Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
quirky softball field have a centuries-old graveyard in left field (any ball hit there
is a ground rule double) and a tree near first base, but powerful hitters have been
known to whack their balls into the ocean.
The Shoal island known as Smuttynose was the site of a famous 1873 murder
of two Norwegian immigrants. The murder was dramatized in the topic
The Weight
of Water
by Anita Shreve and a movie of the same name starring Sean Penn and
Elizabeth Hurley.
Prices for the three-day programs are about $400 and include transportation, three meals
a day (except on Sunday when there's only a late morning brunch and dinner), a shared room
in one of the dorms, and all instruction.
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
Shoals Marine Laboratory,
G-14 Stimson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853,
607-255-3717, www.sml.cornell.edu.
