Feb 2001 - Lionel Collectors Club of America

TOURS BACKGROUND AND INFORMATIONIMPORTANT NOTE: ALL TOUR TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMEScenic Bluegrass TourThis grand tour is designed for you to see theBluegrass! Leaving by motorcoach from the conventionhotel, you will be taken directly to the outskirts ofLexington where a real horse farm awaits you and wheresome of the finest horses in the racing industry are raised.TOURSEnjoy seeing where beautiful horses are pampered andtrained. Ride along the bluegrass countryside where thefields are dotted with lavish barns and enclosed with whiteplank fences. It is just beautiful! While on the motorcoachyou will stop for a guided tour of the Labrot & GrahamDistillery where Woodford Reserve Bourbon is producedand see their beautiful gift shop and museum. Finally youwill visit Nostalgia Station Toy and Train Museum in theold L&N depot at Versailles, Kentucky, where toys andtrains await you including a 1950s store display. This touris guaranteed to give you a taste of the beautiful bluegrass.You will return to the Convention hotel in time for eitherlunch or dinner depending on the tour taken. Tour takesabout 4-1/2 hours round-trip from hotel. All admissionsare included. You will also receive a small gift as asouvenir from the tour.When: Wednesday, July 25th, with two departures;Thursday, July 26th, with two departures; and Friday,July 27th, with one departure.Cost per person is $31.My Old Kentucky Dinner TrainOne of the great pleasures of the railroads was diningaboard a train as it moved across America’s railroadlandscape. This tour will allow you to enjoy thatexperience in the style of the bygone days of railroading.We will motorcoach to Bardstown, Kentucky, whereyou’ll enjoy an opportunity to see the Bluegrass from arailroad car and experience dining as it was meant to be!You will depart from an 1860s train station that houses agift shop and restrooms. The restored luxurious interiorsof the 1940s dining cars will greet you with white tablecloths and fine china. Tuxedoed attendants will escort youto your assigned seats. Your pre-selected choice of entréewill already be in preparation as the train departs thestation over the private rails of the R.J. CormanCorporation’s trackage. A leisurely evening will beginwith appetizers before the main course is served. Theservice will be outstanding and the food no less! As youride, you will venture through the Bernheim Forest andsee the backside of Kentucky. Along the old L&N trackageyou’ll ride over the Jackson Hollow trestle. At the end ofthe evening we will return to the Bardstown station wherea small gift shop will await you. It should be noted thatthis tour would be most appreciated by adults because ofthe cost. Children under the age of eight cannot beaccommodated for safety reasons. Sorry, we are not ableto offer children’s menu selections. The excursion islimited to 136 seats. This tour lasts about 5-1/2 hoursround-trip from the hotel. Dinner selections must be preorderedand you may choose from the following: primerib au jus, fresh salmon, or boneless breast of chicken.When: Wednesday, July 25th. If sold out we willbook you automatically on an additional tour forTuesday, July 24th.Cost: $82 per person.Margaret Woods Horse Farm TourSee the horse capital of the world as it is meant to beseen! Most central Kentucky horse farms are closed tothe public except by private tour. Native Kentuckian,Margaret Woods, provides the best of these. She has madespecial arrangements to access two of the premier farmsfrom such names as Gainesway, Claiborne, Stone,Buckram Oak, Donamire, and Calumet. You will also21The Lion Roars February, 2001