3 Nights in Historic Galena & 1 Day Mississippi Riverboat Cruise/Dubuque, IA/Aug.9-12, 2023

Aug. 9-12, 2023

"Same Boat", Different Route","New Trip" ,"New Adventures" 

1 Day on The Mississippi Riverboat "Twilight" from Dubuque to Guttenburg, Iowa with 3 nights at DeSoto House in downtown Galena, IL., Belvedere Mansion & Ulysses S. Grant Home Tours, John Deere Historic Site & Homeplace, Timmerman's Supper Club & more    

4 days & 3 nights

 INCLUDES: 4 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners 

Day 1: Wednesday

•   Stacy will serve breakfast enroute on the motorcoach
•  A comfort stop will be made every 2 hours
•  Lunch on your own TBA
•  Check in at Historic DeSoto House Hotel in the heart of downtown Galena, IL., your home for 3 nights. Step back in time & add your name to the notables that have stayed here. It is a beautiful property & well appointed!
• Dinner in the hotel ballroom
• Dessert along with an appearance & presentation by General Grant  
• Relax for the evening & maybe take a walk and check out beautiful downtown Galena! 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Da Day 2: Thursday

• Start your day with a Full breakfast included in the courtyard restaurant of the hotel
• Depart for Galena touring
•  Ulysses S. Grant Home Tour
• Lunch on your own & free time to explore downtown Galena
• Belvedere Mansion & Gardens
• A stop at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, IA. A lookout for upper views of the Mississippi River and lock & dam #11
• Dinner at Timmerman's Supper Club, Dubuque, IA.
• Relax & unwind at the hotel for the evening

Day 3: Friday

• Depart for the Twilight Riverboat
•  1 day Mississippi Riverboat Cruise on the Riverboat Twilight, "America's Authentic Mississippi River Experience". We will drive a short distance to the Port of DuBuque to be welcomed aboard the riverboat by the friendly staff. A continental breakfast will be waiting for you as you board. We will depart at 7:45 am. Enjoy the morning getting acquainted with the Twilight and explore all 3 decks. Find a comfortable rocking chair, sit back & relax and take in the scenery from an outside deck or stay inside where it's air-conditioned. We will be up close to countless eagle nests built in tall trees along the river. 
• If river conditions allow, we will dock and explore Guttenberg for an hour. Don't miss the Zanzibar Chocolate Ice Cream at Joe's Pizza & Arcade. After we get back on the boat, Lunch will be prepared fresh onboard,  plated on china and will be served to you at your reserved table. The gift shop opens at 1:30 pm and  you can enjoy a mid-afternoon snack and hear tales from the captain's 30 years of traveling the Upper Mississippi River. Afternoon entertainment will be provided with arrival back in Dubuque around 5:00 pm.
•  Return to the hotel for dinner on your own in Galena

Day 4: Saturday

• Start your day with a Full breakfast included in the courtyard restaurant of the hotel
• Check out and depart
• John Deere Homeplace & Historic Site, Dixon, IL., Relive history here & tour the original John Deere family home, stand in the spot where he created the 1st. commercially successful steel plow and watch live blacksmith demonstrations in a replica of John Deere's original shop.
• Lunch included TBA on the way home

Purchase with check or credit card & reserve your seat online by completing the ticket and registration forms. If paying with check, (we prefer this), choose offline payment button ( for country put United States) & mail it to the address below.

Please make check payable to: Kellam Road Trips LLC

Mail to: Tom & Stacy Kellam

             P.O. Box 13

             Liberty Center, IN. 46766

Your ticket price: A $200.00 deposit due per person at registration holds your seat.

 $ 969.00 per person double occ.         

 $1239.00 per person single occ.

 $899.00 per person triple occ.

 $869.00 per person quad occ.

Registration & full payment due by June 9, 2023 to finalize details. 

 

We look forward to seeing you!

Stacy Kellam  Tour Manager

Tom Kellam    Motorcoach Driver

**** Pickup locations: Meijer 6309 Lima Road Ft. Wayne / Heritage Pointe, Warren / Arby's @ I-69 & Hwy. 18 Marion, IN.

****Refer to your mailed itinerary for pickup times

****Minimum of 24 people needed for trip.   

****Driver's gratuity not included.

You can also call Stacy @ 260-228-0365 to ask any questions or send an email today to reserve your seat! 

Our email address is: kellamroadtrips@gmail.com

CANCELLATION POLICY:

In the event of an emergency that would prevent you from going on the trip, we will try to refund as much as possible, depending upon reservation policies of suppliers. Kellam Road Trips cannot guarantee any refunds if you have to cancel 30 days prior to a 1 day trip and 60 days prior to an extended trip, unless a replacement can be found. If Kellam Road Trips cancels the trip, you will get a full refund.