“THE ROAD THAT LED TO FREEDOM”

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DAY 1 
8:00 a.m. RISE AND SHINE! Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.

9:00 a.m. BOARD COACH. Depart for Chatham. Proceed to Highway #401 East, exiting at Bloomfield Road. Travel south to the 8th Concession, turn right. Proceed west to Co. Rd #6, turn left. Travel south to the Buxton Museum.

10:15 a.m. ARRIVE at BUXTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE & MUSEUM. The Museum is dedicated to the first inhabitants of the Elgin Settlement and their descendants. Rev. William King founded Elgin in 1849.

11:45 a.m. LUNCH. Enjoy picnic lunches under the trees on the Museum grounds.

1:00 p.m. BOARD COACH. Return to Bloomfield Road, travel north into Chatham. Veer right at Richmond, turn left at Keil. Right onto Grand Avenue, right onto Third. Turn left on King passing by the First Baptist Church where John Brown planned his raid on Harper's Ferry, Va. The table he used is still in the church.

1:30 p.m. ARRIVE AT "THE BLACK MECCA", across the road from the Church, and proceed to their Heritage Room for a presentation on the history, heritage and contributions of the local African-Canadian community.

2:15 p.m. BOARD COACH, travelling west on King, turn right on Third. Continue north (road becomes Hwy #40). Turn right at Co. Rd #29, travel into Dresden. Turn left at Park Street and follow to Uncle Tom's Cabin.

2:45 p.m. ARRIVE at UNCLE TOM'S CABIN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. Tour Josiah Henson’s home. Harriett Beecher Stowe immortalized Henson by using his live experiences as the basis for her controversial novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

4:00 p.m. BOARD COACH. Return to Windsor via Highway #401. Guests have the opportunity to freshen up before meeting for dinner. Enjoy your evening (Windsor's nitelife offers casino gaming, harness racing, live music, comedy and more!)

DAY 2
8:30 a.m. GOOD MORNING! Enjoy breakfast before the day's excursion.

9:30 a.m. BOARD COACH. Proceed to Sandwich Baptist Church.

10:00 a.m. ARRIVE at SANDWICH BAPTIST CHURCH. As early as 1821, services were being held in Sandwich under the patronage of the black community. The Church itself was built in 1841.

11:00 a.m. BOARD COACH. Proceed to Amherstburg.

11:30 a.m. LUNCH in AMHERSTBURG. Guests may enjoy a picnic lunch in the King's Navy Yard Park located on the banks of the Detroit River or at one of the local fine dining establishments. Why not stop by the ice cream parlour for a delicious and refreshing treat!

1:30 p.m. GUIDED TOUR at THE NORTH AMERICAN BLACK HISTORICAL MUSEUM & NAZREY AME CHURCH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. Follow the history of black North Americans, beginning in Africa, through the years of slavery, and on to present day achievements.

3:00 p.m. GUIDED TOUR OF FORT MALDEN NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK. During the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-38, black recruits, many of whom had recently arrived via the Underground Railroad, were organized into militia companies to defend Upper Canada at a time when the onus of defense rested upon the local inhabitants. Among this group was Josiah Henson, of Uncle Tom's Cabin fame.

4:00 p.m. BOARD COACH for return to hotel. Evening on own to enjoy one of our many excellent dining experiences in downtown Windsor.

DAY 3
8:00 a.m. RISE & SHINE! Enjoy breakfast and complete check-out.

9:00 a.m. BOARD COACH. proceed east on Riverside to Ouellette, turn right, then left on Pitt to view the “Underground Railroad Monument which depicts two women with a baby and a man, with arms outstretched in praise. A young girl holds a doll and looks back across the Detroit River. Its sister monument, in Detroit’s Hart Plaza, features six slaves awaiting transport to Canada – and freedom! Continue on Pitt to McDougall, turn left, then right on Riverside and follow to Brighton Road (#21). Continue to Hwy. #2, turn left and follow to East Puce Road. Turn right, continue past #42 to the John Freeman Walls site.

10:00 a.m. GUIDED TOUR of JOHN FREEMAN WALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORIC SITE. This site recreates the journey of fugitive slaves and involves audience participation. John Freeman Walls, a fugitive slave from North Carolina, established this homestead in 1846. His descendants now operate the site.

12:00 p.m. LUNCH at selected dining establishment.

1:30 p.m. BOARD COACH. Proceed to one of Detroit's many African-American Heritage Sites.