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Day Trip to America's Home Town: Hannibal

Be part of a fun group and explore Mark Twain's Hannibal on April 19. You'll board a luxury charter coach at the Wildwood Y and set out for a day of riverboats, history and legends.

Hannibal, MO, the boyhood hometown of Mark Twain, is a place of riverboats, legends and noted sites from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. And it's also the destination of the group day trip on Thursday, April 19.

The day will begin aboard a luxury charter coach at the Y that heads to downtown Hannibal where we will explore historic registry homes and museums with original Norman Rockwell paintings.

A catered lunch will be served aboard a riverboat sightseeing cruise on the mighty Mississippi.

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The fee of $60, or $50 for YMCA members, covers transportation, admissions, lunch and tips. The day of fun is made possible by Jerry Mooneyham, the Wildwood Y's 2011 Volunteer of the Year and No. 1 Tour Guide.

To sign up, call the Y at 636-458-6636 or go online. The Wildwood Y's day trip program is for adults who want to forge friendships, learn new things and have fun exploring the region's many historic and interesting sites. Trips are planned several times a year.

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