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)
• International 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