Thursday: A tour of the historic River Rouge Ford plant begins at Greenfield Village at 2 p.m. Those wishing to attend this function must be registered by June 16, 2011. Those who wish to join the group may be able to do so (space permitting) for an additional dollar.
Thursday night: Dinner on your own, but a group will be going to Miller’s Bar, a "greasy spoon" and Dearborn tradition, featured on the Food Network and often voted "best burger in metro Detroit." Dinner at the hotel is also available for the less adventurous. Traditional informal meeting in the hotel bar afterwards.
Friday: On your own. Transportation to Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum (aka: The Henry Ford) available for those not up for the half-mile walk.
A guided bus tour of Detroit from 9:30 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. includes a drive around Belle Isle (see The Adventures of Sally), lunch at Lafayette Coney Island‡ (another famous Detroit greasy spoon featured on the Food Network), and many other fascinating and historic Detroit sites, finishing up at John King Books. Tour returns to the hotel just in time for the "Wodehouse Cricket Experience" in the afternoon (wind and weather permitting).
‡Cost of lunch not included.
Friday evening: Reception (cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres) followed by transportation to the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino with dinner on your own at any of six restaurants. Browsing, sluicing and gambling until midnight (or after, if you like, but the last bus will leave at midnight).
Saturday: Riveting talks all day. Transportation continues to The Henry Ford for those who are not riveted. BBQ lunch at the lunch break, or dine on your own at the hotel (there is no restaurant within walking distance). A fun, instructional cooking demonstration with the Inn’s chef will be held after lunch for lecture non-attendees, but we must have 20 or more reservations by Sept. 4, or class will be cancelled (any who paid ahead will be reimbursed at registration).
Saturday night: Plum’s 130th Birthday Party. Cocktails and Banquet in the exquisite Alexandria Ballroom. The usual mélange of browsing, sluicing, entertainment, costumes, auctions, awards ceremony and the like.
Sunday: Brunch, entertainment and tearful farewells.
