Afternoon: HOTEL CHECK-IN: Available from 3:00pm.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION: After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar desk in the lobby to pick up your arrival packet containing your name tag, the up-to-date schedule, and to confirm the time of the orientation session. Please be aware that program activities and scheduled times could change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Dinner: Enjoy dinner at the hotel.

Evening: ORIENTATION : We'll review the schedule and any changes; discuss responsibilities, safety guidelines, emergency procedures; and answer any questions you may have. You'll also have an opportunity to meet the program staff and your fellow participants.

Lodging: Bahia Mar Beach Resort

Meals Included: Dinner

Learn about the the waterways of Ft. Lauderdale, visit the historic Stranahan House, and learn about the infamous Ashley Gang

Breakfast: Full breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Enjoy a lecture by Jim Sweeney about the canals in his presentation - The Waterways of Ft. Lauderdale: Yesterday and Today.

Lunch: Lunch at local restaurant

Afternoon: Visit the Ft. Lauderdale's historic Stranahan House. A guided tour of this house is like a journey through time when the Seminole Indians made friends with a young Ohioan who settled in this frontier town now known as Ft. Lauderdale. The Stranahan House, with its FL vernacular style, has served as a trading post, town hall, post office and bank. restored to its 1913 configuration, it's a "must see in S. FL.

Dinner: Dinner Bubba Gump. Remember the famous saying "Life is like a box of Chocolates?"

Evening: Long before Al Capone and his Chicago mob began rum-running from the Bahamas into the Jupiter Inlet, there was the infamous "Ashley Gang"- Florida's answer to the "James Boys" A wonderful story told by a terrific story-teller -Eliot Kleinberg

Lodging: Bahia Mar Beach Resort

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Learn about the Seminoles and visit to Bonnet House Museum and Gardens.

Breakfast: Full breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Explore the Bonnet Main House which houses a collection of art and the personal treasures of the Birch/Bartlett families.

Lunch: Enjoy a picnic lunch at the this 35 acre subtropical estate and historic house museum - the Bonnet House Museum.

Afternoon: Following lunch you are free to walk around the surrounding grounds of the estate ranging from a mangrove swamp to a coastal hammock, providing habitat for a variety of fish, monkeys and other wildlife.

Dinner: Dinner is on your own this evening so you can take in some of the local flavor.

Evening: Enjoy a presentation from a representative of WPBT, So. Florida's public TV station. She will discuss the "behind the scenes" activities of this very popular and important station.

Lodging: Bahia Mar Beach Resort

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast: Full breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Enjoy an exploration of the Historic District of Fort Lauderdale. Site visits include, New River Museum, King Cromartie Museum and the 1899 replica of the old schoolhouse.

Lunch: Lunch at a local spot

Afternoon: After lunch visit a historic Homestead and listen to a lecture about the Seminole Indians. Later in the afternoon visit the Ft. Lauderdale Fire Museum. The nearly 100 years of advancement and service of the Ft. Lauderdale Fire Dept. are highlighted through photos, videos, historic uniforms and equipment. Learn about major fires and emergencies that challenged the fire fighters through the years.

Dinner: Dinner will be at Lester's Diner. A Ft. Lauderdale favorite for over 50 years.

Evening: Enjoy an evening on your own.

Lodging: Bahia Mar Beach Resort

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Visit the Ft. Lauderdale Art Museum. When Ira Glackens, son of American impressionist William Glackens, died in 1991, he left his substantial collection of works by his father to the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. (this is just one of the permanent exhibits).

Lunch: Lunch of your choice in the area, on your own.

Afternoon: Enjoy your afternoon at your leisure. Swim at the pool, tennis at the resort, walk the beach or just relax.

Dinner: Spend your last evening in Ft. Lauderdale on a sightseeing dinner cruise. For over 60 years, Florida's legendary Jungle Queen Dinner Cruise has delighted visitors to South FL. This is a fun filled relaxing evening aboard this magical riverboat. Enjoy all you can eat while you watch a variety show with sing along. There is nothing else like it!

Lodging: Bahia Mar Beach Resort

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Enjoy a full breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Jim Sweeny will return to wrap up the program with a lecture about Ft. Lauderdale history.

Lunch: Box lunch to go

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch