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Saturday,
November
2, 2013
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Want to learn about nature as a family? Come to our “fundana” activities each month and learn about a different topic. There will be 12 quests and at each program the family will receive one bandana about the topic. The family that completes the most quests will receive a bonus bandana for the entire family. Register in advance. $10 per family $5 parking. 912-882-5256.
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Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
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Make a beanpot basket with Jan Stansell of Black Mountain Crafts. Spend a day crafting a basket and go home with a completed basket to keep or give away at the holidays. All materials included. Advance registration required. $38 if paid by October 15, or $45 after. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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A wide range of living history presentations will highlight various cultures and people that inhabited our region, long before Georgia was established in 1733. A battle reenactment will take place at 2 p.m. $4-$7. 912-437-4770.
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Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you can travel across Lake Blackshear, tour Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village and sample peanut-butter treats in Plains. Enjoy a mix of romantic yesteryear with the excitement of today’s South as the SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs from Cordele through Georgia Veterans State Park to Americus and Plains, then back. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
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Saturday,
November
9, 2013
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Celebrate the history of farm life in the wiregrass region of south Georgia at the parks annual festival. The day will include demonstrations of farm life, and arts and craft show, local entertainers, and much more. $1-$2 plus $5 parking. 912-384-1581.
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Veterans Day celebration with a radio-controlled model airplane fly-in and 1:00 pm ceremony with guest speaker, bagpipes and drums, and color guard. $5 parking. 229-276-2371.
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Have you ever sipped fresh sugar cane juice, or tasted fresh cane syrup on a biscuit? Find out how in times past farmers made their own. Come experience syrup makin' day in the country. Plus craft making demonstrations throughout the farm. $4-$6.50 478-986-5172.
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In this two part series students will learn basic use of the compass, features of a map and how to use a map with a compass, pacing, and application of skills learned. Participants must be able to hike up hill in a wooded area for up to two hours. Advanced registration required. $60 for series or $55 if paid by October 15 $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Thursday,
November
14, 2013
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Enjoy an hour layover in Leslie and 1 hour in Plains. Terrific combination with a later start.
10:10 a.m. Begin boarding Ga. Veterans
10:30 a.m. Depart Ga. Vets.
10:55 a.m. Arrive Leslie (layover 1 hr)
11:55 a.m. Depart Leslie
12:25 p.m. Arrive Americus
12:30 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
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Friday,
November
15, 2013
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Take a mile and a half hike under the full moon. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Saturday,
November
16, 2013
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Ride a tourist train over Lake Blackshear to the 4th Annual Plains Classic Car Show and Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. You’ll have plenty of time to explore beautiful cars and the president’s boyhood farm before the train returns to Georgia Veterans State Park. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
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Take a mile and a half hike under the full moon. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Sunday,
November
17, 2013
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Take a mile and a half hike under the full moon. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Monday,
November
18, 2013
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Take a mile and a half hike under the full moon. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Saturday,
November
23, 2013
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This American Revolution encampment commemorates Col. John McIntosh's defiant reply to a British demand for surrender. Enjoy colonial demonstrations, musket and cannon drills, a skirmish and more. Interpreters in historical attire will represent a variety of colonial life. 912-884-5999.
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Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
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Make a beanpot basket with Jan Stansell of Black Mountain Crafts. Spend a day crafting a basket and go home with a completed basket to keep or give away at the holidays. All materials included. Advance registration required. $38 if paid by October 15, or $45 after. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.
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Saturday,
November
30, 2013
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Get your tickets today and see President and Rosalyn Carter light the trees at the Plains Festival of Lights. You'll be riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. 1-877-427-2457.
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Saturday,
December
7, 2013
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Want to learn about nature as a family? Come to our “fundana” activities each month and learn about a different topic. There will be 12 quests and at each program the family will receive one bandana about the topic. The family that completes the most quests will receive a bonus bandana for the entire family. Register in advance. $10 per family $5 parking. 912-882-5256.
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Celebrate a country Christmas from around 1900. Greenery and grapevine wreathes make the houses festive, a tree with homemade decorations, real, wearable stockings, and simple gifts. And of course spiced apple cider, cookies, and fireside stories. $4-$6.50 478-986-5172.
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We are collecting care-package items with Operation Stars and Stripes for those soldiers who don't receive packages from home. Playing cards, sudoku and word search books, new or gently used CD's/DVD's, beef jerky, trail mix and powder drink mixes in individual servings are being sought. $7-$10. 706-655-5870.
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The Dirty Spokes running race series includes four state parks: Red Top Mountain, Unicoi, Fort Yargo and Victoria Bryant. Dates and distances vary. Register at http://www.dirtyspokes.com/red-top-mountain Fee. $5 parking. 706-245-6270.
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Saturday,
December
14, 2013
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On December 13, 1864, General Sherman ended his March to the Sea by ordering his troops to take Fort McAllister. Come and watch as we reenact this historically significant moment in our country's history. Program & demonstration from 9am - 4pm. Battle at 5:00pm. Adults $6.50, Seniors $6.00, Youth (6-17) $3.75, 5 & Under Free. 912.727.2339.
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Get away from the over-commercialization of the holidays and visit Fort Morris for a more peaceful celebration. Join park staff for colonial refreshments, a yule log, bonfire, 18th century music, caroling, dance and firing of the Christmas guns. 912-884-5999.
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Join us to usher in the holiday season. Visit with Santa, enjoy storytelling, hayrides, a marshmallow roast and homemade refreshments. Donations appreciated. $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
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The Christmas tree takes the center stage as living history performers "Robert Toombs Family and Friends" celebrate
post colonial Christmas traditions through the early 1900s. Free Admission. 706-678-2226.
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Children can ride the Warm Springs Choo-Choo to Mustian Place where a real train conductor will read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Refreshments will be served along with a visit from Santa. Children will receive a reindeer bell as a gift. Train will depart from the Memorial Fountain at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. $8-$12. 706-655-5870.
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Join us for the 10th Annual Tree Lighting of a 35-foot live Blue Spruce. Also caroling, hayrides, Santa Claus visit, bonfires, hot chocolate and cider. 706-745-2628.
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Sunday,
December
15, 2013
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Take a mile and a half hike under the full moon. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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Monday,
December
16, 2013
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Take a mile and a half hike under the full moon. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
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