Field Trips and Workshops
Field Trips and Workshops will take place Friday and Saturday mornings, Saturday evening, and maybe Sunday morning (if there is overflow). Please review and select FOUR opportunities from below that appeal to you, prioritizing them from top choice (#1) down. We will try to fit you in to your top two choices. Price for all sessions is included in the conference fee. Any other practicums are $35 each.
Sessions can’t be duplicated.
Some field trips and workshops are limited to a specific number of participants. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. To avoid disappointment, please register early.
Two field trips marked with an asterisk (*) require the rental of buses. If you go on one of these, we will require a $10 contribution to help defray the rental expense.
NOTE:
Mid-November weather can be quite chilly in Delaware so for those going on field trips, be sure to pack warm clothing, boots or waterproof shoes, and hats just in case.
For Beach Arts classes, you might also want to bring special sea glass and beach treasures of your own to transform into beach art.
FIELD TRIPS
Shipwreck Shores
Take a trip back in time to 17th, 18th and 19th century shipwrecks in the Delaware Bay, first with a visit to Zwaanendael Museum and then to Roosevelt Inlet Beach to beachcomb for pottery shards and sea glass. Self-transported.Minimum of 5 people Maximum of 25
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Sea Glass Heaven *
One long generous stretch of public shoreline, once the site of a Victorian resort and ferry run, nowadays yields some of the best sea glass and pottery finds in the state of Delaware. $10 extra transportation fee.Minimum of 15 people Maximum of 25
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Pirate Booty *
Pirates roamed up and down the mid-Atlantic coast, wrecking their ships in inclement weather or burying their treasure on now-eroding barrier beaches. This field trip starts on Fenwick Island at the DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum where you will see many of these treasures including gold ingot and doubloons, Chinese export pottery, jewelry, emerald-studded ballast and more. Afterwards, try your luck at Coin Beach to see if you, too, can find a bottle stopper or piece of eight. $10 extra transportation cost.Minimum of 15 people Maximum of 25
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Build a Sand Labyrinth
Learn to build a sand labyrinth at the beach, then spend some quiet time walking it, followed by a shoreline stroll beachcombing for driftwood, shells and stones. Self-transported.
Minimum of 4 people Maximum of 15
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Lantern Tour of Indian River Life-Saving Station (Saturday night)Enjoy a unique, guided lantern tour of the circa-1876 Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum by an interpreter in turn-of-the-century Life-Saving Service patrol garb. Learn of the hard work and peril the surfmen went through to save shipwreck victims off the Delaware coast, and then venture out to the beach where the surfmen performed their nightly patrols more than 100 years ago, scanning the waters for signs of ships in distress. Self-transported. Dress for the weather!
Maximium of 25
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Lantern Tour of WWII Battery 519, Fort Miles (Saturday night)
Tour Battery 519 by lantern light with an historical interpreter in authentic period uniform. Hear some of the amazing stories and learn about the exceptional measures used at Fort Miles to defend our coast, twenty-four hours a day, during World War Two. Self-transported. Dress for the weather!
Maximum of 25
WORKSHOPSGOOGLE OCEAN Tutorial
Learn how to master the intricacies of Google Ocean, which will provide you with the tools necessary to be, begin identifying possible productive beachcomb sites (among other things). Bring a laptop (unless you just want to observe)Minimum of 3 people Maximum of 10
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BEACH PHOTOGRAPHY (outdoors)
Spend a morning on a Delaware Beach with a professional photographer who will give you tips to enhance your photographic prowess in catching the beauty of sea glass, shells, ceramics and other beach artifacts. Camera required.Minimum of 4 people Maximum of 10
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BEACH PHOTOGRAPHY (indoors)
Learn how best to stage and shoot beach treasures using indoor lighting. Camera required.Minimum of 4 people Maximum of 10
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RADICAL RESEARCH
Become adept at researching to learn more about the treasures you find through print and Internet sources. Bring your own special treasures to source. Laptop required.Minimum of 4 people Maximum of 8
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BEACH JEWELS
Create wrapped jewelry from beach treasures. Sea glass, coral, quartz, etc. will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorites, too.Minimum of 5 people Maximum of 20
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SEA GLASS MOSIACS
Create stained glass panels from sea glass to hang in your window.
Minimum of 5 people Maximum of 20
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BEACH SUSHI
Make delicious beach sushi and hor d'oeurves to fool your friends. Made from a selection of fossilized shark teeth, coral, stones, sea glass and shells, they are delectable enough to take home and serve at your next party. (But watch out for chipped teeth!)
Minimum of 5 people Maximum of 20
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SHELL FLOWERS
Make beautiful copper-stemmed flowers from oyster shells. Fee includes enough supplies to create at least two blooms of your choice.Minimum of 5 people Maximum of 10
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