Press release

Solano County Library Foundation's Literary Tour 2007

Boston, Salem, Concord, the Berkshires, Hartford

Visit the homes of such literary luminaries as: Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickenson, Edith Wharton, Herbert Melville, Mark Twain, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Stay in historic hotels in Salem and Stockbridge.

Enjoy tours of the JFK Memorial Library, Robert Frost Collection, Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Salem Witch House.

Tour limited to 40 people Ð on a first come, first served basis.

Deposit of $200 due by May 15.

Cost of the tour (without airfare) is $1,382 ($1,332 for Library Foundation members) with an additional $569 single occupancy rate. Airfare from Sacramento is $447 if deposit is received by April 9.

Tour package includes: All motor coach transfer per itinerary; driver gratuity; 7 nights accommodations (4 nights lodging at the Hawthorne Hotel/Salem, MA and 3 nights lodging at the Red Lion Inn/Stockbridge, MA); Baggage handling at hotels; admission to the following per the itinerary: Salem Witch Museum, The House of the Seven Gables, Longfellow House, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Orchard House, Dickenson House, Eric Carle Museum, Edith Wharton Estate, Norman Rockwell Museum, Herman Melville Home. Mark Twain House, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Wadsworth Atheneum, 2 dinners per itinerary; annotated reading list; Meet the Author events; All taxes in place as of 3/6/2007; Professional TravelOn USA Tour Manager; and tax deductible donation to the Solano County Library Foundation. Call Foundation Office to make reservations: 707.421.8075 or email beth.libraryfoundation@yahoo.net. Solano County Library Foundation, 1111 Webster, St., Fairfield, CA 9433.

ITINERARY

Wednesday, September 5

Arrival/Boston Logan International Airport/Meet TravelOn USA Tour Manager
Claim Baggage/Transfer to Boston
Dinner at your own expense and browsing in Quincy Market
Depart for hotel/Hotel check-in: Hawthorne Hotel/Salem, MA

Thursday, September 6

Salem Witch House
House of Seven Gables
Lunch on your own, time to explore Salem
Late afternoon departure for Gloucester
Dinner/Old Fashioned Lobster Bake at Gloucester House with History of Gloucester talk by Host

Friday,September 7

Depart for Cambridge
Longfellow House Tour
Lunch on your own in Harvard Square
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Dinner/No Name Restaurant, Evening walking tours or exploring on your own

Saturday, September 8

Depart for Concord, MA
Orchard House Tour/Home of Louisa May Alcott
Walden Pond
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Gravestone rubbings on Author's Ridge
Visit the North Bridge/The Old Manse
Evening options TBA*

Sunday,September 9

Hotel check-out/Depart for Amherst, MA
Robert Frost Collection at the Jones Library
Emily Dickenson Homestead
Lunch on your own at Eric Carle Museum, Overview by Museum Director
National Yiddish Book Center
Depart for Stockbridge, MA
Hotel check-in: Red Lion Inn/Dinner and exploring on your own

Monday, September 10

Visit the Mount/Edith Wharton's Estate and Gardens in Lenox
Lunch and explore Lenox on your own
Norman Rockwell Museum
Evening options TBA*

Tuesday, September 11

Depart for Hartford CT
Mark Twain House/Harriet Beecher Stowe House Tour
Noah Webster house/ Wadsworth Atheneum
Evening options TBA*

Wednesday,September 12

Hotel Check Out
Depart for Pittsfield, MA
Arrowhead Tour/Herman Melville Home
Lunch and browsing on own in Pittsfield
Depart for Airport
*Events with local authors and at Stockbridge Bookstore under development