North Dakota and the Norsk Høstfest featuring Daniel O'Donnell, Alan Jackson, and Vince Gill
September 28 - October 3, 2010
6-day tour

The Norsk Høstfest in Minot, ND, is North America's largest Scandinavian Festival. Over 200 internationally recognized artisans, craftsmen and chefs participate. The experience is an eclectic array of contemporary and traditional. The cuisine as well as the clothes, art and jewelry are authentic, fine quality, and exquisitely Nordic. Free entertainment stages (included with your festival tickets) feature many bands and entertainers. 2009 features such acts as the Oak Ridge Boys, Leah Durelle, the Kentucky Riders from Norway, and many more!

Day 1 - Tuesday, September 28, 2010:
We'll leave the Green Bay area, with our usual stops, with a destination of Eau Claire. After that, we'll head to our hotel for the night in Fargo, ND - the Hampton Inn.

Day 2 - Wednesday, September 29, 2010:
Breakfast is included at the hotel. We'll leave in the morning to arrive in Minot, ND, for the Høstfest and have reserved seats for Alan Jackson. We'll then return to the Høstfest where you can enjoy free entertainment stages and Scandinavian food and shopping. In the evening we'll check into our hotel for the next three nights in Bismarck, ND - the Hampton Inn. Then we'll have reserved seats to the evening show of Vince Gill.

Day 3 - Thursday, September 30, 2010:
Breakfast is included at the hotel. We'll again return to the Høstfest for the day's festivities. In the evening we have reserved seats for country and Irish folk music star Daniel O'Donnell.

Day 4 - Friday, October 1, 2010:
Breakfast is included at the hotel. On this day we'll have a tour of the city of Bismarck, the Heritage Center, and the Capitol building. Bismarck, founded in 1872 as "Edwinton," became the capitol of North Dakota in 1889, the year of its statehood. In 1873, the city's name was changed to "Bismarck" in honor of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The new name was introduced by the Northern Pacific Railway Company in an effort to attract German immigrants to settle in the city. The discovery of gold in the nearby Black Hills in 1874, however, was the first real chance for growth.

In the North Dakota Heritage Center, you'll be able to explore North Dakota's uncommon history. In the huge main gallery, vivid exhibits sketch the intriguing story of human life on the northern plains. From the formation of the land to the tumult of the twentieth century, elements of romance and blessings of nature highlight a history that includes the conflict between Indians and Anglo-Americans for control of a vast prairie empire; the struggles and successes of the homesteaders and pioneers; the economic "boom" of the early twentieth century and the disillusioning "bust" of the 1930s. Bright and telling graphics mingle with stark and striking photographs that let you see what life was like. Artifacts from every era provide a centerpiece, a reference that gives authenticity to your step into history. Crank a Model-T, listen to music from different eras, take a special look at North Dakota "way back when" through actual films from 1916 to 1921, or even smell a buffalo wallow reminiscent of a time when the great beasts ruled the prairies. Every exhibit is a step into history.

Your evening meal is included on this day.

Day 5 - Saturday, October 2, 2010:
Breakfast is included at the hotel. We'll travel to Watertown, South Dakota, to the Terry Redlin Art Center and Museum for a tour and shopping. Terry Redlin is a true American artist. His paintings on outdoor themes and wildlife, often pictured in twilight, are widely collected as prints. For eight consecutive years in the 90s, he was named America's Most Popular Artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S. Art magazine. At the art center, you'll be able to view over 150 of his original oil paintings.

Our overnight stay will be at the Jackpot Junction in Morton, MN.

Day 6 - Sunday, October 3, 2010:
Breakfast is included at the hotel. On this day we'll travel home with fond memories of our trip. We'll stop for our usual meals (Dutch treat) and breaks, arriving home early in the evening.

Includes:

• Motor coach transportation
• Coffee, juice, & rolls
• Hotel accommodations in Fargo, ND, and Morton, MN (one night each), and Bismarck, ND (three nights)
• Evening meal included on day four
• General admission tickets to the Norsk Høstfest in Minot, ND, for two days
• Reserved seats for Daniel O'Donnell, Alan Jackson, and Vince Gill
• City tour of Bismarck, ND, the Heritage Center, and the Capitol
• Tour of the Terry Redlin Art Center and Museum in Watertown, ND
• Services of your tour director

Price per person:	$789.00 Double
	$749.00 Triple
	$889.00 Single