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Our bus trips for 2023 will be put on through the direction of JKL Tours. JKL Tours has been offering group trips since 1994, with the business growing every year through word-of-mouth advertising as friends want to share the fun and camaraderie of the trips with their friends. JKL Tours offers safe and fun trips, and along with their bus partner, Baron Bus, have created trips that follow the CDC guidelines along with all state, county, and city guidelines. Guests that travel with JKL Tours understand the shared responsibility of traveling as a group. Group travel provides a chance to enjoy an adventure with the extra benefits accompanied by the safety of the group. JKL trips are escorted by excellent, knowledgeable, and caring guides with pickups on both the East and the West sides of Cleveland.
Each trip includes a description, including the level of walking involved. Each trip needs a minimum of 30 registrations by the registration/refund deadline to run. Bus transportation is via Baron Bus. Bus Departs and returns from Mayfield Heights City Park Marsol Road entrance.
Start your Summer Vacation and savor Ohio’s country pride on a great one-day getaway. We’ll start our Amish adventure with a Behind-the-Barn guided tour with a local Amish guide, learning the Amish's culture, charm, and secrets. We’ll arrive in Sugarcreek just in time to see the World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock chime its’ bells and have the life-sized cast of characters pop out to dance their way around the dial. Next, we’ll enjoy a fabulous buffet lunch at the Dutch Valley Restaurant, followed by free time to shop their complex, which includes their home goods store and Bakery. We’ll travel around the corner to Hershberger’s Farm Market and Petting Zoo and end our day with a wine-tasting stop at Hans Place Winery at Broadrun Cheese House.
Trip | Date | Day | Depart | Return | Cost | Level of Walking |
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Ohio Amish Country | 6/16 | Friday | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | $99 | Moderate |
Registration deadline: May 18, 2023
Online
In Person at City Hall
440.442.2627
Mail in Form
Calling all yard and garage sale enthusiasts! Come SALEING with us as we bargain hunt along the historic Lincoln Highway/Byway - Rte. 30. (This yard sale is patterned after the first World’s Longest Garage Sale that travels from Alabama to Michigan.)
We will start in the Canton area and work our way west, searching for sales in community parking lots, church basements, people’s yards, and more. We’ll meander from one sale to the next, enjoying beautiful rural areas with scenic vistas throughout central Ohio. (We’ll stop for lunch ON OWN in downtown Wooster, Ohio.) We’ll continue shopping at the country fairgrounds area after lunch.
On the ride home, we'll have prizes for the BEST BARGAIN, WORST BARGAIN, and most UNUSUAL purchase! This is one of the most fun trips you can take, especially when you see the treasures people have for sale! This trip is best for people who are REALLY FLEXIBLE in a group setting.
Trip | Date | Day | Depart | Return | Cost | Level of Walking |
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World's Longest Garage Sale | 8/11 | F | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | $59 | Moderate to Extensive |
Registration deadline: July 13, 2023
In Person at City Hall
440.442.2627
Mail in Form
Here is your chance to enjoy one of Ohio's most unique and colorful Festivals in charming Barberton, Ohio. The actual festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday and draws HUGE crowds. But we have been allowed to bring our bus in on Friday and SNEAK in to see this colorful Fall display in an uncrowded setting. We'll start by visiting Moreland's, a working Amish farm devoted to providing the freshest in plants, pumpkins, fruits, flowers, and flower arrangements. Next, we'll travel to the Hartville Kitchen complex for a delightful lunch, with time to visit their main shopping area. Next, we'll travel to historic Lake Anna Park, in the heart of downtown Barberton. This 21-acre park surrounds the 10-acre spring-fed, Lake Anna, providing the perfect setting for this colorful festival. The array of 17,000 mums creates a beautiful rainbow of blooms, and we'll have time to explore the park, see the blooms, and just relax. Join us on a colorful Autumn adventure.
Trip | Date | Day | Depart | Return | Cost | Level of Walking |
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Barberton Mum Festival | 9/22 | F | 8:00 AM | 5:30 PM | $89 | Moderate |
Registration deadline: August 8, 2023
In Person at City Hall
440.442.2627
Mail in Form
Kick off your Autumn with a wonderful adventure seeing a unique corner of Ohio. The bus will take us to Ashtabula County, one of Ohio’s most scenic, as they roll out the welcome mat for us to view the charm and the history, they are famous for. Our local Ashtabula tour guide will share with us the culture and secrets of the area along with their beautiful Covered Bridges! We’ll see the Shortest Bridge in Ohio, the Longest in the US and one that is even on Land!
After our Ohio history lesson, the learning will continue in Wine Country at Grand River Cellars Winery, where we’ll be provided tastings of their most popular vintages. After sampling the wines of Ohio, we’ll enjoy a fantastic half-chicken lunch! (Please note: You don’t have to sample the wine if you prefer not.)
Next, we’ll visit a delightful chocolate shop in Austinburg that is brand new (to sample their treats.) And we’ll complete our day at Patterson’s Fruit farm. This family operation offers fresh apples, pumpkins, baked goods, cheese, and their very own fresh Apple Cider! Patterson’s sits on a hilltop with a view all the way to Lake Erie (12 miles away), a colorful ending to our Autumn adventure.
Trip | Date | Day | Depart | Return | Cost | Level of Walking |
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Covered Bridges of Ashtabula | 10/13 | F | 8:30 AM | 5:00 PM | $109 | Moderate |
Registration deadline: September 14, 2023
In Person in City Hall
440.442.2627
Nicest Town in America,” as voted by Reader’s Digest! We’ll start our holiday adventure at Kraynak’s of Hermitage, Pa, a unique store offering an unbelievable collection of Christmas items, gifts, lights, ornaments, and a Christmas tree forest. Their Christmas Land display includes a 300-foot stroll with delightful holiday scenes. Kraynaks is part shopping, part attraction, and all FUN.
Next, we’ll travel to Columbiana, Ohio, to enjoy a late lunch at Das Dutch Haus for a family-style Amish meal that includes Chicken, Chuck Roast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, and homemade PIE! If you are still hungry, all you must do is ask for more. We’ll have time to shop their bakery and gift shop and walk across the parking lot to the Dutch Village shops.
We’ll include a visit to the very unique Hippley Gardens, one man’s vision to provide a combination of a botanical garden filled with whimsy and fun in a very peaceful setting. We’ll depart and travel down Main Street Columbiana, a slice of little town America where you will swear that Andy, Opie, Barney, and Aunt Bea will be there to say hello! We’ll end our day seeing the million twinkling Holiday lights at Firestone Park from the comfort of our coach. The festive exhibit will remind you of Christmas past with its little town charm.
Trip | Date | Day | Depart | Return | Cost | Level of Walking |
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Christmas in the Nicest Town in America | 12/8 | F | 10:00 AM | 8:00 PM | $99 | Moderate to Extensive |
Registration deadline: November 7, 2023
In Person at City Hall
440.442.2627
Kick off your start to the Christmas season with our JKL TOURS CHRISTMAS PARTY at Windows on the River. After a wonderful plated lunch, we’ll take in the high-energy fun of The Dueling Piano Christmas Party, provided by Todd and Andy.
These two amazing pianists play their pianos (in addition to a trumpet and harmonica) in a fast-paced 90 minutes of fun. These master piano artists will take requests, and there is lots of audience participation, so come ready and prepared to sing along (at our last party, there was even impromptu dancing!) Imagine 150 seniors singing and swaying to "Sweet Caroline," having fun with lots of laughs. Plus, we'll have party games with an Ugly Sweater, Most Holiday Spirit, and the Biggest Grinch Costume contests! This trip usually sells out, so don't get left behind for this great start to the holidays.
Trip | Date | Day | Depart | Return | Cost | Level of Walking |
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Dueling Piano Christmas Party | 12/13 | W | 11:00 AM | 4:30 PM | $99 | Mild |
Registration deadline: December 13, 2023
In Person at City Hall
440.442.2627
Mail in Form