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| July |
Walk "Fore" Your Health - 7/22 & 7/29/2008
Walk 18 holes at Little Ocmulgee Wallace Adams Golf Course on any Tuesday in June, July and August for $10.00. Tee time is required. $3 parking.
Phone: 888-882-8906 - Location: Little Ocmulgee State Park, P.O. Drawer 149, McRae, GA
Directions: Located 2 miles north of McRae via U.S. Hwys. 319 and 441. |
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August |
Slideshow and Skins - 8/1/2008 7 pm
A short slideshow of nature's predators will be followed by a showing of animal skins for you to see and feel. $3 parking. Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions:: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
Gordonia's Gators - 8/2/2008 5 pm
Learn and explore the features of an alligator. A real alligator head will be on display. $3 parking. Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location:Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
S'mores and Stories - 8/2/2008 8 pm
Join us around the campfire for s’mores and stories. Leave the marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate to us! Sit back and enjoy a night of fireside entertainment. $3 parking.
Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
Scavenger Hunt - 8/3/2008 2 pm
Let the kids discover the diversity of plants and animals at the park on a scavenger hunt. $3 parking. Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
Walk "Fore" Your Health - 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 & 8/26/2008
Walk 18 holes at Little Ocmulgee Wallace Adams Golf Course on any Tuesday in June, July and August for $10.00. Tee time is required. $3 parking.
Phone: 888-882-8906 - Location: Little Ocmulgee State Park, P.O. Drawer 149, McRae, GA
Directions: Located 2 miles north of McRae via U.S. Hwys. 319 and 441. |
Invasion of the Flora - 8/9/2008 4 pm
A plant you may think is beautiful could actually be harmful to the natural environment. Learn how to identify invasive plants that have become problems to the native species in Georgia and what you can do to help. $3 parking.
Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
Blacklighting Bugs - 8/9/2008 9 pm
We'll use a white sheet and black light to attract bugs to us at night. Bug jars and field guides will be available for catching and identifying insects. $3 parking.
Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
Litter Bug - 8/10/2008 2 pm
Learn what impact littering has on the environment. We will be creating bugs and other creatures out of litter and trash. $3 parking.
Phone: 912-557-7744 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA 30453. Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
A Very Unlabor Day - 8/29 - 9/1/2008 at 10 am - 8 pm
Enjoy a relaxing country music concert in our lovely lakeside amphitheater. Race in some relays, touch a live animal or two, make some decorative crafts and go on a nature hike. $3 parking.
Phone: 229-868-7474 - Location: Little Ocmulgee State Park, P.O. Drawer 149, McRae, GA
Directions: Located 2 miles north of McRae via U.S. Hwys. 319 and 441. |
Labor Day "Living History" - 8/30/2008 at 9 am - 5 pm
Learn about home-front living during the Civil War as re-enactors demonstrate cooking to sewing. Learn how to cook with only a fireplace, then taste your knowledge. $1.75-$3
Phone: 229-831-2335 - Location: Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site, 338 Jeff Davis Park Rd., Fitzgerald, GA.Directions: From I-75 exit #78 go east 14 miles on Ga. Hwy. 32 to Irwinville. Turn left on Jeff Davis Park Road and proceed one mile to the site (on left). |
| September |
Georgia Junior Golf Tour - Brazell's Creek - 9/13 & 9/14/2008 at 8 am - 5 pm
New 18-Hole Layout! The eighth in a series of eight golf tournaments for junior boys and girls, ages 6 to 18, based on 18 to 36 holes of play. Registration required and can be done online. Parents can serve as caddies. Qualifying Event for Champion's Cup Golf Tournament to be held at Wallace Adams Golf Course at Little Ocmulgee State Park on October 11-12, 2008. $75 - $125.
Phone: 1-866-317-7789 - Location: Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, 322 Park Lane, HWY 280 West, Reidsville, GA
Directions: Located near Reidsville just off U.S. Hwy. 280. From I-16, take exit #98 or #104. |
| October |
Smell The Coffee 5-K Run/Walk - 10/11/2008 at 8:30 am - 11 am
Held in cooperation with the City of Douglas Recreation Department, all ages welcome to participate. Register in advance. $15 plus $3 parking.
Phone: 912-384-1581 - Location:General Coffee State Park, 46 John Coffee Rd, Nicholls, GA
Directions: Located 6 miles east of Douglas on Ga. Hwy. 32. |
GJGT Champion's Cup Golf Tournament - Wallace Adams Golf Course - 10/11 & 10/12/2008 at 8 am - 5 pmSeason-ending golf tournament for the qualifying junior boys and girls, ages 6 to 18, who have participated in the other eight qualifying events. No open registration. Come follow some of the best junior golfers in the South. Invitational fee. $3 parking.
Phone: 1-866-317-7789 - Location:Little Ocmulgee State Park, P.O. Drawer 149, McRae, GA
Directions: Located 2 miles north of McRae via U.S. Hwys. 319 and 441. |
1860s Halloween Carnival - 10/18/2008 at 5-9 pm
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Enjoy ol' fashion games with a splash of modern. Kids and parents will enjoy prizes, carving pumpkins, winning cakes on the cake walk, and being scared to death with a late-night haunted hay ride. Refreshments will be served. $1.50 per person, plus $3 for tickets to play games and rides. Phone: 229-831-2335 - Location:: Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site, 338 Jeff Davis Park Rd., Fitzgerald, GA. Directions: From I-75 exit #78 go east 14 miles on Ga. Hwy. 32 to Irwinville. Turn left on Jeff Davis Park Road and proceed one mile to the site (on left). |
Howl-o-ween Spooktacular - 10/25 & 10/31/2008 at 1 pm - 8 pm
Play carnival games to win prizes, watch a scary Halloween movie, join a bingo game, meet spooky snakes and take a moon madness hike. On Halloween, ride on a terror-filled hayride, stop off at a dark campfire for frightening stories and snacks, and take a walk on the haunted trail. 4 carnival tickets for $1. Hayrides $1. $3 parking.
Phone: 229-868-7474 - Location: Little Ocmulgee State Park, P.O. Drawer 149, McRae, GA
Directions: Located 2 miles north of McRae via U.S. Hwys. 319 and 441. |
| November |
Pioneer Skills Day - 11/22/2008 at 10 am - 4 pm
The Heritage Farm will come to life as volunteers demonstrate the skills of farm life from the 1800s. This festival includes crafters, musicians and dancers. $3 parking.
Phone: 912-384-1581 - Location: General Coffee State Park, 46 John Coffee Rd, Nicholls, GA
Directions: Located 6 miles east of Douglas on Ga. Hwy. 32. |
| December |
Christmas on the Pond - 12/13/2008 at 6 pm - 9 pm
Storytelling, hayrides, refreshments and Santa himself will usher in the holiday season. $3 parking.Phone: : 912-384-1581 - Location:General Coffee State Park, 46 John Coffee Rd, Nicholls, GA.Directions: Located 6 miles east of Douglas on Ga. Hwy. 32. |
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