Wabash and Erie Canal
June 9, 2024
Join Milwaukee PBS this June for a fantastic day trip to Wabash, IN. Experience a canal ride, learn about the fascinating history of the Wabash & Erie Canal, tour a historic house, visit the Red Bridge Settlement, and indulge in a mouthwatering Canaler's Dinner.
7:30 am – Leave the Watertown Plank Park and Ride with a pick-up at the Racine Visitor Center at 8:10 am. We drive south to Wabash, IN with a picnic lunch (included) along the way.
After the tour, we enjoy a historical Canaler’s Dinner consisting of a delicious beef stew, homemade cornbread, coleslaw, yummy apple crisp, and drinks. We depart for our original pick-up points after dinner.
Tour Features:
| 40 Minute Canal Ride | The Erie Canal is one of the working canals that are still able to give you a flavor of what it was like. Canal ride is complete with historic narration. |
| National Interpretive Center | The only museum designed to tell the whole story of the Wabash & Erie Canal’s 44-year operational history. |
| Reed Case House | 1844 fully furnished Federal-style house. 45-minute Tour. Accessibility is restricted to first floor. |
| Red Bridge Settlement | 1901 Stone Arch Bridge. and Historical Lime Kilns (1/4 Mile Walk) |
| Pivot Bridge, Mill and Hubbard & Harley Warehouse. | |
| Pioneer Village | Group Tour of 19th Century Trades* |
TRIP PRICE & INCLUSIONS
• Bus, Driver Tip
• All Admissions
• Lunch
• Dinner
The per-person cost is $179 due in full at time of sign-up.
Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express
For more information and to reserve your spot, call Lori at Profit For You Tours, (414) 477-0155
No refunds after May 9, 2024.
Above average walking, some stair climbing, getting off and on the bus through-out the day, standing in one place for periods of time, uneven surfaces.
*All docents and tradespeople are volunteers, so specific trades or cabins are subject to availability.