Tours

Spring Tour June 5-8



Budladi’s Spring Tour June 5-8
Touring the Great Lakes Bay Area



Join us as we step back in time to travel rural country roads with farm lands a plenty. We will be visiting several Historical Sites in the Great Lakes Bay Area, June 5-8, 2013.


Out in the middle of nowhere, stands a round octagon barn with all kinds of farm machinery, many which will be in operation to observe.



Step into another world as you walk through a timeless masterpiece showcasing the beauty and inspiration of modern design.  Step onto the floating conference room… situated eighteen inches below the pond.
You will be intrigued and in awe that "the gardens never end and buildings never begin."


Keep your eyes open for two very large mice, one on the roof and the other eating cheese as we travel to the Cheese Capital of Michigan, where they make super sharp cheese aged 120 months. Even the water tower is cheese colored! Save room for some of the best ice cream and ice cream cones larger than life! Oh - and FUDGE!
 
For all you motocross and dirt bike fans, get ready to take in a collection of vintage motocross bikes and a custom manufacturing plant that produces plastic parts for almost all dirt bikes from 1970 to 1990. They also take care of the seat foam and covers, as well as the air filters, pipes and graphics; a one-stop shop for vintage motocross bikes. They handle vintage plastic and in their spare time, race with it as well. They sponsor riders that race the east coast AHRMA nationals.  


View the largest firetruck collection in the world and home to over 70 full sized motorized fire trucks; more than 12,000 antique and collectible toys and more. Home to the New York Super-Pumper, the biggest fire truck EVER built. The Super Pumper could deliver 8,800 gals per minute for a distance of more than a quarter of a mile. Take in the Snap-On Tool Room, the Coca-Cola Room, the largest collection of Tonka Toys and Trucks in the World. And in the NASCAR Room, almost every model collectible toy car ever raced along with the NASCAR Monte Carlo driven by the late Jeffrey Dobson. All this and much more. 


Climb a board the USS EDSON and learn the history of ship building in Bay City. The USS Edson Destroyer, designated a national historic landmark, was built by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, in 1956, and is a living memorial to all who worked at the various shipyards and sailed on Navy vessels. Bay City’s Defoe Shipbuilding Co. built seven destroyers and closed its doors in 1976, ending a 200 year era of shipbuilding in Bay City. 



Stroll across a three-way wooden footbridge above the confluence of the Chippewa and Tittabawassee Rivers. Drive along historical streets to see over 250 historical structures, many that date to the late 1800’s and were mansions of lumber barons and shipping industrialists. 



Take time to visit “Hell’s Half Mile” with the largest and finest antique mart in Michigan, a block long showroom filled with magical memorabilia, glassware, clothing, furniture, jewelry and much more. Be sure to take time to walk across the street to visit St. Laurent’s Nut House and satisfy your cravings for all things nuts as well as chocolate and a huge variety of old fashioned type candy


And we can't forget about Bay City Motor Company for all you classic car enthusiasts!

And if you’re still hungry, take in one of several of the restaurants along the water, including a wonderful little restaurant, Heather’s. Heather’s serves amazing food that will suit everyone’s needs, be it vegan, vegetarian, or meat eater!

Interested? So are we! From ages 1 to 101, male or female, there is something for everyone on this spring tour. Take time and be a part of our traveling museum! 



Reservation forms available soon. Be sure to check back!  
 
 
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