Corn Mazes / Pumpkin Patches / Fall 2011

SAVANNAH COASTAL GEORGIA | COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA | THE LOW COUNTRY

Here’s a roundup of pumpkin patches, corn mazes, fall festivals, hayrides in the Coastal Georgia/South Carolina area for Fall 2011. Check out the links with in the posting to be directed to the website. Remember to ask if they offer Military Discounts....Poppell Family Farm advertised Military Discounts provided.

Thank you to www.Southernmamas.com for the gathering all the information on the local pumpkin patches in the Savannah area. To submit an item to be included in this list, email the 411 to anne@southernmamas.com.

Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes

Pumpkin Patch at Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens Opening Day is 9-4 PM Sat. Oct. 8 Normal hours: 9 AM-4 PM Mon-Fri; 9-Noon Sat. Closed Sundays. 2 Canebrake Rd. Savannah, 31419. (912) 921-5460.

Ottawa Farms Corn Maze Opens Sat. Oct. 15 through Sun. Nov. 20 702 Bloomingdale Road Bloomingdale, Georgia 31302 5 -10 PM Fridays 1-10 PM Saturdays 1-10 PM Sundays Closed Sun. Nov. 6. Cash or checks accepted. No alcohol or pets. 912-748-3035/email: rwd748@gmail.com 10 acres of fun & confusion. Take a hayride to the maze and try to find your way out. You’ll be taken back to the store area which features a mini hay maze, cow train rides, pig races, duck races, the corn crib, inflatable’s, the corn cannon and bonfires. Admission is $8 for ages 6 & up which includes everything except the corn cannon and any food or drinks.

Holiday Farms The Great Pumpkin Patch 10884 Grays Hwy, Ridgeland, SC, 29936 843-726-5527. Open Oct. 1-31 New this year: pig races! Enjoy a ride at HAYTONA SPEEDWAY, take a great jump in THE BOUNCE HOUSE, test your skills at STEER ROPING, and see who’s the first duck to the finish line at the DUCK RACE. Don’t forget to meet the animals at THE BARNYARD ZOO and take a look around the GENERAL STORE which sells toys, candy, jams, jelly, local honey and more.

Poppell family farm ***see below 1765 Hyma Poppell Loop, Odum. (6 miles from Jesup) 912.586.2215 Open Sat. Oct. 1- Sun. Oct. 30 2011 10-acre labyrinth & Haunted Forest. Located in Odum about six miles from Jesup. Also features hayrides, a cow train, corn box, petting farm, steer roping, Spyder Slyder, crop hopper, catfish pond and more. Discounts are offered for groups, military personnel and field trips.

The 2011 Boone Hall Plantation Pumpkin Patch near Charleston, S.C. Off Hwy. 17 just north of Mt Pleasant. 843.884.4371. Hours: Mon.-Sat. – 9am-6pm Sunday 12pm-6pm Sept. 30-Oct. 31 2011 Includes amusements for the kids, hay rides, kettle corn, animals and food, a giant jumping pillow which will cover a surface area that is 70 x 30 feet and the “Mount Pleasant” Hay Mountain and Slide Tower where hay bales and tube slides provide a “tower of fun” that is over a full two stories tall. There’s also the traditional features including an animated talking pumpkin, hay rides, petting farm, jump castles, the 8-acre Boone Hall Corn Maze.

Pumpkin patch at Lowcountry Produce 1919 Trask Pky in Lobeco, SC (just outside Beaufort) 843.846.9438 A mom-pop-and-son owned wholesale produce company offers a pumpkin patch, hayrides, barnyard animals and a country store that sells jams, preserves, pickles, gumbo and more. Call to ask about free pony rides on weekends.

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Coastal GA and SC Pumpkin Patch & Corn Mazes Fall 2011

Savannah | Bloomingdale | Ridgeland | Odum | Beaufort | Lobeco

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Savannah and Coastal GA 2011 Fall Festivals

  17th Annual Family Fall Festival at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens October 22 : 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2 Canebrake Rd. Savannah, 31419 (912) 921-5460.  

Hay Days at St. Marys, GA October 8 - 31 2011 Celebrate fall in St. Marys Hay Days begins in St Marys with scarecrows and fall decorations taking over the downtown historic district for this annual three-week event. Make sure to visit the downtown area to look for your favorite scarecrows.    

Harvest Festival at Oatland Island Wildlife Center Saturday November 12 & Sunday November 13 Annual cane-grinding event. Old time music, cane boiling, butter-making, apple-pressing and cooking on the hearth and open fire. Hay rides, crafts and games, cane syrup and other festival food.  

Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival at Forsyth Park Sunday October 30 : 11 am -4 pm 22nd Annual Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival presented by Congregation Mickve Israel in Forsyth Park. Ethnic Jewish cuisine and family entertainment. Free admission, cost for food. (912) 233-1547 or mickveisrael.org .  

Children’s Art Fair in the Square, Savannah Saturday November 12 : 10 AM-2 PM Part of 17th Annual Telfair Art Fair Bring your children to create, design, learn and have fun! Telfair Museums will host their Family Art Lab inside the studios in the Jepson Center while the rest of the children’s events will reside in Telfair Square. Live performances are scheduled throughout the day.  

Oatland Island Wildlife Center - The Halloween Hike

5-9 p.m. each night This is a fun, safe, not-so-scary “Trick or Treat” event for young children. Walk with your trickster down our friendly forest trail to meet and greet our animal friends. Comfortable walking shoes and costumes are encouraged. Admission is $8.00 per child and $6 per adult. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Treat bags will be provided. 711 Sandtown Road Savannah, GA 31410  

Savannah | Coastal Georgia | Fall Festivals 2011

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Out –N- About in Savannah August 2011

It’s not too late to register for two exciting trips being offered through Fort Stewart / HAAF Leisure Travel Services this month! Call 767-2841 at Stewart or 315-3674 at Hunter Army Airfield to reserve your space today!

Dave & Busters Trip

Register by 10 Aug for a Leisure Travel trip at 0900 on 13 Aug to Dave & Buster’s in Jacksonville, Florida. The $15 per person charge is for transportation only.

Dave & Buster’s Million Dollar Midway is filled with the latest interactive and video arcade games and great meals at restaurants. All are at each person’s expense.

Wild Adventures Water & Theme Park Trip

Experience eight exciting coasters and the largest collection of Family rides on Leisure Travel’s Wild Adventures Water & Theme Park Trip to Valdosta, Ga., at 0900 on 27 Aug.

Register by 24 Aug for this affordable Family escape. Pick your level of adventure, from wild to mild. The $45 per person cost (ages three and older) includes transportation and admission.

2011 Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival

It’s that time of year again! The Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival is back to celebrate their 29th year of great music, good friends, and lots of beach music fun on 11-13 Aug!

The Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival is the largest Beach Music Festival on the Georgia coast. A great way to celebrate the summer season, the festival includes multiple

beach music parties, dance lessons, and the always popular free beach concert. So join your friends on Jekyll Island and dance all weekend to music by some of today's best Beach Music bands. The Festival is hosted in conjunction with the Golden Isles Shag Club.

For more information, ticket prices, and a complete schedule for the weekend, please visit

www.jekyllisland.com/Events.

The YMCA of Coastal Georgia: 22^nd Annual Heart of Savannah 5K

Join the YMCA of Coastal Georgia for a Day in the Park on 24 Sept at 0800! Come for the race and stay for the big YMCA party! The race will start and finish in the northeast corner of the park on Gaston Street and wind around the park and then down Bull Street through Savannah's historic squares down to Johnson Square and back up Bull Street to the Park. There will also be a FREE kiddie ¼ mile race. This race is also the launch of Y Kids Run, a program designed to encourage a healthier future for kids in kindergarten-5th grade.

After the race, a YMCA style family party will be held with activities like Zumba in the park, Health Screenings, Inflatable’s for the kids and so much more! Bring the family; there will be something for everyone.

Registration is also available at any YMCA of Coastal GA branch and at Fleet Feet Sports. The race is $30 until 21 September or $35 from 21 September to Race Day. All proceeds benefit the Priceless Gifts Campaign which supports the YMCA's financial assistance program. To register online visit www.ymcaofcoastalga.org.

Savannah GA : Weekend Events

Fort Stewart / Hunter Army Airfield

Family Fun In Savannah, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Tybee Island GA

Chatham / Bryan / Effingham County

Coastal Performing Arts Academy

Little Starz Studio and Pooler Studio

1024 US Highway 80 Pooler, GA 31322

912-656-1744 www.coastalperformingartsacademy.com

MUSIC LESSONS

Bel Canto Studio of Voice

320 Remington Place Pooler, GA 31322

912-398-7800 www.reverbnation.com/rebeccaflaherty

Cross Road Music

1050 Carl Griffin Drive Pooler, GA 31322

912-330-0985 www.crossroadmusiconline.com

MUESUMS

Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

175 Bourne Avenue Pooler, GA 31322

912-748-8888 www.mightyeighth.org

Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature Trail

681 Fort Argyle Road Savannah, GA 31419

912-748-8068 www.savannahogeecheecanal.com

University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium

30 Ocean Science Circle Savannah, GA 31411

912-598-2496 www.marex.uga.edu/aquarium

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

1510 Strand Tybee Island, GA 31328

912-786-5917 www.tybeemsc.org

Theaters

Pooler Stadium Cinemas 12

425 Pooler Parkway Pooler, GA 31322

912-330-0777

Royal Cinemas

5 Towne Center Court Pooler, GA 31322

912-998-0966

PARKS

Fun Zone

1040 US Highway 80 E Pooler, GA 31322

912-330-9860 www.poolerfunpark.com

Oglethorpe Speedway Park

200 Jesup Road Pooler, GA 31322

912-964-8200 www.ospracing.net

Tom Triplett Community Park

100 Tom Triplett Drive Pooler, GA 31322

912-652-6780

Fort Stewart / Hunter Army Field

Day Trips from Savannah Part I

Military families stationed at Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) or Fort Stewart looking for something to do when your loved ones return on redeployment? Are you having Holiday guests coming into the Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and need some ideas for day trips to explore? Georgia’s neighboring state South Carolina offers a wide range of Entertainment and Leisure excursions.

Hilton Head Island just approximately 45 miles north of Savannah via I-95 (Interstate 95) is a product of many cultures, history and backgrounds. Dating back to 1521 when the Spanish left their mark on the Island to 1663 when Sir William Hilton claimed the land of the new world for England. By 1698 land grants resulted in large plantations mostly growing Indigo and the area of Hilton Head made a mark on the map.

The Coastal Georgia and South Carolina region is full of history. Below you find a list of some historic sites and museums in the Hilton Head Island area that are within an hours drive from the FT Stewart and Hunter Airfield area.

COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM :

• 100 William Hilton Parkway (HWY 278)

GULLAH HERITAGE TRAIL TOURS : Discovery Museum of Hilton Head

• 70 Honey Horn Drive (North end of the Island)
• A two-hour narrated travel through hidden paths of the subtropic traditional landscape of Hilton Head Island. Fourth generation Gullah Family members who relate first hand stories of traditional food ways, family life and the Gullah language, will guide you.
• At halfway point you will have a 15-20 minute rest stop at one of the Public Beach accesses allowing for a casual stroll over a boardwalk to view the Atlantic Ocean and refresh.

INDIAN SHELL RING : Sea Pines Forest Preserve

• 175 Greenwood Drive Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
• The Indian Shell Ring, piled several feet above the ground, was used by Indians as a refuse heap.
• This particular Indian Shell Ring was constructed 4,000 years ago; the remains include oysters, clams and mussel shells, together with the bones of deer, raccoons, bears, fish and even some nutshells.
• It is on of only twenty Shell Rings sill in existence.
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Some of the Indian Shell Rings were originally 10 feet high and 30 feet wide at the base. This one is 150 feet in diameter.

ROSE HILL PLANTATION :

• 199 Rose Hill Way Bluffton, SC
• Rose Hill Plantation features a Gothic Revival home, once part of Devil's Elbow Barony.
• Granted to Sir John Colleton by King Charles II in 1718.
• Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, thanks to the efforts of Iva Welton.
• On April 12,1996, Rose Hill Plantation House was purchased by the Middleton White Foundation and has been restored as a private home.
• The house is currently open for TOURS, WEDDINGS, GROUP EVENTS and Private Gatherings. For more information, please see other sections of this website or contact: Robin White, Proprietor - 843-757-6046 843-757-6046 or robinwhite@hargray.com

ZION CEMENTRY & BAYNARD MAUSOLEUM :

• Intersection of US 278 and Mathews Drive Hilton Head, SC (mile marker 6)
• In 1786 Isaac Fripp and Captain John Stoney built The Hilton Head Island Episcopal Church of Ease of St. Luke’s Parish.
• In 1834 the communion service, which is still in use, was imported from London.
• The chapel was abandoned and destroyed in 1868.
• Baynard mausoleum built in 1846, marks the location of the Chapel of Ease.
• The mausoleum serves as the final resting place of those who fought in the Revolutionary War.
• Sign erected by Hilton Head Historical Society.

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