2008 TUESDAY TRAVELOGUES
 
Join us for slides and commentary on the following Tuesdays at noon, presented by a variety of adventurous travelers! Sponsored by the Friends of Brighton Library.
 
Date
Presenter
Subject
March 11
  • Ken Harbison
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    Hawaii - See the natural beauty of the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Maui, and Lanai.  Ken Harbison will show hiking, snorkeling, canoeing, and other activities.  View sunrise from the top of Haleakala, Maui’s highest peak, and observe unique vegetation within the crater.
    April 8
    Joyce Roeder
     
    Coast to Coast in Costa Rica – Enjoy this wonderland of nature as we visit 3 of Costa Rica’s most active volcanoes, lush rain forests, waterfall gardens and intriguing jungle canals; spotting monkeys, sloths, huge crocodiles and more along the way.
    May 13
     
    Jean Bayer
     
    Hamilton’s Heavenly Haven – The Royal Botanical Gardens of Hamilton, Ontario featuring their famous rock garden grotto in Spring as well as their iris gardens and rose and annual gardens.  A truly picturesque area built into the Canadian escarpment and enjoyed by gardeners and artists alike.
    June 10
    Tom De Claire
     
    Poland and the Baltic States
    A proud heritage: Poznan, Warsaw, Lyublin, Auschwitz, Talinn, Riga and Vilnius
    July 8
    Joan Stormont
     
    Journey to Provence and Paris Seaside coves, vineyards, markets, historic towns;  learn how Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Picasso were influenced by the lovely light in southern France.  Enjoy, from Luberon to the Louvre.
    August 12
     
    Joyce Roeder
     
     
     
    Mini Trips to Nearby Places
    See the Jello Museum, Roycrofters buildings, Carousel Museum, Bicycle Museum, Niagara Falls, canal locks in Lockport, Cobblestone Society buildings…travel ideas close to home.
    September 9
     
    Jean Sikora
     
    India – Land of Color                            See the Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, Kanchenjunga, Tibetan Refugee Center, the Ganges, a Kerala spice farm and more.
    October 9
    Gene Wolfarth
    Columbia River Basin
    We sail aboard the 160 passenger Columbia Queen up the Columbia and Snake Rivers to Clarkston, WA, 465 miles from the Pacific Ocean.  Along the way we visit Lewis and Clark’s Fort Clatsop near Astoria; see the sights of Portland; view the destruction around Mt. St. Helens; cruise the famous Columbia River Gorge; see the inside of Bonneville Dam; visit the town of Pendleton and the Umatilla Indian Cultural Center; and finish with a wild jet boat ride in Hell’s canyon.