Join theNational Brotherhood of Skierson the slopes at
Winter Park Ski Resort in Winter Park,Colorado for Winterfest, March 4-8,
2009.
Check out www.nbs.org for a list of NBS-member ski clubs around the country.
How’d you like to spend your vacation cruising the Caribbean,
off the coast of St. John’s in the U.S. Virgin Islands ( practically the
entire island is a national park! www.nps.gov/viis), island
hopping among the British Virgin Islands with a hundred new friends? Billed
as a "Unique African American Vacation," The 12th Annual;
Black Boaters Summit August 7-16, 2009.
"I didn’t know anyone, but that didn't matter," raved Henrietta Turnquest of
Atlanta after her first Summit last year. "Everyone was super friendly.
I was especially impressed by the professionalism of the Captains -- so much
so that I am returning to take sailing lessons this summer." Capt. Bill Pinkney, who
made history as the first African American known to sail solo around the
world, and captain of the historic Freedom
SchoonerAmistad, is
often the life of the party at Summit. Visit
www.blackboaterssummit.com for more information.
The
National Association of Black Scuba Divers
(NABS) will hold their Sixth Annual Youth Educational Summit in
Savannah, Georgia, June 21-27, 2009.
Partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOOA),
the Summit’s focus is to develop young leaders through marine science. For
the fifth year, NABS’ "Diving With A Purpose" program is headed to Biscayne
National Park in Homestead, Florida, to map shipwrecks 15-25 feet down on
the sea floor. This year, the First Annual Brenda Lanzendorf Marine
Archaeology Scholarship will be awarded to full-time students 16-23 who have
diving experience and are interested in marine science. Applications for
both programs are at www.nabsdivers.org.
Or you might just want to join NABS for the thrill of scuba diving around
the world!
The
National African-American RV’ers Association head
to Rayne, Louisiana,
August 9-16, 2009 for their Annual Rally. It’s not unusual for them to have
600 luxury coaches coming in from chapters across the country! Visit www.NAARVA.com. Burns
documentary, Atlanta conference to focus on parks, diversity
Watch out
for Ken Burns’ new
documentary, "The National Parks: America’s
Best Idea,"
premiering on PBS stations nationwide late September. Meanwhile, catch one
of the events in your area where Burns is showing previews, including a
45-minute segment which highlights little-known contributions of African
Americans, Asians, and Latinos among the champions of the National Park
System.
Plan
to be in Atlanta late September for the Conference,
"Breaking the Color Barrier in the Great American Outdoors,"which will bring
together racially diverse "stars" of sailing, diving, climbing, skiing, cave
exploring, ornithology, cycling, nature photography, outdoor and adventure
travel writing and environmental protection from across the country to
inspire YOU! Representatives from the national parks and forest systems will
also be on hand to provide information about our natural treasures and the
opportunities they offer.
Each month we will present three spectacular
National Parks that you may never have heard of.
In Florida, visit
Porgy Key in Biscayne National Park
-- the remains of the estate of the Jones Family, bought by "Parson" Jones
in 1897 for $300
In Kentucky, visit:
Mammoth Cave National Park - Hundreds of avenues and offshoots create a
confusing labyrinth of approximately 300 miles and five levels in this cave
system, and in the late
19th and early 20th Century, enslaved Africans were the first and most
fearless explorers.
In Missouri,
visit
The Dredd Scott Courthouse,
where Dredd and Harriett Scott first entered on April 6, 1846, to file
charges of false imprisonment against their "owner."
LET US KNOW
WHICH TRIP
YOU'D LIKE
US
TO
ARRANGE FOR
YOUR GROUP!
Let us take
you to
Yellowstone
& The
Grand Tetons
National
Parks,
Montana &
Wyoming
5 days
Las Vegas,
Zion, Bryce
& The Grand
Canyon
Nevada, Utah
& Arizona
6 days
The Grand
Canyon,
Walnut
Canyon & The
Petrified
Forest
Arizona 4
days
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