Coastal Companion

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Reclaiming Past Glories Tour – Jekyll Island, Georgia

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Tour the last Jekyll Island Club Cottage to be preserved.  Hear about the family that resided in this vacation retreat and discover the steps required to preserve the structure.  Don’t miss this rare sneak peak inside a cottage that is only open to the public in honor of Historic Preservation Month!

May 3-31, 2008, Saturdays only, 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm, approx. 60 minutes, $10 Adults, $5 Children 6-12, Free under 6

For more information about daily tours and other specialy programs contact the Jekyll Island Museum at 912-635-4036.

Sunset River Cruise – St Augustine, Florida

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Take a cruise on an old fishing boat on the Intracoastal Waterway for a spectacular view of the sunset and moon rise from the water. Cap’s on the Water provides this tour during the full moon of each month.
Location: Cap’s on the Water
Directions: 5 miles north of Vilano Beach, turn left at the castle.
Hours: Tickets go on sale at 5:30 p.m – Cruise departs at 7 p.m.
Admission: $10
call 904.819.8190 for more information.

Hands-on Rice Planting at Middleton Place – Charleston, S.C.

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Join a costumed interpreter as he describes how Carolina Gold rice was planted on Low
Country plantations, and learn about the African origins of rice and its cultivation in South Carolina in the 18th and 19th centuries. Participants, if they desire, may get down and dirty in the demonstration rice field and assist with the planting! Traditional methods will be employed beginning with the May planting through the September harvest. Regular Admission. (843) 556-6020

Charleston Tea Plantation’s Second Annual First Flush Tea Festival – S.C.

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Each Spring Mother Nature awakens the tea plants and another growing season begins. The Lowcountry provides just the right mix of heat, rain and sun for tiny, tender tea leaves to push up above last year’s growth. This “First Flush” is Nature’s very special gift to Charleston Tea Plantation – America’s Only Tea Garden.

Bring a blanket or chair and come celebrate with us for a full day of fun, food, live music, games, relaxation and friendship.

Observe the process of making tea in our factory from the “Tour way” where you’ll hear and see all about the world of tea. Visit the Gift Shoppe for unique merchandise and take home a supply of American Classic Tea. Purchase your own supply of the 2008 American Classic First Flush Tea for those special moments when only the best will do.

10:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets are on sale at the plantation and online. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 day of show, $5 ages 6-12, and free for kids 5 and under.

Charleston Tea Plantation
843-559-0383
www.charlestonteaplantation.com

Brookgreen Gardens’ Spring Excursions – South Carolina

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Explore the outdoors during Brookgreen Gardens’ spring schedule for creek cruises, Trekker excursions, The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail.

Cruise on a pontoon boat, The Springfield, along abandoned ricefields now home to alligators, waterfowl, and osprey as an interpreter helps visitors see the distinctive landscape of the rice plantations and understand the role of enslaved Africans in the cultivation of the rice crop. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children in addition to the garden admission.

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