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Bus tours provide easy, inexpensive vacations By Deborah CoUura If you're not planning on spending a lot of money on a vacation this summer Green Bay, Niagara Falls, tbe Grand Oie Opry, or the Wisconsin Dells are great places to consider for inexpensive fun. Bus tours can provide an easy vaca­ tion. They are usually pre-planned with many attractive sites, depending on where you want to go and how much you are willing to spend. The cost of hotel accommodations, some meads, tips, gratuities and transportation are usual­ ly taken care in the total cost of the package. There are plenty of bus tours to choose from. Here is a sample of bus tours that can make a pleasant vacation without spending more than you can af­ ford. There are several bus tours that leave directly from Crystal Lake. Those tours begin June 20 and are arranged through Travel First travel agency, 31 East Crystal Lake Ave. Each tour is profes­ sionally escorted. •Niagara Falls Tour - 5 days/4 nights, departing June 2ft, includes luncheon Skylon Tower, half-day city tour of Niagara Falls, tour Woodside National Park, reserved seats to Shakespearean Festival, and more. Cost per person share twin $385/$427 single. •Grand Ole Opry Tour -- 4 days/3 nights, departing July 5, includes guid­ ed tour of Nashville, visit the Par­ thenon, visit Ryman Theatre, visit Country Music Hail of Fame, reserved seats for the Grand Ole Oprey, and more. Cost per share twin $247/1275 single. •Frankenmuth and Greenfield Village Tour - 4 days/3 nights, departing July 19, includes tour of St. Julian Winery, Ford Museum, tour of Frankenmuth, and more. Cost per person share twin 870/1303 single. •Wisconsin Dells Tour - 3 days/2 nights, departing August 29, includes admis­ sions to Totem Pole, Tommy Barlett Water Show, Xanadu House, farewell dinner at Ishnala overlooking Mirror Lake, and more. Cost per parson share twin $155/1200 single. •Mackinac and the Soo Tour - 5 days/4 nights, departing September 15, in­ cludes ferry boat cruise, luncheon at the Grand Hotel, Agawa Canyon Train Tour, and a boat tour of the Giant Soo Locks, and more. Cost per person $388 store twin/$444 single. "These tours depart from John Evans Inn in Crystal Lake. The tours for most People are geared for the more mature," Candice Kirchberg of Travel First said. "People who take these tours enjoy them because they are worry free vaca­ tions. People don't have to worry about renting a car, meeting people and mak­ ing plans. They can save money, have the protection of a group and have an experienced escort who knows the good places to see and the bad places to not waste your time on," Kirchberg added. There are also other types of bus tours that provide something a little out of the ordinary. This sample of tours can be purchased through Getaway Travel, 414 Virginia Street, Crystal Lake. 'fl.ankenmuth Polka-Fest -- 2 days/1 night, leaving August 20, featuring Polka music, dancing, Frankenmuth sightseeing, Bronner's Christmas Store, and a winery tour, and more. Cost is $129 per person based on double oc­ cupancy. •Bingo Bash - 3 days/2 nights, depar­ ting July 19, August 16 and September 20, features Kellogg Company tour, Bingo Palaces, Windsor sightseeing, and Michigan Winery tour, and more. Cost per person is $179 based on double occupancy. "During the bingo bash tour senior citizens stay up and play bingo for 72 hours. It's crazy but a lot of fun," Judy Fishburn of Getaway Travel said. Green Bay, Wis. is not far away. Families can pack up the car for a week and take off to Green Bay. There are many hotels to choose from as well as sites to see. The lodging rate chart for the month of May 1984 averages bet­ ween $20 to $30 a night for a single and $30 to $45 for double occupancy. There are many sites to visit such as Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame, Rail America, Heritage Hill State Park, Bay Beach Amusement Park, and the Wildlife Santuary, and the Broadway House of Horror to name a few. There are tours of the surrounding areas. The tour of Door County takes a group on a full-day excursion to the Door County Peninsula, sites include Brussels, Namur, and a fish boil. The escorted tour cost is $85 per person not including cost of coach. The Green Bay area tour takes an escorted group through downtown, and along Fox- River. That tour is $35 per person not including coach. You don't have to leave Illinois to find a vacation spot. For families there is something for every member of the family. There are package deals for Southern Illinois including the sites of Shawnee National Forest, Springfield, the Amish Country, and Urbana, and the Western Illinois and Magical Spoon River Country packages. Rates are bas­ ed on double room and two night minimum stay with other restrictions. All packages include a Illinois lottery ticket. The annual events around the state of Illinois do not require much more than the enjoyment they provide. In June a day can be planned to attend the Fort de Chartres Rendezvous held at Fort de Chartres Historic Site, Prairie du Rocher with a celebration that includes period music, costumes, and a drum corps contest, first weekend; Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games, held at Illinois State University in Normal this event draws mentally retarded athletes across the state, June 15-17. In July, there is Lincolnfest the first weekend including a tribute to Abraham Lincoln and wild west performances; Heart of Illinois Fair the third through the fourth weekend which is held in Peoria at the Expo Gardens; Catfish Days held throughout Wilmington. In August the Illinois State Fair will be featured in Springfield with the largest agri-event in the nations the Budweiser Million Festival held at Arl­ ington Park Racetrack; Chicago Kool Jazz Festival held at the Petrillo Band Shell in Chicago's Grant Park. If the tours, events, and package deals are of no interest there are plenty of campsites in Illinois and Wisconsin for a family or couple to pack their sleeping bags and find a nitch. 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