Then, it was owned by a merchant family named Patrick. She was used to the active social whirl of Chicago s powerful and wealthy. I never would have done it without the Elderhostel program. The Elderhostel program, which is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is an international program providing educational travel opportunities principally for retired individuals. Most Elderhostel travel packages last five days to two weeks and provide affordable lodging, three meals per day and an informative educational program, generally related to the area in which they are held.
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She offers five Elderhostel programs at the inn during the year. Two feature classes in watercolor painting. Two classes in photgraphy, one beginning and one advanced and one class on Michigan wildlife. Before building on to the Colonial House, Brown used the inn s living room as a classroom and the group ate out at local restaurants. Most of the groups Brown hosts average about 30 participants.