicious Sunday matinee brunch is included

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Single Day Trip Details

• Register for day trips through MCC’s Registration Office at (815) 455-8588, dial 0. (use Trip ID number when registering)
• You may reserve several tickets under one name.
• Day tours depart from MCC’s Lot B circular drive, accessible by entering at College Entrance Number 1, traffic light entrance. Maps and directions available.
• For more information, please contact Claudia Terrones, (815) 455-8782.

Extended Tours

Shipshewana Amish Insight Tour

• When: May 22 through 23, 2012
• Cost:
  • Single 299 (NST S55 001)
  • Double $249 (NST S55 002)

Per-person rates, no refunds.

Shop the Midwest’s Largest Outdoor Flea Market with over 1000 vendors. Relax in old-fashioned quality with all the modern conveniences at the Essenhaus Inn in Middlebury Indiana. Awaken your senses as you visit a variety of quaint shops and specialty retailers. Enjoy in-home Amish dining while you converse with the family and are served a delicious Threshers Meal. You will learn about the Amish-Mennonite story while touring the Menno-Hof Interpretive Center. Bring your appetite and good walking shoes and discover a culture that is right in your own backyard.

Included in this tour:

• Three meals include one each; box lunch, continental breakfast, and Threshers meal
• Overnight accommodations at The Essenhaus Inn
• Deluxe motorcoach
• Baggage handling
• Fully escorted

The approximate itinerary is as follows:

Tuesday, May 22

• Bountiful box lunch from the Bread Box Bakery in Shipshewana
• Midwest’s Largest Outdoor Flea Market
• Essenhaus Village Shops
• Dinner on your own

Wednesday, May 23

• Continental breakfast at the Essenhaus Inn
• Amish Insight Tour
  • Amish Bakery
  • Pretzel Shop
  • Amish Quilt Shop
  • In-Home Amish Dining
  • Menno-Hof Interpretive Center
  • Amish Chime Making shop
  • E and S Bulk Food Store

To register for the Shipshewana Amish Insight Tour with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover, please call (815) 455-8588 (use Trip ID number when registering)

For further information, contact Claudia Terrones at (815) 455-8782.

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Niagara Falls Canada

Motorcoach tour - 5 Days – 8 Meals

• When: July 18 through 22, 2012
• Cost:
  • Single $1,839
  • Double $1,464
  • Triple $1,444

Per-person rates. Optional travelers insurance available. A valid passport OR passport card is required for travel to and from Canada.

Niagara Falls is a destination unlike any other. From the marvel of gazing at the Falls, to the numerous activities, Niagara Falls is an attraction to please everyone.

Tour Highlights:

• Home pickup and return
• 8 Meals (4 breakfasts, 4 dinners)
• African Lion Safari and Game Farm
• Journey Behind the Falls
• Niagara Skywheel
• Fort George demonstrations
• Wine Tasting
• Royal Botanical Gardens Guided Tour
• Pewter Studio Guided Tour
• Walters Family Dinner Theater
• $25 Fancy-Free Holidays Travel Rewards

For more information, to request a brochure, or to RSVP to the Trip Preview, please call Claudia Terrones, coordinator of Personal Development Programs at (815) 455-8782.

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2012 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

Motorcoach tour - 6 Days – 8 Meals

• When: July 19 through 24, 2012
• Cost:
  • Single $2,335
  • Double $1,949
  • Triple $1,919

Per-person rates. Add $146 for trip cancellation/interruption insurance premium.

See the “Perfect 10” Ron Santo inducted into The Hall of Fame

Tour Highlights:

• 8 meals (5 breakfast, 3 dinners)
• Home pickup and return
• VIP Seating at The Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  • *Seating is limited for VIP Section, please do not delay making your reservation. If space is no longer available in VIP Section, then lawn
  • Seating will be offered at a reduced rate.
• National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum
• Hall of Fame Parade of Legends
• Village of Cooperstown
• Baseball Hall of Fame Membership
• Engraved Collectable Mini-Bat Souvenir
• Special Commeemorative Collector’s Postcard with Inductee’s Names
• $30 Fancy-Free Holidays Travel Rewards

For more information, to request a brochure, or to RSVP to the Trip Preview, please call Claudia Terrones, coordinator of Personal Development Programs at (815) 455-8782.

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California Coast and Majestic Sierra Parks

7-day air tour

• When: September 30 through October 6, 2012
• Cost:
  • Single $3,814
  • Double $3,224
  • Triple $3,194

Per-person rates includes:
roundtrip airfare from Chicago and home pickup and return Cost includes cancellation/interruption insurance premium of $243.

Fly to Los Angeles and experience this incredible 7-day coast and mountain California National Parks tour, with one-way deluxe private dome rail car travel from Los Angeles to Monterey. Enjoy 2 nights in Monterey with tours of the Aquarium and Carmel’s Scenic 17 Mile Drive. Have lunch at John Steinbeck’s boyhood home. Spend 2 nights in Coarsegold, with day trips to 3 spectacular national parks – Yosemite, Sequoia Redwoods, and Kings Canyon.

Tour Highlights:

• Home pickup and return
• 13 Meals (5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners)
• Spectacular scenery of California Coast and Sierra Nevada Mountains
• Deluxe private “Silver Lariot” Dome Rail Car from Los Angeles to Monterey
• Meal, wine and cocktails on train
• Monterey Aquarium
• Cannery Row
• Famous 17-mile coastal drive
• Pebble Beach
• Carmel
• John Steinback – Museum and lunch at boyhood home
• 3 California National Parks:
  • Yosemite with Valley Floor Tour,
  • Kings Canyon with Grant Grove
  • and Sequoia with Redwoods at Giant Forest
• Lunch at Yosemite Ahwahnee Lodge
• $35 Fancy-Free Holiday Travel

For more information, to check availability or to request a brochure, or to RSVP to the Trip Preview, please call Claudia Terrones, coordinator of Personal Development Programs, at (815) 455-8782.

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America's Music Cities

featuring Branson, Memphis and Nashville

8-day air tour

• When: December 2 through 9, 2012
• Cost:
  • Single $2,708
  • Double $2,109
  • Triple $2,095

Per-person rates includes:
includes roundtrip airfare from Chicago and home pickup and return Optional Travelers Protection Plan - $150

Join us on a special holiday departure as we embark on a journey to some of America’s most musical cities.

Tour Highlights:

• Round trip airport transfers
• 10 Meals (6 breakfasts, 4 dinners)
• See 2 fabulous shows in Branson including the Presley’s, Branson’s first family of entertainment, as well as dinner, cruise and show aboard the Showboat Branson Belle
• Spend 2 nights in Branson, America’s Music Capitol
• Commemorate 100 years of the Titanic tragedy at the Titanic Museum, a one-of-a kind attraction featuring the Grand Staircase and more than 400 artifacts directly from the ship
• Spend 2 nights at the newly-remodeled  Opryland Resort and enjoy Southern hospitality at its finest
• Narrated “musical” tour of Memphis including Beale Street, Cotton Row, the Lorraine Motel and the early homes of Elvis Presley, BB King and Johnny Cash
• Visit Elvis’ 14-acre estate, Graceland and see the living rooms, music room and “jungle” den, along with the trophy building and Meditation Garden
• Reserved seats to the granddaddy of all country shows, The Grand Ole Opry
• Guided tour of Nashville including Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall of Fame
• Narrated tour of St. Louis including the Gateway Arch and Museum of Western Expansion
• Visit the William  Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center
• $40 in Mayflower Money

For more information, to check availability or to request a brochure, or to RSVP to the Trip Preview, please call Claudia Terrones, coordinator of Personal Development Programs, at (815) 455-8782.

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