2018 MiM ‘Explore Buffalo’

 Host Hotel: Radisson Hotel

100 Whitehaven Road

Grand Island, NY 70123

(4-night stay included in registration)

The Radisson Hotel Niagara Falls-Grand Island provides a peaceful escape in a suburban setting. Located on the banks of the upper Niagara River, our hotel features rooms and suites with walk-out balconies and views of the river and the countryside. You can relax on the island or explore downtown Buffalo and Niagara Falls State Park, both located about 15 minutes from the hotel. Cocktail lounge and restaurant available on site.

• Lodging included in registration

• Settlement Room in Radisson Hotel
• Short introductions, Discuss the week’s events, Q & A session
• Dinner included in registration

Few names in American architecture are as ubiquitous as Frank Lloyd Wright’s. Even fewer American cities can boast seven of his legendary masterworks. Wright’s Buffalo portfolio includes the Martin House Complex, one of the finest examples from his prairie period, the Graycliff Estate on the shores of Lake Erie and a boathouse, mausoleum and filling station built nearly a century after they were first conceptualized.

•  Parking at Buffalo Zoo – 200 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214
• 125 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214

• http://www.martinhouse.org/
• Guided tour included in registration

•  Walk from Martin Complex to Zoo (Approximately 1 Block)

Founded in 1875, the Buffalo Zoo, is the third oldest zoo in the United States. Each year, the Buffalo Zoo welcomes approximately 400,000 visitors and is the second largest tourist attraction in Western New York; second only to Niagara Falls. Located on 23.5 acres (9.5 ha) of Buffalo’s Delaware Park, the zoo exhibits a diverse collection of wild and exotic animals, and more than 320 distinct species of plants.

•  210 Market St. Lockport, NY 14094

Your fun and informative cruise & dinner will take you past five of the original 1800’s locks. Three million gallons of water will fill Locks 34 & 35, the only double set on the Erie Canal, and raise the boat 50 feet. You’ll pass under Lockport’s “Upside Down Bridge,” Lockport’s “Big Bridge” (the widest bridge in the U.S. at 299 feet wide), through the “deep rock cut” and under lift bridges. The lively narration by the Coast Guard Licensed Captains is also accompanied by crowd-pleasing canal music, popular during the 1800’s.

•  Dinner and Cruise included in your registration

•  263 Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14203

This unique museum focuses on Buffalo’s transportation history featuring Pierce Arrow, Thomas Flyer, electric vehicles, vintage bicycles, motorcycles, muscle cars and trucks, many made in Western New York. A unique feature is the-full scale Buffalo Filling Station by Frank Lloyd Wright, designed for Buffalo in 1927 but never built.

• Docent guided tour included in your registration

• Walk from the Museum
• 291 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14204

Chef’s has been a neighborhood icon that brings the taste of Italy back home to Buffalo.  As one of Buffalo’s Favorite Italian restaurants since 1923.

•  Lunch included in registration

• 1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY 14202

The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park is a museum on the shore of Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York. It is home to several decommissioned US Naval vessels, including the Cleveland-class cruiser USS Little Rock, the Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivan’s, and the submarine USS Croaker. Along with the ships, there are a variety of smaller vehicles, vessels, and aircraft on display at the park.

•  Tour included in your registration

The Little Rock was the first ship to bear the name of Little Rock, Arkansas. The only guided missile cruiser on display in the U.S. today, the USS Little Rock is the sole survivor of the U.S. Navy’s World War II Cleveland class of light cruisers, the most abundant of all U.S. wartime cruisers (29 vessels total).  

•  Dinner included in your registration

• 329 Erie Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

It’s always a perfect night aboard the MoondanceCat. The MoondanceCat is 56’ long and 31’ wide. Equipped with sound system and wet bar, entertainment has never been easier. Enclosed area for seating and tables or breathing easy on deck, moondanceCat puts wind in the sails of excitement. All on beautiful Lake Erie.

• Sail included in registration

Jaw-dropping scenic beauty. Thundering roars. Mind-boggling cataracts. Shimmering rainbows. And the raw power of 4-6 million cubic feet of water rushing over the edges every minute of the day.

•  Niagara State Park Pass and scenic trolley ride included in registration

•  Summer Cookout Menu
• Dinner on the Riverfront Patio
• Dinner included in registration

MiM 2018 ‘Explore Buffalo Niagara Falls’