EXCURSIONS

SARATOGA POLO MATCH AND HEAVY HORS D'OEUVRES DINNER
Monday, July 7, 2008

From the dust of over 2,000 years of history, polo, the game of kings gallops toward the next millennium. For the past 100 years, polo ponies have thundered up and down the fields of the Saratoga Polo Club, leaving an impact as exciting as in the times of warriors and princes. One hundred years of polo in Saratoga is a speck of time in the history of polo, but oh what a time it has been!

6:15 pm The afternoon session ends. Group prepares for departure.

6:45 pm Motor coaches transport guests to polo grounds.

7:00 pm Guests will be treated to a cornucopia of tasting using the freshest ingredients of the day, expertly-prepared and butler-passed in the VIP area before and during their specially scheduled polo match.

7:30 pm Guests enjoy their own private world-class polo match on Whitney Field, one of the most historic Polo fields in the United States.

9:30 pm Motor coaches return guests to hotels.

VISIT TO FT. WILLIAM HENRY AND LAC du SAINT SACREMENT DINNER
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

In May of 2007, the Saint Sacrement began her eighteenth consecutive year of service. There is no finer Adirondack experience than a luncheon, brunch or dinner cruise aboard the "Saint". Guests will be served excellent food in the most pleasant setting on the lake, all the while enjoying live entertainment, a full narration and sites of interest along the way.

12:00 pm The morning session ends. Group prepares for departure.

12:30 pm The group departs for Lake George.

1:30 pm The group will arrive at Ft. William Henry and will be taken on a tour of the historical fort. Sitting atop a small rise, Fort William Henry commanded the southern end of Lake George November 1755 to August 1757. The Fort’s history is short but its final tumultuous days have been retold, although inaccurately, in the “Last of the Mohicans” by James Fennimore Cooper. The museum contains many artifacts discovered during archeological digs at the site and search of the lake near the fort. Those on the tour will experience musket and cannon firings, musket molding, a bomb toss and a tour of the museum store.

4:00 pm After the informative tour of Ft. William Henry the group will have some time to experience the quaint village of Lake George. Lake George is steeped in history, surrounded by majestic mountains, and caressed by the waters of one of America’s most beautiful lakes. Take this time to relax in the parks, browse through the many shops or to be entertained by it’s many attractions.

6:00 pm Group will start boarding the Lac du Saint Sacrement at the Steel Pier.

7:00 pm The Lac du Saint Sacrement will begin a three-hour dinner cruise around beautiful Lake George.

10:00 pm Group will disembark from the boat and boards buses to return to Saratoga Springs.

SPOUSE/GUEST TOURS

Spouse/Guest Tour
Monday, July 7, 2008
Approximately $76 per person (all inclusive)

A GLIMPSE OF SARATOGA / LUNCH / SARATOGA BATTLEFIELD

9:00 am Participants gather in hotel lobby, where they are greeting by their step-on tour guide. They travel by deluxe motor coach for the Glimpse of Saratoga Tour, a historical tour of health, history and horses in Saratoga Springs. Participants will learn about the healing powers of the city's spring waters, and Diamond Jim Brady and the early casinos. Additional Topics include Funny Cide’s home, the Harness track, Oklahoma training track, Yaddo Gardens and Canfield Casino.

11:00 am The tour will end with lunch at the historical Longfellows Inn and Restaurant situated at the Foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. This peaceful inn and gracious restaurant was created by imaginatively renovating two 1915 dairy barns.

1:00 pm Group re-boards motor coach.

1:15 pm Group will tour the Saratoga Battlefield, the site of the first significant American military victory during the Revolution. The Battles of Saratoga rank among the fifteen most decisive battles in world history. Here in 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender, an event which led France to recognize the independence of the United States and enter the war as a decisive military ally of the struggling Americans.
First authorized as a New York state site in 1927 on the sesquicentennial of the Battles, the Battlefield was made part of the National Park System in 1938 when Saratoga National Historical Park was authorized by the United States Congress.

3:15 pm Board motor coaches for return to hotel.

Spouse/Guest Tour
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Approximately $76 per person (all inclusive)

FT. TICONGEROGA AND WHITEHALL, NY

9:00 am Participants gather in hotel lobby, and board tour coach.

10:30 am The group will visit the Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark and come away with a deeper understanding of American history from the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War periods of the 18th century. Participants will experience the meaning of freedom, personal sacrifice and public responsibility as the stories of the men, women and children whose lives became entwined in the colonial wars unfold through the Fort's collections, educational programs and reenactments.

12:30 pm Box lunch and departure for Whitehall, NY, Home of the U.S. Navy. Boxed lunch will consist of a sandwich, chips and drink.

1:30 pm Whitehall, steeped in Revolutionary War history, is still the link between America and Canada through Lake Champlain and its highway and rail links. This is where the first fleet of ships was built to battle the British in the Battle of Valcour, 1776. Whitehall was settled in 1759 at the southern end of Lake Champlain. Founded as the colonial town of Skenesboro by British Army Captain Philip Skene, this community became the first permanent settlement on Lake Champlain. An important center of maritime trade, Skene developed lake travel north to reach the West Indies via Quebec.

2:00 pm Group boards coach for return to Saratoga.

 

Spouse/Guest Tour
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Approximately $60 per person (museum admission fees not included)


MUSEUM SHUTTLE AND LUNCH

Whether you're into history, art, sports, cars, or more, Saratoga County's Museums offer a wide variety of great experiences if you're looking to spend an afternoon, an evening, or an entire day!

9:00 am Museum shuttle will pick-up guests at their hotels and begin to loop, stopping at museums along the way. Options include the dance museum, automobile museum, racing museum, military museum and more.

10:00 am Every 45 minutes the shuttle will loop again, guests can hop on and go to the next museum, or stay another 45 minutes at the one they are currently enjoying.

12:00 pm Board the museum shuttle this time and go to Lillian's restaurant located on Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs and enjoy lunch in their private upstairs room. Opened in January of 1974, borrowing the name from Broadway actress Lillian Russell, summer resident of the Spa City, Lillian's friendly and courteous service is guaranteed with each meal.

1:30 pm Guests board motor coaches for return to hotel.