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Bus Tour: St. Paul to Spillville, IA: Following the Path of Composer Antonin Dvorak w/ Dave Bredemus - June 19 (Southwest)


Adult Enrichment / Trips, Tours & Special Events -
Adult Enrichment Winter 2025

We will follow the route of world-famous composer Antonin Dvorak, who, in 1893, spent the summer in the beautiful Spillville, Iowa area composing music and visiting Saint Paul. Dvorak started life as a son of a peasant in the provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and ended it as one of the most renowned musicians in the world. Spend the day retracing his steps and see what might have inspired him to write so prolifically about America.

The local Czech community greeted Dvorak in St. Paul at the Czech and Slovak Sokol Hall on West Seventh Street. We will learn about the early Czechs of Saint Paul and see the very same CSPS Hall. We will also tour Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church, originally a Czech church.

Then, we will travel through many beautiful small towns to Spillville, in Northeast Iowa. We will visit historical and cultural sites in this heavily Czech-influenced town, including Saint Wenceslas Church and Cemetery, the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bandstand, and the Bily Clock Museum & Antonin Dvorak Exhibit. The Bily Clock Museum has some of the most beautiful carved clocks in the world and is a virtual treasure chest full of Spillville and Dvorak history items.

Includes Motorcoach, Bakery stop, museum and church admissions. Lunch is on your own.

TIME:-  7:45 am Board Bus

             8:00 am Bus Departs Southwest High School 

             8:00 pm @ Return to Southwest High School

Pick-Up & Drop Off Location:  Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN  55410

NOTE:  Only transfer of registration available after May 7th. No refunds.                

If tour is sold out, please add your names to the waitlist. We will let you know if tickets become available.

Dave Bredemus

Dave Bredemus was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After attending schools in Saint Paul he graduated from St. Cloud State University with a teaching degree in history and social studies. He taught junior high social studies and was an administrator with Community Education in Saint Paul for 38 years.

Dave developed a tour program for adults starting at 1981. Dave has done hundreds of day trips and many overnight trips covering every state in the United States. He has led 17 trips to Europe. Dave has also led educational trips to Mexico, Cuba and other Caribbean locations. The trips are an educational experience exploring history, geography, and cultures in a fun and interesting way.

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Southwest High School : West Parking Lot
Thursday, Jun 19
8:45 AM - 7:30 PM

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Min Age   16 yr.

Price: $ 119 00