Looking for some adventure, but want your comfort, too? Quetico Canoe Adventures has something for just about everyone–from two-day, three-night
”quick escapes” in the Minnesota-Ontario boundary waters area to trips where the itinerary planner will outfit you before you head for the wilds.
The outfitter also offers lodge-to-lodge canoe trips, family trips, fly-in trips, ”laid-back” trips and trips for honeymooners.
Trips run from July through September and vary in length. Guided trips feature fishing, swimming, photography and stories around the campfire. Included in the price are transportation from the Duluth airport, as well as dinner, lodging and breakfast the nights before and after the trip at Gunflint Lodge, 40 miles northwest of Grand Marais, Minn.
For more information about the canoe trips, contact Quetico Canoe Adventures, 194 S. Franklin St., Denver, Colo. 80209, or call 303-722-6482.
Gunflint Lodge offers several packages, too, including one that features fishing. For more information, contact Gunflint Lodge, Box 100 GT, Grand Marais, Minn. 55604, or call 800-328-3325 (nationwide) or 800-622-3583
(Minnesota).
TRAVELERS HELP Are these questions you`ve asked yourself?
Where can I take cooking classes abroad?
Where can I find archeology expeditions to remote destinations?
Where can I rent an apartment in London?
Whom can I contact for information about tracing my ancestors in (fill in the country)?
The answers to these and dozens of other travel-related questions can be found in the Aware Traveler`s Directory. Among the 70 categories covered in the book are accommodations (chateaux, home exchanges, villa rentals, host families), sophisticated travel (gourmet food, music, art), sports (skiing, tennis, golf), transportation (barges, overland treks, yachts and cruises), special travelers (discounts, families) and general information (genealogical, medical).
The book contains more than 1,000 sources of travel information and travel organizations, and provides names and phone numbers for each listing.
In addition to the directory subscription, subscribers will receive quarterly updates on new travel sources. Cost of the directory and updates is $60. (Annual renewal cost of four updates is $45.)
For more information, contact Travel Aware Inc., 7658 Royston St., Annandale, Va. 22003-3637, or call 703-354-6600.
PORT IN PORTUGAL Here is a trip for lovers of port. A two-week wine tour of Portugal with visits to the cellars of port houses such as Taylor, Croft-Delaforce, Feirrara and Sandeman.
Canadian syndicated columnist Peter Ward will host the trip, Sept. 27-Oct. 10, to the famous shipping houses of Port and the Upper Douro.
Besides port, travelers will get a chance to taste the wines of the regions of Vinho Verde, Dao, Setubal, Lagoa and Colares.
The trip will start in Lisbon and travel by bus to the wine regions as well as the southern Algarve and Estoril areas of Portugal. Along the way, there will be time for sightseeing, shopping and beachcombing.
The price is $1,388 (per person, double occupancy) and includes hotel accommodations, most meals and wine tastings. Air fare is not included in the price.
For more information, contact a travel agent or Travac Tours, 1275 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, or call 613-728-1934.
JAMAICA BOUND There are bargains galore in the Caribbean this summer, and Jamaica has its share. Several charter tour operators have tempting packages, including Thomson Vacations with departures on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Prices start at $339 (per person, double occupancy) for four days/three nights, and the rate includes air fare, hotel and transfers.
From Chicago, Carefree Vacations has a Saturday departure with packages starting at $399 (per person, double occupancy) for eight days/seven nights, including air fare, hotel and transfers.
MLT Vacations has four-day/three-night packages from Chicago that start at $423 a person, double occupancy.
The four-day/three-night packages from Chicago with Funway Holidays, Funjet, Inc., start at $399 (per person, double occupancy) and include air fare, hotel and transfers.
For more information, contact a travel agent or the Jamaica Tourist Board, Suite 1210, 36 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60603, or call 346-1546.
FREE FOR THE WRITING For a copy of the New Jersey Calendar of Events for June-August and other information about the state, contact the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism, Department of Commerce and Economic Development, C.N. 826, Trenton, N.J. 08625, or call 609-292-2470. . . . For a copy of Fun with Kids Along Coastal Southeastern New England`s Americana Trail, write to America Trail, P.O. Box BR-976, New Bedford, Mass. 02741, or call 617-997-1250. . . . For a copy of a visitors guide to Historic Lexington, Va., contact Lexington Visitors Bureau, Visitor Center, 107 E. Washington St., Lexington, Va. 24450, or call 703-463-3777. . . . For a copy of the Michigan Canoeing Directory, write to the Michigan Travel Bureau, P.O. Box 30226, Lansing, Mich. 48909, or call 800-5432-YES. . . . For a copy of summer events in the Burlington, Vt., area, contact Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 453, Burlington, Vt. 05402-0453, or call 802-863-3489.
A CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE MIDWEST ILLINOIS
”Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight,” New Salem, opens June 25. 217-785-7961.
Macomb Heritage Days, Macomb, June 26-28. Parade, concerts, antique auto show, arts and crafts, flea market; 309-833-2558.
11th Annual Street Machine Nationals, DuQuoin, June 26-28. Vintage cars from 37 states and Canada; 317-236-6522.
Civil War Re-enactment, Rockford, June 27-28. Union and Confederate artillery and infantry drills, skirmishes and bayonet competition;
815-397-9112.
16th Annual Gas Engine Tractor and Car Show and Flea Market, Sandwich, June 27-28. Displays of antique cars, flea market, arts and crafts;
815-498-2013.
Quilt Show, Arcola, June 27-July 5. Quilt auction, quilt market, quilt demonstrations; 217-268-4126.
8th Annual Bluegrass and Craft Festival, Rockford, June 28; Bluegrass music; 815-964-2424.
INDIANA
Firefly Festival for the Performing Arts, South Bend, through July 25. Jazz, bluegrass, folk festival; 219-288-3472.
Midsummer Arts Festival, Lafayette, June 26-July 5. Food, music, fiddlers` gathering; 317-423-2787.
Mishawaka Summerfest, Mishawaka, June 27. Food, music, arts and crafts;
219-258-1615.
Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival, Indianapolis, June 25-28, July 2-5, 9-12, 16-19 and 23-26. Performances of ”The Tempest” and ”Richard the Third”; 317-782-0088.
George Dewey Hay Bluegrass Annual Reunion, Attica, June 26-28. Bluegrass music; 317-762-6819.
Indianapolis International Air Show, Indianapolis, June 27-28. Vintage planes, aerial aerobics; 317-633-5273.
IOWA
All Iowa Fair, Cedar Rapids, June 26-30. Crafts, carnival, art exhibits;
319-365-8656.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Storytellers Festival, Flint, June 23-28. Nationally known storytellers spin tales; 313-736-7100 or 313-232-7111.
Muzzleloaders Shoot Time, Manistee, June 27-28. Muzzleloading shoot;
616-456-8557.
Great Lumbertown Music Festival, Muskegon, June 27-July 5. Concerts, sand sculpting, art fair, polka fest, music; 616-456-8557.
WISCONSIN
Summerfest, Milwaukee, June 25-July 5. National, regional and statewide acts and foods from around the world; 414-273-2680.
Heidi Festival, New Glarus, June 26-28. Various entertainment;
608-527-2095.
Super Cycle Weekend, Elkhart Lake, June 26-28. Motorcycle competition at the Road America track; 414-876-3369.
Badger State Games, Madison, June 26-28. Multi-sport Olympic-style competition; 608-251-3333.
Wagon Roll-Out Days, Baraboo, June 27-July 4. More than 50 of the Circus World museum`s wagons available for photo taking; 608-356-8341.
2d Annual Strawberry Festival, Cedarburg, June 27-28. Entertainment and strawberries; 414-377-8020.
3d Annual Indian Artifact Show, Baraboo, June 27-28. 608-356-8219.
