The following schedule was developed for the District 2590 team from Japan in 1996-97.
It offers examples of activities planned for a visiting team.
Saturday, May 10 - Travel Day (District GSE Committee) - Paper Valley Hotel
- Arrive in Appleton at 3:55pm Northwest Airlines.
(Greeting party will include members of District GSE Committee and District 6220 GSE Team.)
- (Transfer to Paper Valley Hotel.)
Sunday, May 11 - Free Day - Appleton (District GSE Committee) - Paper Valley Hotel
- Free Day, except for a brief orientation meeting in the afternoon.
Monday, May 12 - Vocational Day - Appleton (Appleton Rotary Club) - Appleton Host Families
- Evening supper and social with host families and Appleton Rotarians.
Tuesday, May 13 - Community Day - Appleton (Appleton Rotary Club) - Appleton Host Families
- Breakfast meeting with community leaders, including United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Arts Alliance and Community Foundation representatives.
- Hearthstone Historic Home, Children's Museum (Japanese children exhibition), and meeting with the Mayor of Appleton.
- Appleton Rotary Club (noon).
Team presentation and presentation by member of 6220 Team, Diane Beyer.
- Experimental Aircraft Association Museum.
- Evening entertainment with host families.
Wednesday, May 14 - Community and Vocational Day - Kaukauna (Kaukauna RC) - Appleton Host Families
- Dairy farming, milk processing, and cheese manufacturing tours.
- Kaukauna Rotary Club (noon).
Team presentation.
- Paper manufacturing tour.
- Evening dinner with Rotarians to discuss vocational interests.
- (Return to Appleton host families)
Thursday, May 15 - Community and Cultural Day - New London (New London RC) - Waupaca Host Families
- Mosquito Hill Nature Center.
- Rawhide Boys Ranch (noon).
- Cultural activities with New London Rotarians or free time, if desired.
- Evening supper and social hosted by New London Rotarians
- (Transfer to Waupaca host families)
Friday, May 16 - Community Day - Waupaca (Waupaca Rotary Club) - Waupaca Host Families
- Waupaca Foundry
- Other community venues of interest.
- Evening supper and social hosted by Waupaca Rotarians.
Saturday, May 17 - Cultural Day - Waupaca (Waupaca Rotary Club) - Waupaca Host Families
- Chain of Lakes boat tour
- Fox River shopping mall and movie theatre
Sunday, May 18 - Free Day - Waupaca (Waupaca Rotary Club) - Waupaca Host Families
Monday, May 19 - Community and Cultural Day - Wausau (Wausau Rotary Club) - Wausau Host Families
- (Transfer to Wausau)
- Wausau Rotary Club (noon).
Team presentation.
- Ostrich husbandry and ginseng farming
Tuesday, May 20 - Community and Cultural Day - Wausau (Wausau Rotary Club) - Wausau Host Families
- Stevens Point Brewery
- Nature preserves
Wednesday, May 21 - Vocational Day - Wausau (Wausau Rotary Club) - Wausau Host Families
Thursday, May 22 - Community and Cultural Day - Antigo (Antigo Rotary Club) - Antigo Host Families
- (Transfer to Antigo).
- Antigo Rotary Club (noon).
Team presentation.
Friday, May 23 - Community and Cultural Day - Antigo (Antigo Rotary Club) - Antigo Host Families
- Individual and group tours
- Evening supper and social hosted by Antigo Rotary Club
Saturday, May 24 - Travel Day (Antigo and Hancock, Houghton, and Calumet RC's) - HHC Host Families
- (Transfer to Hancock, Houghton, and Calumet).
Lunch with Antigo and HHC GSE committee members.
Sunday, May 25 - Free Day - Hancock, Houghton, and Calumet (HHC Rotary Clubs) - HHC Host Families
Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day) - Community and Cultural Day - Hancock (Hancock RC) - HHC Host Families
- Traditional Memorial Day events
- Historic Hancock area tour
- Quincy Mine Hoist, A.E. Seaman Mineralogical Museum, Michigan Technological University tours.
- Evening supper and social host by HHC Rotarians.
Tuesday, May 27 - Vocational Day - Houghton (Houghton Rotary Club) - HHC Host Families
Wednesday, May 28 - Community Day - Calumet (Calumet/Laurium Rotary Club) - HHC Host Families
- Calumet National Park
- Calumet, Houghton and Hancock Rotary Clubs joint meeting (evening).
Team presentation.
Thursday, May 29 - Travel and Vocational Day (HHC and Marquette Rotary Clubs) - Marquette Host Families
- (Transfer to Marquette)
- Vocational activities (afternoon)
Friday, May 30 - Community Day and District Conference (Marquette Rotary Clubs and District GSE Committee) - Marquette Host Families
- Iron ore mine and ore dock on Lake Superior
- District Conference reception and dinner, featuring 6220 RYE students
Saturday, May 31 - District Conference and Cultural Day (District GSE Committee and Marquette Rotary Clubs) - Marquette Holiday Inn
- GSE presentation with 6220 GSE Team (9:30 - 10:30 am)
- Inteernational Village.
Informal discussions with Rotarians attending the District Conference.
- Conference-sponsored recreational and cultural activities or free time, if desired.
- Governor's Ball or free time, if desired
Sunday, June 1 - Free Day - Marquette (District GSE Committee) - Marquette Holiday Inn
Monday, June 2 - Travel and Cultural Day - Munising (Munising Rotary Club) - Munising Host Families
- (Transfer to Munising).
- Lake Superior boat excursion
Tuesday, June 3 - Community Day - Munising (Munising Rotary Club) - Munising Host Families
- Paper manufacturing tour (Kimberly-Clark)
- Munising Rotary Club (noon).
Team presentation.
- Waterfall and logging tour in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Evening supper and social hosted by Munising Rotarians.
Wednesday, June 4 - Travel Day (Munising and Sturgeon Bay Rotarians) - Sturgeon Bay Host Families
Thursday, June 5 - Community Day - Sturgeon Bay (Sturgeon Bay Rotary Clubs) - Sturgeon Bay Host Families
- Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club (noon).
Team presentation
- Evening supper and social (Door County Fish Boil) hosted by SB Rotarians.
Friday, June 6 - Vocational Day - Sturgeon Bay (SB Rotary Clubs) - Sturgeon Bay Host Families
Saturday, June 7 - Travel and Community Day - Green Bay (Green Bay West RC) - Green Bay Host Families
- Activities planned by host families and team members, including vocational study, shopping, or preparation for return to Japan.
Sunday, June 8 - Cultural Day - Green Bay (Green Bay West RC) - Green Bay Host Families
- Green Bay tour, including Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame and Lambeau Field
- Evening supper and social with host families and Green Bay Rotarians
Monday, June 9 - Travel Day and Free Day (District GSE Committee) - Paper Valley Hotel
- Green Bay West Rotary Club (7 am).
Team Presentation
- (Transfer to Appleton)
Tuesday, June 10 - Travel Day (District GSE Committee)
- Transfer to Outagamie County Airport for 12:45 pm departure.
Northwest Airlines