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Looking on the Bright Side: Joy, Peace and Lots of Laughter |
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Program Number: |
8553RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Potosi, Missouri
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| Price starting at: |
$555.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Health & Fitness
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Join a week of feel-good fun that will make you laugh out loud as you learn to find humor in everyday life while playing some of the games you loved as a kid. Chuckle as we sample the works of hilarious authors like Erma Bombeck, take the opportunity to journal your own "best of times," and have a wonderful fun time while learning about music, singing and gaining insight on the Ozark humor and heritage. Explore the lovely campus of the Trout Lodge by hiking, going on a pontoon boat while you celebrate life and immerse yourself in the healing power of laughter.
Highlights
• Take a field trip to Maramec Spring Park to learn about its 100 million-gallon-per-day spring.
• Taste wines at the Peaceful Bend Winery and explore its cellar for an overview of the wine making process.
• Enjoy different activities such as boat riding, hiking, arts and crafts, mini-golf and much more!
Activity Particulars
Minimal walking and standing.
Coordinated by YMCA of Greater St. Louis/Trout Lodge.
Potosi
The Eastern Ozarks are defined as much by its history and culture as by geology, geography and landscapes. Potosi is one of several rural communities in this region of clear streams, big springs and pastoral scenery. Gently rolling hills, deep valleys and plateaus are home to small farms and an abundance of wineries which dot the countryside.
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Accommodations
Hotel-style rooms with lake-view balcony.
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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. | Sylvia Duncan
| | Sylvia Duncan is a published essayist, poet, and short story writer who has lived on both sides of the Atlantic. She was a librarian for the St. Louis Public Library system and has a degree in communications from St. Louis University. Sylvia has been a freelance writer since the age of 10 and has been published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other local and national publications. | | | | Carolyn Thornton
| | Carolyn Thornton enjoyed a 25-year career as a social worker before beginning her work as a columnist and contributor at the Nevada Daily Mail. Her weekly column “Middle Age Plus,” offers an upbeat look at life after age 50. She has since published three books of essays and co-authored “Family Fun and Games: A Hundred Year Tradition,” with her sister Ellen Massey. She is an active member of the Missouri Writer’s Guild and Ozark Writers, Inc. | | | | Rick Key
| | Rick Key has had a passion for music as long as he can remember. At an early age, he began tackling a wide array of musical instruments —accordion, clarinet, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin and harmonica. He eventually set his sights on playing the violin, but with a catch: He wanted to play it left-handed. This desire led to Rick teaching himself how to build his own violin, and that prompted his lifelong passion for fiddle making. | | | |
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