Cultural Day Trip
Wednesday September 6, 2023
Miracles in Motion Swisher, Iowa
Cedar Ridge Distillery Swisher, Iowa
Meet: Meet at Coral Ridge Mall parking lot across from Chilies at 8:45 leave promptly at 9:00
Trip Highlights:
Morning: We will tour Miracles in Motion a therapeutic equestrian center. This center serves hundreds of students in a year, it has a work force of 300 volunteers and a herd of horses including miniature horses. Their clientele consists of students from Linn, Johnson, and other eastern Iowa counties both children and adults with physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges. Their mission is to foster personal achievement for persons facing challenges by providing diverse equestrian activities with therapeutic, educational, and recreational benefits. It will be a very fun and exciting morning learning about this program. Please remember to wear comfortable shoes for this tour.
Lunch will be on your own at Cedar Ridge Distillery
After lunch there will be a tour of Cedar ridge and/or a tour with tastings.
In 2005 Jeff Quint founded Cedar Ridge because he believed it was time for Iowa’s a corn producing state to share it homegrown Bourbon Whiskey with the world and is the first licensed distillery in Iowa since prohibition. Cedar Ridge has become a leader in craft spirits, winning many awards such as the Best American Craft Whiskey in 2016. Join the group for a tour and/or a tasting.
Cost - Choose an option:
1 __________$25.00 (includes Miracles in Motion) Cedar Ridge Distillery Tour
2___________$35.00 (includes Miracles in Motion) Cedar Ridge Distillery tour and tastings
If you have any questions, please contact
Helen Dietrich 319-331-7826 or
Theresa Tometich 319-530-0386
To register, please mail completed registration form in the Clarion with
one check made payable to:
Theresa Tometich
2222 Oakleaf Street
Coralville, Iowa 52241
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
No Refunds or Registrations after this date.
Meet: Johnson County Fair Grounds at 8:15 a.m., leave promptly at 8:30 a.m.
First stop will be the American Gothic House & Visitor Center in Eldon. We will tour the house Grant Wood sketched in 1930 and the adjacent visitor's center including an exhibit gallery and gift shop.
Props & costumes will be available to create a personal American Gothic Portraits. Bring your cameras!
Step back in time and relax as we have a catered lunch of butternut soup, tossed salad, and ham or turkey sandwiches at The Hotel Manning, a historic steamboat-style boutique hotel on the banks of the Des Moines River. After lunch we will tour the hotel rooms and various treasures that distinguish the hotel, enjoy a serene river view from the hotel’s wrap-around patios.
Next we will explore the Bentonsport National Historic District
We will visit the ruins of old mills along the Des Moines River, stroll across a century-old iron bridge for a breathtaking view of the river.
Treasures await in the specialty shops, including antiques, gemstones, pottery, and a blacksmith shop. Enjoy delicious fudge.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, September 27, 2023
NO REGISTRATIONS AFTER THIS DATE
Cost: $18 Member / $20 Member’s Guest (includes entrance fees lunch and donation). We suggest giving $6 - $8 to your driver for gas.
This tour is limited to 24 people.
To register, Complete registration form in Clarion. Mail to: Diane Dalton, 1222 Oakes Dr IC 52245-5730.
For more information on this tour please call Diane Dalton 319.321.7429, Theresa Tometich 319.530.0386 or Marianne Weiss 319.331.2311
Meet: “Old” HyVee parking lot on 1201 N. Dodge St. across from St. Joseph Cemetery at 8:45 a.m. Leave promptly at 9:00 a.m.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: Mont Rest Murder Mystery Luncheon
Step back in time to a beautiful, luxurious Victorian mansion B & B. Nestled high on a bluff with a panoramic view of the countryside and the Mississippi River. Antiques throughout the mansion.
We will be treated to gracious dining while being engaged in a murder mystery. Costumes are available to enjoy the full effect of the era.
Menu: Ginger Chicken, salad, bread and dessert
PLEASE NOTE: This is a two story mansion with tour. NO ELEVATOR.
TRIP IS LIMITED TO 32.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 24,2023. No refunds after this date.
Cost: $42/member/ guest $44 (Includes Murder Mystery Luncheon, tour of mansion)
We suggest you pay your driver $5-7 for gas.
Questions, contact Diane Dalton 319-321-7429, Nancy Rossley-Barnes 319-3211689, Helen Rittenmeyer 319-321-9417.
MAIL COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM (from Clarion) WITH CHECK TO:
Helen Rittenmeyer
4529 Taft Ave.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240