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Coastal History, Heritage, Culture and Nature, Plus a Schooner Sail on Mobile Bay |
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Program Number: |
9237RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
| Location: |
Fairhope, Alabama
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| Price starting at: |
$599.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
| Program Type:
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History & Culture
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Activity Level: |
t (see description) |
| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Vegetarian; Gluten Free |
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Enjoy a week at a beautiful bayside retreat and discover a region with a history shaped by Spanish, French, British and Native American people. Examine the various architectural periods and styles that grace historic Mobile and experience the ambience of lovely Fairhope, a haven for artists and writers. Encounter natural wonders, enjoy the sounds of music, savor Southern hospitality and go for an afternoon sail aboard a 72-foot schooner in Mobile Bay.
Highlights
• On an architectural field trip, visit historic homes including the Richards DAR House famed for its antebellum “iron lace.”
• Take an expert-led journey aboard an eco-explorer boat into the Mobile Delta, a vital ecosystem with diverse flora and fauna, and look for dolphins and birds during a schooner sail.
• Study the origins of American fiddlin’ as you trace the development of beautiful ethnic and folk music, and hear a private performance by a virtuoso fiddler.
Activity Particulars
Walking less than a mile a day.
Date Specific Information
1-27-2013, 9-22-2013, 10-27-2013, 1-26-2014, 2-23-2014, 3-23-2014, 4-27-2014
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Coordinated by University of South Alabama.
Fairhope
Founded in 1894 by adventurous people seeking a personal utopia, lovely Fairhope sits high on bluffs overlooking Mobile Bay. This charming Southern city is known for its beautiful parks, moss-draped live oaks and picturesque downtown that attracts artists, writers and visitors alike.
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Accommodations
Comfortable, 82-acre conference center amid ancient oaks and pines on the shores of Weeks Bay.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Terry Cline
| | Terry Cline, Jr., became a published writer at age 17. During his career he wrote comedy material for radio and television, published a joke book for deejays, and wrote a children’s play and musicals. Terry has published eight novels, including books published by the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club and the Mystery Guild. In 1988, his novel “Quarry” won the Mississippi Library Association Award for Fiction. | | | | Judith Richards
| | Judith Richards is an accomplished novelist. Her books include “Too Blue to Fly,” based on her experiences of segregation, “Summer Lightning,” a worldwide bestseller, and “Sounds of Silence,” her breakthrough first novel. Her most recent book, “Thelonious Rising,” is inspired by her lifelong affection for the city of New Orleans. Judith lives on Mobile Bay in Alabama with her husband, writer C. Terry Cline Jr. | | | | Devereaux Bemis
| | Devereaux is an architectural historian and director of the Mobile Historic Development Commission. He serves on the boards of the Mobile Revolving Fund for Historic Properties, the Maritime Advisory Council and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation. He received a bachelor’s in art history and Russian language and an MBA from the University of South Alabama. He has done graduate work in art history at Tulane University and lives in an 1839 house in downtown Mobile that is being renovated. | | | | Thomas Morley
| | As a classical, Celtic, and folk musician and educator, Tom Morley is one of the most visible violinists on the Gulf Coast. Classically trained with a degree in music education, Tom has earned a living with his violin in every musical direction. He has played professionally in Celtic, Cajun, folk, bluegrass, classical, swing, jazz, and country styles. Tom has released several CDs with numerous bands, and performed at venues including the Jazz & Heritage Fest and the French Quarter Festival. | | | | Carol Bramlett
| | Through vision and persistence, Captain Carol Bramblett led the way for the building and completion of the 72 foot sailing vessel — and Official Tall Ship for the City of Mobile, Alabama — the “Joshua.” Patterned after the coastal schooners that sailed the bay in the late 1800s and 1900s, the wooden vessel carries up to 49 passengers for sails on Mobile Bay. Captain Carol also operates two additional vessels and enjoys leading inshore saltwater fishing trips. | | | | Cindy Frank
| | Captain Cindy Frank, proprietor of Making Waves Charters, shares her love of the water through fishing and sailing excursions on Mobile Bay. Captain Cindy fished with her dad on the banks of Lake Ponchartrain in New Orleans. Her early courtship with the outdoors eventually drew her to the Mobile Bay area — the rivers, delta and sound of which are ecologically similar to the area where she grew up. | | | | Dean Mosher
| | Dean Mosher is a nationally respected artist and historian. His epic historical paintings can be found in museums, National Park visitor centers and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. For five years he held the office of Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States, and he was awarded the Commander General’s medal in 2006 for saving the Order’s archives. Dean lives with this wife and their two children in their two storybook castles, which have been featured on HGTV. | | | |
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