Autumn Journey: A Fall Lunch Train Ride
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Autumn Journey: A Fall Lunch Train Ride | October 3, 2025

Registration Closes September 12th at N​oon!​

Details

Join us on the Autumn Journey: A Fall Lunch Train Ride, where you will enjoy an excellent lunch on a historic dining car and experience the beautiful​​ colors of the fall leaves! ​We will take a couch bus to East Troy, WI, where we will get on an electric train at the East Troy Railroad Museum. The train will take us through the fall foliage to Phantom Lake while we have our lunch. We will then turn around and return with a stop at The Elegant Farmer, an upscale shopping experience once featured on the Food Channel. It includes a deli, bakery, and unique farm products. The Elegant Farmer is also​ known for their Apple Pie baked in the Brown Paper Bag®.​ Once back at the East Troy Railroad Museum you are welcome to explore before we head home. ​Your trip leaders are Kelly Bird and Rebecca Bauer.

​Lunch is house salad, roasted beef tips with mushroom gravy, accompanied by garlic smashers, seasonal vegetables, and dinner roll. Dessert is Chocolate Cake with fresh fruit garnish. Meal includes coffee and hot tea.  Cash bar will be available for the purchase of soda, beer, or wine.​

The train car is not ADA compliant and will require steps to get onto train. Restrooms are available on the dining car, at ​The Elegant Farmer, and the train depot.

Registration Information​

  • General Public: $195 per person 
  • LIFE Members: $175 per person 
  • UWSP Alumni: ​$175 per person 
  • UWSP Student: $175 per person​​
  • Veteran: $175​ per person​
  • Youth: $175 per person​​​

Final payment is due by September 12, 2025. If you have not paid for your registration, you may do so by calling UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education at 715-346-3838, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., to pay by credit card or Click here to make a quick payment. We accept Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.​

Checks can be made payable and sent to: 
UW-Stevens Point 
Continuing Education and Outreach 
2100 Main St., 032 Main Building 
Stevens Point, WI 54481 

If you have additional questions regarding trip details, please email adventure.tours@uwsp.edu or call 715-346-3838

Detailed Itinerary

 8:15 am Load the Coach Bus​ at Dunham's in Stevens Point (Please park near the corner closest to McDonald's) 5601 Hwy 10, Stevens Point, WI

8:30 am Depart for East Troy, WI​

Stop at Wayside for quick restroom stop 

11:30 am Arrive at East Troy Railroad Museum (2002 Church St, East Troy, WI) 

11:45 am Board onto vintage dining cars (no assigned seating – Tables of two and four)

12:00 pm Seven-mile train ride to view Phantom Lake (stay on train). Lunch will be served during this time.

​​Proceed to The Elegant Farmer (stay for 1 hour). Deli, bakery, specialty foods and unique farm products available for purchase.

3:00 pm Load Coach Bus

3:15 pm Coach Bus departs East Troy 

Stop at Wayside for quick restroom stop

6:15 pm Arrive in Stevens Point – Dunham's 


Trip Information​​​

Bus Transportation​

You may bring food and drink onto the bus. The only restriction would be glass bottles and containers. Plastic bottles and cans are acceptable for the bus ride. For those who have asked, alcohol is allowed on the bus. Coolers are also welcomed but should not block the aisle. There is a bathroom on the coach bus.

The price of this trip includes the coach bus transportation, the train ride, and an excellent lunch on the train. An envelope will be passed at the end of the trip for an optional bus driver tip.​ Our goal is to be back in Stevens Point around 6:00 p.m.​

If you wish, you can bring money to make additional purchases of beverages on the train (soft drinks, beer and wine), at the gift shop of the East Troy Train Museum, and at the Elegant Farmer. The Elegant Farmer has a deli, bakery, and specialty farm products. They are widely known for their apple pie baked in a bag, which you may want to purchase to take home! You may want to bring a cooler for some purchases.​

Pick Up Location​

If ten or more register from Marshfield 

Bus Loading Location: UWSP at Marshfield, ​2000 W. 5th St., East Parking Lot off UW Drive. (Parking passes not required)Marshfield Campus Map
Bus Loading Time: 7:15 a.m. (please be on time)  
Bus Departure from Marshfield: 7:30 a.m. ​


If ten or more register from Wausau

Bus Loading Location: UWSP at Wausau, S ​7th Ave, Wausau, Parking ​Lot G (Parking passes not required.) 
Bus Loading Time: 7:30 a.m. (p​lease be on time)  
Bus Departure from Wausau: 7:45 a.m. 


Stevens Point Pick Up 

Bus Loading Location: Parking lot in front of Dunham's, corner closest to McDonald's (HWY 10, Stevens Point)​
Bus Loading Time: 8:15 a.m. (please be on time)  
Bus Departure from Marshfield: 8:30 a.m.

Sponsors ​​

Housing Sponsor $1000 - This sponsorship provides overnight housing for 15 participants Dinner and/or hike for two with camp leadership to see firsthand impact of sponsorship Your logo on all marketing materials (our webpage, email marketing, flyers, camp signage, participant name tags, and social media) Verbal acknowledgement during camp announcements Opportunity to provide swag or flyer/handout for participant folder 

Meal Sponsor $500 - This sponsorship provides one meal for 30 participants Your logo on participant name tag Your logo on our webpage Your logo on camp signage Verbal acknowledgement during camp announcements Opportunity to provide swag or flyer/handout for participant folder 

Activity Sponsor $250 - This sponsorship covers the Treehaven daily activity fee for 25 participants Your logo on our webpage Your logo on camp signage Verbal acknowledgement during camp announcements Opportunity to provide swag or flyer/handout for participant folder

Speaker Sponsor $100 - This sponsorship covers the costs of one class speaker during camp Your logo on our webpage Verbal acknowledgment during speaker introduction Opportunity to provide swag or flyer/handout for participant folder

​​​​​. ​​Wisconsin ​​​Forestry Center 

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. UW Forestry Division

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Cancellation Policy

Since we make financial commitments in advance, no refunds will be issued for cancellations. However, you may send a substitute in your place. Please email us at uwspceweb@uwsp.edu to inform us of the substitution.

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Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. 
Please contact Continuing Education at 715-346-3838 or uwspceweb@uwsp.edu.

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