If you missed the 2008 Southern Tour, Don't Miss the 2008 Northern Tour.

Visit the sites famous for the beginning of the War for Independence as well as the war's turning point and ultimate victory.

Your tour visits the Northeastern U.S. during peak Fall Foliage season. Experience great spas and championship golf courses.

You will be escorted by Dr. Jack Matthews, nationally reknowned American Revolution expert and story-teller.

NORTHERN CAMPAIGN

Autumn 2008 “Fall Colors”
10 October to 20 October, 2008
ITINERARY
(Day 1) Friday: 10 OCTOBER 2008
Arrive Logan Airport. Transport to Intercontinental Hotel; Boston, Ma from Logan Airport
Welcome Reception (Heavy Hors d’Oeurves) @ Intercontinental Hotel. Evening Free
(Day 2) Saturday: 11 OCTOBER 2008
Lexington Green in Lexington, Ma. and Minuteman National Park and Old North Bridge National Park in
Concord, Ma. (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE)
Lunch @ Colonial Inn in Concord, Ma.; Walk/Ride 5 mile Battle Road from Concord to Monroe Tavern,
Lexington, Ma.; Group Dinner @ Vinny T’s, Lexington,MA. Transport to Intercontinental Hotel.
(Day 3) Sunday: 12 OCTOBER 2008
Bunker Hill Monument & ( walk to) USS Constitution; Lunch @ Bella Vista and Saraceno Restaurants.
Visit selected sites Freedom Trail; transport to Intercontinental Hotel. Evening Free
(DAY 4) Monday: 13 OCTOBER 2008
Travel by private motorcoach to Saratoga, NY. (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE).
Lunch @ TBD (in Adams or Stockbridge, MA)
Travel by private motorcoach to Inn at Saratoga, Saratoga Springs,NY. (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE)
Evening Free.
(DAY 5) Tuesday: 14 OCTOBER 2008
Travel by private motorcoach to Ft. Ticonderoga, NY (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE)
Transport to Equinox Inn in Manchester, Vt for Lunch.
Travel by private motorcoach to the Battle of Bennington Revolutionary War Site
Travel back to Inn at Saratoga (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE)
Evening Free.
(Day 6) Wednesday: 15 OCTOBER 2008
Travel by private motorcoach to Rome, NY. (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE).
Visit Revolutionary War sites at Ft. Stanwix and The Battle of Oriskany
Box Lunch provided by Inn at Saratoga.
Transport back to Inn at Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, NY. (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE
Gourmet Dinner @ Inn at Saratoga
(Day 7) Thursday: 16 OCTOBER 2008
Saratoga National Battlefield (AUTUMN LEAVES); Box Lunch at Battlefield.
Afternoon Free: Optional: Roosevelt Spa or golf at Saratoga National Golf Course
Transport to Inn at Saratoga.
Evening Free.
(Day 8) Friday: 17 OCTOBER 2008
Travel by private motorcoach to Washington's Crossing State Park in Bucks County ; Pa (AUTUMN
LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE)
Discussion of Washington’s Crossing at Crossing sites, both sides of Delaware River
Box Lunch provided by Inn at Saratoga
Travel to Nassau Inn; Princeton, NJ (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE)
Evening Free
(Day 9) Saturday: 18 OCTOBER 2008
Travel by private motorcoach to Trenton, NJ for discussions on Battle of Trenton I and II.
Visit Hessian Barracks; Trenton, NJ
Lunch @ Tap Room; Nassau Inn;
Visit Princeton Battlefield in Princeton, NJ.; Transport to Nassau Inn. Evening Free
(Day 10) Sunday: 19 OCTOBER 2008
Travel by private motorcoach to Valley Forge, Pa. (AUTUMN LEAVES SCENIC DRIVE) ; Box Lunch @
Valley Forge. Travel to US Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pa.
Farewell Dinner @ Nassau Inn; Princeton, NJ.
(Day 11) Monday: 20 OCTOBER 2008
Transport (one designated run) from Hotel to Philadelphia International Airport; Pennsylvania
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LAND TOUR PRICE IS INCLUSIVE OF PERSONAL HISTORIAN (Dr. “Black Jack” Matthews**)
& LECTURES; PRIVATE MOTOR COACH ; ALL HOTELS w BREAKFAST; LISTED LUNCHES, DINNERS,
RECEPTIONS; PARK ENTRANCE FEES
** “Black Jack” Matthews, a retired Marine Corps Officer and twice wounded in Vietnam, holds a
PhD in American Studies from Washington State University. Jack is a charismatic and fascinating
story teller who brings our heroes to life. Professor Emeritus, Marine Corps University, he is our
nation’s first licensed historic tour guide for Saratoga National Battlefield and is an adjunct
faculty member for Saratoga, Lexington & Concord Battlefields.
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DISCLAIMER: THE TIMING OF SCHEDULED HISTORICAL STOPS MIGHT BE ALTERED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
REENACTMENTS, ETC. QUALITY AND TIMING OF THE TURNING OF AUTUMN LEAVES IS UNPREDICTABLE. GUIDES, LECTURERS, HOSTS AND HISTORIANS MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
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Optional: Consider extending your Personal Tour in Boston or New York !

Hotel Information:
The Inn At Saratoga
231 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
comm. (518) 583-1890
Fax (518) 583-2543
Nassau Inn At Princeton, NJ (two nights: 4/27--4/28)
10 Palmer Square
Princeton, NJ 08542
comm. (609) 921-7500
FAX (609) 921 2681

Readings
Based on years of readings and research, I have a selection of books that I believe best illuminate, for our purposes, the time, place, and circumstances attendant to the battlefields we will visit. The reading of the books is obviously optional.
For the Boston visit:
Fischer, David Hackett, Paul Revere’s Ride, (New York and Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 1994).
Or
Gross, Robert A.,The Minutemen and Their World, (New York: Hang and Wang, 1976).
Or
Ketchum, Richard M. Decisive Day : The Battle of Bunker Hill. (New York, London,
Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, 1974).
Or
Tourtellot, Arthur B., Lexington and Concord: The Beginning of the War of the
American Revolution, (New York and London: W.W. Norton and Company, 1959).
For the Saratoga visit:
Ketchum, Richard M., Saratoga: Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War, (New
York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997).
Or
Pancake, John S., The Year of the Hangman, (Tuscaloosa and London: University of
Alabama Press, 1977).
Or
Mintz, Max M., The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne and Horatio Gates, (New
Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1990).
For the Trenton/Princeton/Valley Forge/Philadelphia:
Fischer, David Hackett, Washington’s Crossing, (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Or
Fleming, Thomas, Washington’s Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge, (New
York: Harper Collins Publisher, 2005).
Or
Ketchum, Richard M, Winter Soldiers, (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1931).
Or
McCullough, David, 1776, (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005).
For British Perspective on all three locations:
Cook, Don., The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785,
(New York: The Atlantic monthly Press, 1995). (Selected Chapters)
Or
Mackesy, Piers., The War for America 1775-1783, (Lincoln and London: University of
Nebraska Press, 1993). (Selected Chapters)