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Set Sail on Mobile BayJoin us in Fairhope for sailing Coastal waters,

Mardi Gras in Mobile, pg. 7

Golfing Coastal Courses, pg. 3

2015 Intergenerationals, pg. 5

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2014-2015 PROGRAMS

Signature City, pg. 7

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The National Shrimp Festival: Arts, Crafts, Music and Food!orange beach, alabama

3 nights • program #15555AU

The National Shrimp Festival, held each October on the beaches of Alabama’s Gulf Coast, has become one of America’s favorite outdoor festivals over its 40-year-plus history. In this holiday for seafood lovers, hundreds of presenters offer arts and crafts, musical entertainment, an international marketplace and — of course! — shrimp and other tasty treats prepared in a variety of ways. Learn about the seafood industry, immerse yourself in the festival atmosphere, and enjoy free time opportunities to tickle your taste buds.

Highlights:• Learn about the seafood industry, types of shrimp

harvested in the Gulf of Mexico, their economic importance, and go behind the scenes at a processing plant to see how some of your favorite foods get from boat to table.

• With an expert chef, learn how to create your own seafood specialties and taste scrumptious Gulf Coast favorites as well as enjoying a dinner out at a popular local restaurant.

• Use the free time reserved for your personal independent exploration to experience the diverse sights, sounds, and tastes of the Shrimp Festival during a full afternoon with lunch on your own.

2014 Dates: Oct 7-10Per-person prices: dbl $445 • sgl $620

2015 Dates: Oct 6-9Per-person prices: dbl $449 • sgl $624

Join us for the 43rd year of celebrating the Gulf Coast’s favorite crustacean with arts and crafts, music, and other coastal cuisine.

- location spotlight -

Located along the tranquil and tree-lined shores of Week’s Bay, Beckwith Camp and Conference Center is often described as a welcome escape - a place to retreat from the hustle of cities and urban locations and commune with nature.

Though only a short drive from Fairhope or Mobile, Beckwith imparts a tranquil setting to learn and relax among the 82-acres filled with centuries’ old live oaks and stately pines. Evening strolls along the shoreline provide beautiful views of sunrises filled with hues of yellows, oranges, and pinks combined with

the gently lapping of waves against the shore. A favorite past time at Beckwith for Road Scholars is evening gatherings on the porch in rocking chairs for fellowship.

BECKWITH CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER

register onlinewww.roadscholar.org

or call toll free(877) 426-8056

KNOW BEFORE YOU COMEHere are some interesting facts about the Gulf Coast area that will help you get the most out of your experience at a Road Scholar program:

• Yes, we love seafood! Living on the Gulf Coast gives locals the freshest seafood there is to offer.

• Mobile IS the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the U.S.; it began here in 1703 a year after the city was founded.

• Being on the coast allows for fun recreation on the water and enjoying walks on white, sandy beaches.

• With historic homes and districts lined with stately oaks and gorgeous gardens, both Mobile and Fairhope make good first impressions.

• Summer weather can climb into the upper 90s with high humidity; but mild fall and winter seasons allow for lots of outdoor adventures.

• Mobile Bay is home to a phenomenon that only happens here and in India’s Bay of Bengal. Its a secret we can only share if you visit.

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Golfing at its Best: Master Coastal Courses and Learn from the Prosorange beach, alabama


Enjoy a complete golf experience on Alabama’s beautiful coastal courses designed by some of the sport’s finest. Improve your game with four days of group instruction as Class A PGA professionals cover putting, chipping, rules, etiquette, equipment, club fitting and strategy.

Highlights:• Get a video swing

analysis to help improve your game.

• Test your skills at four different golf courses including Bayside Peninsula, designed by Earl Stone, and Cypress Bend and Cotton Creek, both designed by Arnold Palmer and Gulf Shore Golf Club designed by Jay and Carter Morrish.

• Play your choice of nine or 18 holes daily.

2015 Dates: dbl sgl

Mar 1-6 $849 $1036Oct 11-16 $815 $1002

Improve your golf game as you play some of the Gulf Coast’s finest courses.

Tunes and Tales by the Gulf: Music and History on Alabama’s Beautiful Mobile Bayorange beach, alabama


Join us in beautiful Orange Beach for a finger-snapping, toe-tapping musical celebration and historical adventure amid the marvelous beauty of the Gulf of Mexico coast. Trace the evolution through time and place of beloved North American musical styles like Appalachian, Cajun, Cape Breton, bluegrass, Celtic, Western swing and jazz, and hear tales of area history featuring, explorers, soldiers, a famous admiral and other memorable characters. Come in the fall or winter to uncover the natural history of Alabama, or visit during Mardi Gras to experience the delights of America’s original celebration of this special time of year.

Highlights:• Explore Fort Morgan on Mobile Bay as you learn from

expert historians about the many early explorers that put the region on the map.

• Trace the development of American fiddlin’ — a different way of playing the violin — and hear some of the beautiful ethnic and folk music played on this instrument since the 1600s in a private performance by a virtuoso fiddler.

• Choose a program date to match your interests, whether it’s our special celebration during Mardi Gras in Mobile or a winter or fall foray into the flora and fauna of the region.

2014 Dates: Oct 26-31, Per-person prices: dbl $699 • sgl $899

2015 Dates: dbl sgl

Feb 1-6 $679 $884Feb 15-20 $679 $884Oct 18-23 $699 $899

Date-specific information: Feb. 15 - Enjoy Mardi Gras festivities from a privileged vantage point on the parade route in downtown Mobile.

Join virtuouso fiddler Tom Morley as you trace the history of ethnic and folk music along with our fascination with this versatile instrument.

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Sailing and Navigation on Spectacular Waterways: Schooner, Sunfishfairhope, alabama


Experience the beautiful coastal environment of Alabama in the best possible way: under sail! Begin by learning the basics of sailing on a small scale during a fun day on a Sunfish. Then join Captain Carol Bramblett aboard the 72-foot wooden schooner “Joshua” — during four sailing excursions, you’ll get hands-on lessons in the basics of technique and navigation. Keep an eye out for dolphins, pelicans and other wildlife.

Highlights:• Feel the thrill of moving with the wind as you sail through

spectacular waterways including Mobile Bay.• Lessons include boat safety, hoisting and trimming the

sails, tacking and jibing, docking, anchoring and rules of the waterway.

• Learn to use navigational charts and interpret information about tides, currents and winds to plot your course.

2014 Dates: Nov 2-7 Per-person prices: dbl $636 • sgl $711

2015 Dates: May 31-June 5, Aug 30 - Sept 4Per-person prices: dbl $648 • sgl $733

Coastal History, Heritage, Culture and Nature, Plus a Schooner Sail on Mobile Bayfairhope, alabama


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.

2014 Dates: Nov 9-14 Per-person prices: dbl $636 • sgl $711

2015 Dates: Jan 25-30, Feb 22-27, Mar 22-27, Apr 19-24, Sept 27-Oct 2, Nov 8-13Per-person prices: dbl $648 • sgl $733

Sailing local waters is one of the most relaxing and beautiful ways to experience the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Join us in Fairhope for program #13878 or #9237 to experience the wind in your face aboard the 72-foot wooden schooner, “Joshua” for a sail along the waters of Mobile Bay.




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Horses, Monkeys, Gators Galore: Adventures With Your Grandchild by the Bay and Morefairhope, alabama


Take your grandchild to enjoy a beautiful bayside retreat center and all kinds of animal adventures led by experts. Enjoy skits performed by the grandchildren, go beach-combing together, swim, feed the zoo animals, learn about coastal critters and nocturnal animals, and look for the 100-plus kinds of birds.

Highlights:• Learn the basics of caring

for horses and ride along wooded trails.

• On an alligator farm field trip, see and touch baby gators, learn about conserving nuisance alligators, and look for some of the 150-plus adult gators onsite.

• Explore “The Little Zoo That Could” (seen on “Animal Planet”), home to more than 290 animals including lions, tigers, bears, monkeys and macaws, with a special demonstration by the zookeeper.

2015 Dates: Jun 14-19, Aug 2-7room occupancy price per adult price per child1 adult + 1 child $1199 $4992 adults + 1 child $849 $4992 adults + 2 children $849 $499

Sail and Fish on Mobile Bay With Your Grandchildfairhope, alabama


You and your grandchild will have your own fish stories to tell after fishing together in the Weeks Bay estuary on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, accompanied by local experts who teach you all aspects of a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. Explore the marine life of the greater Mobile Bay estuarine system to learn how to identify your catch, and find out why Mobile Bay is the only place in the world with regular occurrences of the jubilee, a natural phenomenon in which teeming throngs of crabs, shrimp and other sea life leave deeper waters and swarm the shallows along the coast. Cap off this adventure of a lifetime with your grandchild by taking a ride on a pontoon boat into the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, the second-largest delta in the United States.

Highlights:• Climb aboard the USS

“Alabama” battleship and the USS “Drum” submarine, and explore a variety of military vehicles and aircraft.

• On an afternoon sail on Mobile Bay and around Mobile Bay Lighthouse, hoist the sail, take the wheel or just sit back and enjoy as captain and crew narrate your voyage.

• Discover marine life while seine fishing, learn to canoe on Weeks Bay, explore the science museum and more.

2015 Dates: Jul 19-24room occupancy price per adult price per child1 adult + 1 child $1095 $4252 adults + 1 child $745 $4252 adults + 2 children $745 $425

INTERGENERATIONAL




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- instructor spotlight - - location spotlight -

Located in the revitalized downtown business and entertainment districts, the Renaissance Riverview rises majestically over the sparkling waters of Mobile Bay. This recently renovated hotel features bold colors and nautical touches that welcome visitors to Mobile’s rich history that is intertwined with its infamous Southern hospitality.

Upon checking into the AAA Four Diamond hotel, guests are surrounded with a fresh space of contemporary design and world-class amenitities unrivaled by other luxury hotels in Mobile. Its central location is ideal for exploring nearby attractions and restaurants on foot.

RENAISSANCE RIVERVIEW PLAZA

Blooming Mobile: Festival of Flowers, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Historic Housesmobile, alabama


Experience springtime at its best during Mobile’s most gorgeous month as you attend the Gulf Coast’s premier flower and garden event. You’ll also explore the home and gardens of an American castle, Bellingrath. Rounding out your experience, encounter Mobile’s rich cultural heritage in the graciousness and charm of its notable architecture and a treasury of preserved, restored homes.

Highlights:• Explore the Festival of Flowers featuring more than

300,000 square feet of landscaped gardens and multitudes of breathtaking blossoms under tent and sky.

• At Bellingrath, learn about its founders and marvel at the beautiful gardens and the incomparable collections of 19th-century furnishings and Boehm porcelain.

• See magnificent azaleas, shaded verandas, majestic oaks and myriad spring flowers at historic houses, truly a feast for the senses!

2015 Dates: Mar 22-27Per-person prices: dbl $975 • sgl $1343


Dean Mosher, one of our most popular instructors for USA Road Scholar, has been very busy over the last year. Mosher is known for his historic paintings, which are located in museums, National Park Service visitor centers, and public buildings around the country.

In March 2013, Mosher’s 42-foot high sculpture Nature’s Playground was dedicated in the new town center of Gautier, Mississippi. It is the tallest sculpture on the Gulf Coast. Mosher’s eight-foot-by-10-foot painting Wilbur Wright Greets Lady Liberty was placed on permanent exhibition in the Early Flight Gallery of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Mueseum in Washington, D.C. in August of that same year.

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Mosher unveiled his third painting in the series depicting the famous naval battle of the Civil War. You have the opportunity to hear this favorite instructor during programs #9237 and #14414.

did you know?Program #9237

“Coastal History, Heritage, Cultureand Nature, Plus a Schooner

Sail on Mobile Bay”is now one of

ROAD SCHOLAR’SMOST POPULAR PROGRAMSRegister early, don’t miss out!

DEAN MOSHER



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Signature City Mobile: History, Heritage, Culture, Beautiful Homes and Gardensmobile, alabama


In a series of fascinating field trips and lectures, discover the charms of hospitable Mobile, first capital of colonial French Louisiana. Forays into the past include visits to the City Museum, a replica of early French Fort Condé and Mobile’s historic downtown. Join an architectural historian amid the Garden District’s treasury of 18th- and 19th-century museum homes, and marvel at the splendor of stately Bellingrath and its famous and expansive gardens.

Highlights:• Visit the Museum of Mobile, where cutting-edge exhibits

bring to life the area as first seen by early Americans.• At the Richards DAR House, admire the Italianate home’s

exquisite facade, depicting the four seasons in lavish iron lace.

• Step back in time at Bellingrath Gardens and Home, an “American castle” showcasing treasured antiques, a handmade brick-and-ironwork exterior and 65 acres of lush gardens.

2014 Dates: Oct 12-17, Dec 7-12, Per-person prices: dbl $875 • sgl $1214

2015 Dates: Feb 22-27, Mar 15-20, Oct 4-9, Dec 6-11 Per-person prices: dbl $999 • sgl $1367

Date-specific information: Dec. 7, 2014 - Holiday program includes Bellingrath Gardens decorated for the season and a session on making holiday treats.

SIGNATURE CITY

1/3 French, 1/3 British, 1/3 Spanish, 100% American. This is the signature of Mobile’s rich history as a melting pot that’s older than our country.

America’s First Mardi Gras: Three Centuries of Pageantry in Mobilemobile, alabama


Celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, where the fun and frolic began in 1703! Experience the history, customs, pageantry, and excitement of “Fat Tuesday” as you enjoy a full day of festivities featuring colorful parades on Mardi Gras morning, afternoon, and evening.

Highlights:• Explore the Mardi Gras Museum showcasing gowns, trains

and crowns of Mardi Gras Kings and Queens and see the reigning King and royal court arrive during Monday’s beautiful Floral Parade.

• Discover Mobile’s rich cultural history and experience sacred architecture as you visit two regionally important Cathedrals.

• Enjoy marching bands, mounted parade units, and floats created by “krewes” such as the Order of Athena, Knights of Revelry, Comic Cowboys and Order of Myths.

2015 Dates: Feb 15-18Per-person prices: dbl $769

Celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, where the fun and frolic began in 1703.


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