Pack your bags for this fun weekend adventure. We will depart Thursday morning and travel to Marquette, Iowa for a wine tasting and lunch. In Galena we are staying at the historic DeSoto House Hotel, breakfast and luggage service is included. Thursday night we will visit 3 historic homes in Dubuque for a progressive dinner. Friday morning starts with a visit to the National Mississippi Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque. You'll have time for lunch on your own in Dubuque and, if you like, to ride the Fenelon Elevator. Friday afternoon you'll have time to visit the quaint shops of Galena before heading back to Dubuque for a dinner cruise on the Mississippi. Saturday morning we'll do a trolley tour of Galena and stop at the Ulysses S. Grant home for a tour. Lunch and shopping will be on your own before we board the bus around 2 pm to head for home. Space is limited. Trip Info: Thursday, May 11 - Saturday, May 13. Registration deadline is March 11, no refunds after this date. Price: $659/single occupancy; $519 per person/double occupancy (you designate your roommate) Some hotel info: Once the principal river port of the Upper Mississippi Valley, Galena reached its economic peak during the 1850's. With the coming of Illinois Central Railroad, a group of local investors formed the "Galena Hotel Company" and built a grand hotel to reflect the growing prosperity of this "Metropolis of the Northwest". Named for the discoverer of the Mississippi River, the DeSoto House opened on April 9, 1855 and was billed as the "Largest Hotel in the West".
