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CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, VIRGINIA

Lights in the Night, Pirates of the Colonies, and Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island

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EasyFor people looking to exercise their minds more than their bodies. There’s minimal walking and not too many stairs.
ModerateThese programs get you on your feet and include activities such as walking up to a mile in a day through a city and standing in a museum for a few hours.
ActiveFor people who enjoy walking as much as two miles a day, perhaps to explore historic neighborhoods or a nature trail.
Moderately ChallengingFor hardy explorers who enjoy a good physical challenge, spending most of their days on the go.
ChallengingGet ready to keep up with our highest-energy group. These demanding — and rewarding — programs are for seasoned outdoor enthusiasts.

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Mr. T. Smith

For the past 20 years, Paul Smith has conducted the shorebird surveys for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and has given talks on bird identification. He ran a hawk watch for the Hawk Migration Association of North America, and holds a master bird banding permit. Paul and his wife Ann received the National Volunteer of the Year Award from the Fish & Wildlife Service. He has been teaching Road Scholar programs since 1990 and is well known for his sense of humor.

Dr. Ralph Eshelman

The former director of the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Md., Dr. Ralph Eshelman is a specialist in topics ranging from polar exploration and maritime history, to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake region. His work as a naturalist, geologist and historian has taken him around the globe, and he served as a research associate in the Department of Paleobiology at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution for nearly 20 years. Ralph is past-president of the Council of American Maritime Museums, and founding vice-president of the National Maritime Preservation Task Force of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He has also served as a consultant to the American Battlefield Protection Program and presently serves as historian to the Star-Spangled Banner National Historical Trail. Ralph received his PhD. in 1974 from the University of Michigan with a major in geology and vertebrate palaeontology and a minor in ecology.

Nancy West

Nancy Richards West has lived on Chincoteague Island for three decades, using this picturesque setting as inspiration for her paintings. The first resident artist chosen by the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the thrill of painting en plein air often lures her out of the studio and into the field, where she captures the effects of changing light, weather and seasons. Nancy has extensive training in classical drawing and color theory, and her delicate treatment of oils is subtly elegant. Her work has won numerous awards and honors, including the Ward Foundation’s top award for painting, and she represented the Commonwealth of Virginia at the White House Easter Festivities in 1996. Nancy received her B.A. with high honors in fine arts from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.. Nancy has been sharing her artistic talents on Road Scholar programs with the Museum of Chincoteague Island for almost 20 years.
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•5 nights of accommodations
•14 meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners
•13 Expert-led lectures
•5 Field trips
•1 Performances
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