History Along the Mississippi: From St. Paul to New Orleans
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- I’m comfortable with some walking throughout the day
- I expect to get on and off of a coach, and I’m ready to stroll through cities and to stand for a few hours when we’re learning in museums
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Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m.
Program Registration: 3:00-5:00 pm. After you check in and have your room assignment, join us at the Road Scholar table in the lobby to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing the up-to-date schedule t...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; on/off a streetcar (approximately 5 steps). Walking and standing up to 1 hour at a time.
We will board our motor coach for a field trip with a local expert to experience some of the city’s highlights. Minneapolis is known as the “Cit...
Getting on/off a motor coach. Walking at field trip site. Boarding riverboat.
Once checked out of the hotel, our luggage will be picked up separately for transport to the riverboat. Next, we will head to the Minnesota Streetcar Museum for a ride on a genuine str...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will step out and board waiting Hop-On/Hop-Off buses to explore Winona. This small town on the Upper Mississippi has a rich history and culture with museums, galleries, ...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will step out and board waiting Hop-On/Hop-Off buses to explore La Crosse. This area was first explored by French fur traders during the 17th century. Hop-on/Hop-off bus...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will step out and board waiting Hop-On/Hop-Off buses to explore Dubuque, Iowa’s oldest city and one of the oldest settlements west of the Mississippi River. Mesquakie (F...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will step out and board waiting Hop-On/Hop-Off buses to explore Bettendorf. Nicknamed Quad City, it actually comprises five cities: Rock Island, Moline and East Moline i...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will step out and board waiting Hop-On/Hop-Off buses to explore Burlington, originally part of French territory before being governed briefly by Spain. It was included i...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
Founded in 1819, Hannibal flourished as a docking port for steamboats, flatboats, and packet steamers on the Mississippi River. It’s most famous “famous son” was Samuel Lan...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
St. Louis is known as the Gateway City. The gigantic Gateway Arch, completed in 1965, commemorates millions of explorers and pioneers who set out to settle the American Wes...
Full free day.
We will gather for a presentation by our Study Leader.
Free time. This period is available to see and do what interests you most as the riverboat moves ahead.
At leisure.
Aboard the riverboat.
Aboard the riverboat.
Aboard the riverboat.
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
Native Americans had occupied the area before Spanish explorers arrived in the 1540s. Later, Americans including Andrew Jackson purchased vast tracts and Memphis was founde...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
The Mississippi Delta — not to be confused with the Mississippi River Delta — is a hub of agriculture, music, and history. This slice of land situated between the Mississip...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We’ll gather for a presentation by our Study Leader.
We will take a field trip to the Vicksburg National Military Park, home to more than 1,300 monuments, tablets, an...
Getting on/off riverboat, Hop-on/Hop-off buses. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
This was the home of Natchez Indians for a millennium into the period of European colonization. It is the oldest continuously occupied city on the Mississippi, dating back ...
Getting on/off riverboat, on/off a motorcoach, on/off excursion boat. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will dock at Nottoway for a field trip by boat to explore a bayou where we’ll learn about local history, the lives of inhabitants, and the wildlife...
Disembark riverboat. Getting on/off a motorcoach. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
After completing disembarkation procedures, we will say goodbye to the American Countess and board a motorcoach for a city field trip with a local expert. Scheduled stops...
Getting on/off a motor coach. Walking and standing at field trip sites.
We will board a motorcoach and ride to the World War II Museum that features immersive exhibits, multimedia experiences, and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histor...
Hotel check-out 12:00 Noon.
If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that progr...
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