Salem, MA - History of Salem Trials & the Crime of Witchcraft
Sunday - Wednesday, May 18-21, 2008
Sunday will be a day of travel with rest and lunch stops en route to Bedford, MA where we'll check in at the Hampton Inn before enjoying a group dinner at the Naked Fish, adjacent to the hotel. On Monday and Tuesday, we'll be joined by historian guide and author Jim McCallister, who has written numerous books on Salem and the Witch Trials. Some of the sites the group will visit are the excavation site of the Reverend Samuel Parris House, Nathaniel Ingersoll's Ordinary, the Sarah Osborne House, the Joseph Putnam House, the Samuel Holten House, the Bridget Bishop House, the Wadsworth Cemetery, the site of the original Salem Village Meeting House, the Salem Witchcraft Victim's Memorial, the Salem Witch Museum, site of the Salem Courthouse, site of the Meetinghouse of First Church, the Burying Point Cemetery, the Path to Gallows Hill and Gallows Hill, St. Peter's Church, the Salem Witch Trial Memorial, the Jonathan Corwin House, and the House of Seven Gables. This trip will depart and return to the Essex Campus of CCBC. Reservations and full payment due by April 10, 2008. (Call for availability after April 10).
COST: $800 per person sharing a double room; $950 per person in a single room (call for prices for triple and quad).
Price includes 3 nights hotel accommodations, baggage handling (1 bag per person), 3 hot buffet breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner, all tours/admissions, historian guide service, gratuities, and escort.

Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC
Sunday-Wednesday, June 8-11, 2008
Sunday will be a traveling day arriving at the Four Points Sheraton in downtown Asheville at approximately 5:30 pm. After time to refresh, we'll enjoy a group dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Chop Shop. On Monday, we'll enjoy a guided tour of Asheville with lunch at Chelseas. Located in historic Biltmore Village, Chelseas recreates the sense of a bygone era in the charm and elegance of a little cottage. There is also a specialty gift shop on site and we'll have some time to explore the other shops in Biltmore Village. Then next stop is the Folk Art Center where unique, handmade gifts by local artisans abound. Then it's on to the famous Grove Park Inn for a self-guided tour of this historic inn before returning to the hotel and a free evening. Since we're staying in town, there's plenty of shopping and dining options. The Biltmore Estate is on the agenda for Tuesday. The tour of the mansion is self-guided with audio headsets. We'll have lunch at Deerpark, and tour the winery and River Bend Farm--all on the estate grounds. The evening will be free to enjoy and explore as you wish. We'll depart on Wednesday morning. This trip will depart and return to the Essex Campus of CCBC. Reservations and payment in full due by May 9, 2008. (Call for availability after May 9).
COST: $750 per person sharing a double room; $880 per person in a single room. (Call for prices for triple and quad).
Price includes coach, 3 nights hotel accommodations and baggage handling (1 bag per person), guide, 3 full breakfasts, 2 lunches, all admission/tours, gratuities, and escort.