Gettysburg and Antietam Overnight Trip - May 2023

Gettysburg and Antietam Overnight Trip - May 2023

Lifelong Learning | This program is completed

5/8/2023-5/9/2023

7:00 AM-8:00 PM EDT on Mon Tue

$150.00 USD

Join the Adventures in Lifelong Learning Program and instructor David Albert on a trip to learn about the Gettysburg and Antietam Battle and Battlefield. In addition to short lectures on the bus to prepare us for our visit, we will see the Gettysburg Museum, Film and Cyclorama, a Battlefield Tour with a Step-on Guide at both Gettysburg and Antietam. We'll enjoy a family style dinner at Hickory Bridge Farm.

The fee includes the above events and transportation by deluxe motorcoach, one night accommodation at the Best Western Gettysburg with a buffet breakfast, and all gratuities and taxes. Lunch both days and dinner on Tuesday are at your own expense.

We will depart from La Roche/Kearns (exact location TBA) at Monday, May 8 at 7:00 am (passengers will need to arrive by 6:45am) and will return to the same spot on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00 pm.

Rates are per person (Member/Un-affiliated Guest):

Single Occupancy - $500/$550
Double Occupancy - $425/$475
Triple Occupancy - $390/$440
Quad Occupancy - $375/$425

To reserve your spot, members will pay a $100 and unaffiliated guests will pay a $150 refundable (if you cancel before March 10 or we cancel the trip at anytime) deposit. During registration, you will select the appropriate rooming fee for the balance. The remaining balance will be due by March 10. 

Optional trip insurance is available for $28 per person. More information on the insurance can be found here. If you would like to purchase the insurance, you MUST purchase it the day you book the trip/put down your deposit. You can email or call the office to purchase it. If you purchase it online, we'll reach out for the information we'll need to submit to Lenzner.

Albert, David

David Albert is a retired Air Force officer. As part of his 30 year active-duty career he spent almost 3 years in Berlin at Tempelhof Air Base, the terminus of the Berlin Airlift. As Deputy Commander for Support, he was one of the last of the American military to leave Tempelhof when it was returned to the German government in 1993. David also teaches various Civil War courses for the OSHER Lifetime Learning Institute (OLLI) program at Pitt and CMU and the Center for Lifetime Learning here at LaRoche.