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Great Lakes Cruise Company is a division of Conlin Travel
Voyages of Discovery on America's Inland Seas
Cruise the Great Lakes Itineraries

Grande Caribe | Grande Mariner | Niagara Prince

Optional Excursions

Enhance your vacation with our not to be missed optional excursions. We complement this with free time and well-researched choices for you to decide how to spend it. Availability on options is limited so reserve your choices once you're onboard. Below is a sampling of some of our optional activities:

Manitoulin Island Excursion

Manitoulin Island Excursion
Experience it on: Discover Ontario: Scenic Georgian Bay and Great Explorations: Lake Huron and Lake Michigan

In Ontario's scenic Georgian Bay, a unique option in the serene port of Little Current provides a rich overview of life on the world's largest freshwater island. Here, you will have a chance to experience the spiritual focal point of the native community, where the beliefs and customs of the Ojibwe culture and the Catholic Church are united. Enjoy an interpretive tour of the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation which is highlighted by a traditional Aboriginal drum presentation.

The Niagara Region

The Niagara Region: Wines, Wonders & Waterways
Experience it on: Skylines & Islands: New York City to Toronto and Discover Ontario: Scenic Georgian Bay

Discover Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls with a full day excursion into this scenic region. Your day includes a tour of a local winery and wine tasting. Later, enjoy lunch in Niagara-on-the-Lake before exploring Niagara Falls. Here, a tour of the area and an excursion on Maid of the Mist will showcase the highlights of this scenic wonder. (Passport required; Half day Niagara Falls extension also available on Great American Waterways.)

Hyde Park Tour

Hyde Park Tour, Kingston, NY
Experience it on: Great American Waterways and Locks, Legends and Fjords

The Erie Canal to the Saguenay "All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River," wrote President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his time in the White House. Enjoy a guided tour of Springwood, FDR's beloved family estate, serving today as a museum to honor this great American president. Visit the home where Roosevelt was born, tour the grounds of the estate, and pay your respects at the graves of both President Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor. (Vanderbilt Mansion may be substituted when Hyde Park is not available.)

The Henry Ford Museum

The Marvels of The Henry Ford Museum
Experience it on: Great American Waterways and Discover Ontario: Scenic Georgian Bay

The Henry Ford Museum celebrates yesterday's traditions as well as today's innovations. Housing one of the largest collections of its kind ever assembled, this Museum showcases the people and ideas that have fired our imaginations and changed our lives. Explore what Americans past and present have imagined and invented including the machines, people and products that revolutionized American industry; an exhibit showcasing how the automobile has been the single greatest force in shaping the way we work and play; and the historic airplanes and the lofty accomplishments of America's pioneering aviators.