Experience Midwestern hospitality and captivating entertainment in Indiana’s Amish Country! We’ll start our journey with a delicious family-style dinner and a delightful Whodunit. Next up, we’ll explore the serene backroads of the Amish community, discovering handcrafted goods and culinary treasures. Now is the time to don your “Blue Suede Shoes” and enjoy an entertaining Elvis tribute, imagining what "The King" might have been like beyond 1977.
DAY 1 Upon arrival in “The Hoosier State”, we’ll be greeted with Midwestern Hospitality with a time-honored tradition of a Family-Style dinner. This evening we will be entertained with The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits. Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her old friend Foster Bates, a retired cop and part-time private investigator. Could it be that other finalists are somehow responsible for these disappearances, thinning out the competition? Like the couple on the verge of divorce who need the prize money, or the three Beiler sisters, always in a huddle whispering. One thing is for certain—Foster and Fannie will stay on the case until the end, and everyone involved will have learned something important about baking contests, solving mysteries, and life. Essenhaus Inn, Middlebury IN (D)
Recommended Read: The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits by New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter and Emmy-Nominated Author Martha Bolton
DAY 2 Travel buggy-lined country backroads and enjoy a slower pace that beckons you to unplug and unwind in the third largest Amish community in the US. As you traverse through the tranquil farmland, learn about the history and culture of the Amish while shopping for the finest homemade goods, amazing handicrafts, and culinary feasts. After some free time at our hotel to enjoy the grounds and facilities, we’re back to Shipshewana to take in Beyond ’77 (An Elvis Tribute). What if the King had lived beyond 1977? What would he be like? What would he sing? What would he wear? Now we ask you to open your minds and imagine how Elvis would have reinvented himself once again! Essenhaus Inn, Middlebury IN (B)
DAY 3 After a relaxing sleep in, our mid-morning departure allows for a leisurely trip home as we sing the tunes along the way (B)
INCLUDES Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation, 2 Nights’ Accommodations, 2 Breakfasts (B), 1 Dinner (D), Amish Countryside Tour, 2 Theatre Shows, Carbon Offset, Services of Tour Director, and All Taxes
PRICE PER PERSON TWIN $999 TRIPLE $975 QUAD $950 SINGLE $1295