The Roosevelts on Campobello Island: Life at the Glorious Edge
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- Stay in cottages on the grounds of the exclusive Roosevelt retreat in Roosevelt-Campobello International Park
- Learn about island life for Franklin and Eleanor through expert lectures, walks along beaches they loved, tea time and more in the places they once occupied
- Visit the Library Eleanor supported, the church where Franklin was a warden and watch for whales on Passamaquoddy Bay and in the Bay of Fundy where he once sailed
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- 5 nights of accommodations
- 8 expert-led lectures
- 7 expert-led field trips
- 1 hands-on experience
- 3 performances
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- Road Scholar Assurance Plan
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Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Check-in, Registration, Orientation, Welcome Dinner
Activity note: Get settled in and rest up from your travels.
Afternoon: 5 - 6:30 p.m. - Orientation
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Cash Bar / 7 p.m. Dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Expert lectures on island, tour Red Cottage, afternoon Tea.
Activity note: Opening sessions link the Roosevelt Family with the reasons for their commitment t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Out & About to historic Welshpool, Roosevelts' neighborhood
Activity note: Local island restorationists lead tour of historic wharf, community hall, and ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Roosevelt Campobello International Park
First People, Royalty & Rusticators, afternoon on your own.
Activity note: Passamaquoddy Tribal Historian tells of relationship between young Franklin and Chief Tomah Jose...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Lives of FDR & ER -- island residents to world leaders.
Activity note: Historic capsule of the lives of FDR & ER. In a 2-part lecture, a look at the ...
Meals: Breakfast
Program Finale
Campobello Island B
Activity note: Final chapter in week's journey: "A Collection of Memorable & Magical Moments" and "Roosevelts' Words & Amazing Legacy Actions."
Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:30 am
Morning: Final program session.
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Roosevelt Campobello International Park
5 nights Campobello Island
Accessible to bridge from Lubec, Maine. This International Park offers 2,800 acres of natural charm with beaches, hiking trails, bogs, lighthouses. Campobello was the "Beloved Island" to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt where they spent their summers in the now famous Red Cottage. The Park's Visitor center, as well as the local library and churches, offer lots of information for history buffs.
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