Looking for a late summer or fall getaway? Check out the Len Foote Hike Inn in North Georgia where the hike is the only way Inn.  We did. Read about our mountain adventure to the eco-lodge here. 

As one poster about this sustainably-designed Georgia State Park inn reads: “If you enjoy wilderness but prefer a soft bed, hot showers and great food instead of camping, the Hike Inn is for you.”

The mission of the Len Foote Hike Inn – named after a Georgia conservationist: to make experiencing nature easy and help protect it through education and recreation.

To get to the Hike Inn, you do an easy-to-moderate five-mile hike from the top of North Georgia’s Amicalola Falls through the Chattahoochee National Forest to the backcountry Inn.

You spend the night in a rustic, TV-less bunkroom in the secluded Inn after a solar-heated shower (shampoo, soap, towels provided) and family-style, home-cooked dinner. After watching the sunrise (they beat a drum at dawn if the sunrise conditions are worth waking up to see), you have a huge breakfast, spend time exploring the lodge grounds and hike out the same trail when you leave.

Or, for those who want a longer stay and more hiking, Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the AT, is a 4.4-mile hike (8.8 miles round trip) from the Hike Inn. Most guests who hike to Springer Mountain spend two nights at the Hike Inn, allowing a full day for the hike.

The 20-bunkroom Hike Inn welcomes families. A family of three can stay in the same room if the child is 12 years of age or younger. The Inn has mats, so the child can sleep on the floor. For a family of four, two rooms are necessary. They have discounted rates for children 12 years of age or younger. Games and age-appropriate books are available for children.

Len Foote Inn is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lenfootehikeinn and on Twitter at @HikeInn

Friday, October 23
12 noon to 4 pm and
Saturday, October 24
9 am to 3 pm

Cost: $5 per car.

www.coastalgeorgiabg.org

Fall is the best time for planting in our region. Come to Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in Savannah either of these two days to browse for plants from an array of nursery vendors or shop for garden-related tools and decor from other local suppliers’ booths outdoors.

Take time to sit in on free garden lectures at the Lakeside Pavilion and take a walk in the gardens before you leave. Parking limited and fee charge per vehicle.

Gardenfest is a celebration of everything garden related.

There will be free gardening seminars with speakers such as Norman Winter, Horticulturist writer and Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens Executive Director; Linda Askey, former writer for Southern Living; Joan Calder, author of the children’s book, “Airplanes in the Garden Monarchs take Flight”; Diana Churchill, local birding columnist; and Chris VanCleave, aka the Redneck Rosarian.

Food will be for sale at the Lakeside pavilion and here will be children’s fun and educational activities on the Great Lawn.

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (Formerly The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens), 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419. Please enter the gate on US Hwy. 17. Please call 912-921-5460 for information, http://bamboo.caes.uga.edu/, On Facebook here

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During Georgia State Park’s annual Your State Parks Day, participate in various service projects to help keep Georgia state parks beautiful.

Your State Parks Day 2015 is Sept. 26.

2015 Events in the Savannah area include:

Pollinator Garden Work Day – Your State Parks Day
Saturday, Sep 26, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM
Skidaway Island State Park – Savannah,
Volunteer for Your State Parks Day by weeding, mulching and adding new plants to our pollinator garden. Please wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes. 912-598-2300.

Your State Parks Day – Tabby Ruins and Jones Narrows Clean Up
Saturday, Sep 26, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Join Wormsloe Historic Site in clearing brush and collecting firewood for Your State Parks Day. Dress comfortably. Work gloves will be provided. Walk-in volunteers are also welcome. Please register by Sept. 26th. Sponsored by the Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites. 912-353-3023.

Your State Parks – Day Red Bird Creek Trail Restoration
Saturday, Sep 26, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM
Fort McAllister State Park – Richmond Hill
Join us for our biggest clean-up event of the year. We will be pulling weeds, trimming plants, spreading mulch, painting, and doing many other maintenance projects. Bring the family or a club or scout troop. There is something for every age. T-shirts and door prizes provided by Friends of Georgia State Parks. No fees for volunteering. 912-727-2339.

Find more Your State Parks Day events here. 

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Fort Pulaski fee free day

Fort Pulaski National Monument in Savannah will also be free on Sept. 26 for National Public Lands Day.

Fort Pulaski National Monument on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/fopu or call (912) 786-5787.

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Catch the train to Frogwarts and come to a fall festival full of magic and wonder at Georgia State Railroad Museum and Savannah Children’s Museum.

Don your fall costume, collect candy, and become a member of one of the Frogwarts houses (Croak, Hoppin, Ribbit, or Slime).

Create your wand and take part in Frogwarts classes – Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, Herbology , and more!

More details to come….

Fun for all ages
Sunday, Oct. 11 2015, 11am to 3pm at Tricentennial Park, Savannah
Cost: $12 per person; CHS members only $10.

Savannah Children’s Museum & Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401 Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

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Take Rover trick-or-treating during Savannah’s 10th Annual Wag-O-Ween 2015 event, which will be Saturday Oct. 24 from noon to 5PM

Registration will be at the Armstrong House located at 447 Bull Street.

Participants will receive a map indicating the more than 100 businesses where they may Trick or Treat with their canine companion. There will also be a costume contest and a raffle for some great prizes.

Fort McAllister State Park in Richmond Hill Fall 2015 Events include:

History Under Our Feet

Saturday, Oct 10, 2015 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Local Archaeologist, Jessie Larson will present a program about archaeology in our area. She will talk about local archaeology finds, how archaeologists know where to dig, and what tools they use. This informative talk and demonstration will be great for adults and older children. $3.00 per person $5 parking. 912-727-2339.

Annual Candle Lantern Tour
Saturday, Oct 10, 2015 7 PM to 9 PM
Join us for our annual guided tour. See the soldiers go about their evening duties. Stop in the barracks for some hot cider and a cookie. Then prepare yourself for some noise as the cannon is fired over the Ogeechee River. This is one of most popular annual events.

$8 for adults; $5 children ages 6 and over. Children 5 and under are free. For more information, call 912.727.2339 or email your questions to FortMcAllister.Park@gadnr.org.

The Haunting of Blackbeards’ Island
Saturday, Oct 24, 2015 6:30 PM to 9 PM
Savage Island becomes Blackbeards’ Island for the weekend as we decorate and dress like pirates. Decorate your campsite like a pirate ship or camp and compete for prizes for the most original and most frightening campsite. Rangers will go site to site giving out candy. Come for a campfire where we will give prizes for best sites and best costumes. $5 parking. 912-727-2339.

First Saturday Hike
Saturday, Nov 7, 2015 9 AM to 10:30 AM
Get Outdoors GeorgiaIt’s feeling like fall, so let’s enjoy the nice weather and take a hike. Join a ranger for a brisk 3 mile hike along the Redbird Creek trail. Stop and enjoy the marsh and hear a quick lesson about the mysteries of the marsh. $2.00 per person $5 parking. 912-727-2339.

Get Outdoors Festival
Saturday, Nov 14, 2015 10 AM to 4 PM
Come and see displays and demonstrations about many outdoor activities.Learn more about hunting, fishing, gardening, camping, birding,and much more. Enjoy a craft show, hayride and entertainment too. This will be a great and informative day. $3.00 per person, under 6 is free. $5 parking. 912-727-2339.

Location:
Fort McAllister State Park
3894 Fort McAllister Road
Richmond Hill, 31324

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One of our favorite Savannah kids Halloween events –  the Halloween Hike @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center , will be Oct. 23 & 24 2015.

If you’ve never taken your little trick-or-treaters to this non-scary Halloween event, make sure this is the year you do so!

Halloween Hike 2015, 5-8 PM Oct. 23 & 24.

Walk with your trickster down Oatland’s friendly forest trail to meet and gather goodies from our friendly animal characters.

Let Mother Earth show you the way and sit with Mother Goose as she tells her favorite rhymes. Face painting, spooky crafts, and many more monstrous activities await your arrival. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Details here.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center Wildlife, 711 Sandtown Rd. Savannah, GA, 31410 (912) 395-1212 Driving directions here.

Got those Halloween 2015 costumes yet? Our area’s children’s fall consignment sales are a good place to find costumes & save some bucks. Click here to find the local Fall 2015 consignment sales.

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Back-to-school special @ Byrd’s Korean Martial Arts on Whitemarsh Is. in Savannah.

New member special: Get 2 weeks for only $20.

Kids who take martial arts/karate are fit, confident and focused.  The program focuses on developing students’ discipline & attitude toward school. They evolve into a positive “Yes, I can” attitude while forming strong friendships.  The program also focuses on physical fitness, proper socialization skills, teamwork, cooperation skills.

The entire class learns karate kicks and punches, how to deal with bullies and they play fun martial arts games and drills.

This back-to-school online only offer expires Aug. 28 2015. Click here to register online.

Byrd’s Korean Martial Arts
912-898-0406
byrdsmartialarts.com

Byrd’s Korean Martial Arts, 4717 East Highway 80 Suite A next to Publix, Whitemarsh Is. Savannah, (912) 898-0406 www.savannahafterschool.com, On Facebook here.

2015 Tybee Island Pirate Fest, Oct. 8-11

Ready to swashbuckle.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday highlights include The Pirate Victory Parade, Scallywags Costume Contest, Little Matey’s Cove, Thieves Market, the Bud Light Whatever Bar with live music, a fireworks show and several kids’ activities such as a petting zoo, carousel and Ferris wheel.

That’s right, a Ferris wheel on Tybee!

Tickets Prices

Buccaneer’s Ball – $40 advance | $50 at door
Friday: $12
Saturday: $15
Sunday: Free
Kids 12 & younger admitted free all 3 days

For additional information about the 2015 Tybee Island Pirate Fest, please call 912.713.2321 or visit www.tybeepiratefest.com

Here’s the schedule:

Thursday Oct. 8th 6-10pm
Buccaneer Ball – The Crab Shack – 40 Estill Hammock Road
Tickets $40 in advance $50 day of
www.buccaneerball.com
The Crab Shack hosts the kick off to the 11th annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest, a weekend full of swashbuckling fun for all! The Buccaneer Ball boasts grub and grog like only The Crab Shack can provide, and of course, a bounty of pirates and wenches.

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Friday Oct. 9th 5-11pm
Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot
Ticket Price – $TBA ( kids 12 & under free)
Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Carnival Rides, Live Music, Bud Light Whatever Bar
MAIN STAGE
5 – 6pm – Whatever Bar DJ
6 – 7pm – Voodoo Soup
7 – 7:15pm – Pirate Invasion Opening Ceremony
7:15 – 8:15pm – Whatever Bar DJ
8:15 – 9:15pm – Big Engine
9:15 – 10:45pm – Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE
5 – 11pm – Carnival – Ferris Wheel, Sea Ray, Carousel and more!
5 – 7pm – Petting Zoo with Exotic Animals
6 – 11pm – Pirate Encampment by Tybee Arts Association
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE STAGE – featuring The Brigands

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Saturday Oct. 10th 10am – 11pm
Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot
Ticket Price – $TBA (kids 12 & under free)
Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Live Music, Petting Zoo, Carnival Rides, Bud Light Whatever Bar
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE
10am – 11pm – Carnival – Ferris Wheel, Sea Ray, Carousel and more!
10am – 7pm – Petting Zoo with Exotic Animals
10am – 11pm – Pirate Encampment by Tybee Arts Association
Enchant My Party Princesses
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE STAGE – featuring The Brigands
1 – 2pm – Childrens & Pets Costume Contest – details on page 20
MAIN STAGE
12:30 – 2pm – TBA
2 – 3pm – Whatever Bar DJ
3- 5pm – Sound Check during the Parade
5 – 6pm – Whatever Bar DJ
6 – 7pm – Rouges, Wenches & Krewes Costume Contests
7 – 7:45pm – Whatever Bar DJ
7:45 – 8:45pm – Mini Kiss
9pm – Fireworks – brought to you by Wet Willies
9:15 -10:15pm – Junior Marvin’s Wailers
10:15 -11pm – Whatever Bar DJ
PIRATE VICTORY PARADE
3 – 5pm – Parade – This parade is a must for families! Parade participants will pass out treasure along the route.

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Sunday Oct. 11th 12pm – 4pm
Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot
Ticket Price: FREE
Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Live Music, Petting Zoo, Carnival Rides
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE
12 – 4pm – Carnival – Ferris Wheel, Sea Ray, Carousel and more!
12 – 4pm – Petting Zoo with Exotic Animals
12- 4pm – Pirate Encampment by Tybee Arts Association
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE STAGE featuring The Brigands
12pm – BUD LIGHT BEACH SWEEP
Meet at the main stage at noon to help clean the beach. Free T- shirt for
participating.
MAIN STAGE
11am – Tybee Bar Church
2 – 3:30pm – Whatever Bar DJ
For more festival info, click here. 

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The Blue Print School of Pageantry and Finishing offers etiquette/leadership classes in Savannah and Pooler for children ages 8-18.

The Blue Print Pageant primarily serves clients, ages 8-18, for life beyond adolescence by increasing aptitude in the areas of leadership, decision making, networking and community service.

Initial registration fee: $100 which includes a shirt and first month of classes. Class fees are paid bi-monthly and will be in Pooler and Savannah.

Session runs November-May. Classes in poise, etiquette, public speaking, makeup, wellness, budgeting, leadership, and global awareness.

Also, register between now and September 1st for a free ticket to the Annual Scholarship Pageant in October at the Andaz Savannah. Special guest judge from International Junior is Miss Dee Hairston

Blue Print School of Pageantry and Finishing, www.blueprintpageant.com On Facebook here. The Blue Print School of Pageantry and Finishing in Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

The Ballet School in Savannah offers classes for every age from “Tippy Toes” thru Adults including a Mommy & Me program that starts Sept. 1.

This spacious, elegant studio in Piccadilly Square on Savannah’s Southside also has the largest ADULT and BOYS Program in the area.

The Ballet School offers classes for all ages “Mommy and Me” thru Adults.

Register now for the 2015-16 SEASON here.

See The Ballet School’s Character Dance Troupe perform @ 4:30PM this Sat. August 15  @ Leopold’s Ice Cream​ free birthday block party. Details on the bd block party here. 

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Mommy & Me program
For ages almost-2 to 3 years old

This Mommy & Me dance program at The Ballet School is an eight week, fun-filled class that is designed as an introduction to music and movement while accompanied by an adult. This morning class is filled with energy and full of excitement for everyone!
Sept 1- Oct. 20
Tuesdays, 10-10:30AM

$160 per session

Get 10% OFF when you BRING A FRIEND that registers. Register here. 

The Ballet School, 10010 Abercorn Street, Suite 8, Piccadilly Square, Savannah, 31406 (912)925-0903, email theballetschool@comcast.net, www.theballetschoolsav.com  On Facebook here.  The Ballet School is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Shalom Y’all – Jewish Food Festival – Savannah, GA
October 28, 2015
Forsyth Park. Come explore Jewish food. Details here. 

11 am until 3 pm, the festival draws approximately 10,000 people and provides attendees with a taste of ethnic Jewish cuisine as well as family entertainment ranging from music, dance, magic and puppet shows.

There is not an admission for this event, but once you have smelled the aroma of all the wonderful cuisine, you will want to purchase tickets for food.  The tickets are only $1.00 each and there are two ticket booths on the festival grounds.

Below is a small sampling of the extensive menu of delicious Jewish delicacies to be found at the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival™:
• Deli Sandwiches (corned beef, pastrami, or tongue)
• Potato Latkes
• Fresh Blintzes
• Fresh Challah
• Hummus & Pita
• Kosher Hot Dogs
• Brisket
• Sizzling Sephardic Lamb
• Stuffed Cabbage
• Sodas, including Dr. Brown’s®
• Sweets from our Sisterhood

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Armstrong State University in Savannah will host the third annual Celebrate Armstrong fest on Oct. 24. The entire community is invited to join in this celebration of everything Armstrong.

Thursday, October 24 2015, 5:30-9:30PM
Burnett Hall Lawn
Celebrate Armstrong Festival Finale features family-friendly fun, live music, fireworks, food & more. 

3rd Annual Celebrate Armstrong Finale, with a special tribute to the 80th anniversary of the university’s founding and the 50th anniversary of the university’s move to Savannah’s southside. Celebrate Armstrong will feature live music by the Band of Oz, a prominent American beach music group with roots dating back to 1967, as well as a Pirate Costume Contest, kids activities, shag dancing, food, giveaways and much more. The entire community is invited to join in this free celebration.

WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Armstrong State University
Burnett Lawn
11935 Abercorn St.
Savannah, Ga.

COST: Free and open to the public

MORE INFO: Armstrong.edu/celebrate

More details to come here. 

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Girls on the Run begins the week of August 24th in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties.

Registration for this after-school program is available now online here.

Girls on the Run is starting their tenth year in Coastal Georgia and reaches almost 1,000 girls annually in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty. Girls on the Run mission: to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Girls on the Run is a transformational learning program for girls in grades 3-8. The program teaches life skills through dynamic, conversation-based lessons and running games, culminating with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K run which illustrates confidence through accomplishment and healthy life choices.

After-school programs available for 3rd through 5th graders and 6th through 8th graders. Learn more here. 

Shoe drive

Girls on the Run in Coatal Georgia is holding a shoe drive – a collection of gently used shoes of all types, women’s, men’s and children’s – sneakers, boots, sandals, heels, etc. The goal is to raise funds for this after-school program for girls in grades 3-8 while benefiting microenterprise ventures in developing nations and keeping old shoes out of local landfills.

Donation bins area available now through October at the YMCAs in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties as well as most Howard Family Dental offices, Fleet Feet, Bahama Joes, GA Game Changers and Seacrest Partners.

You may also drop off your bags of shoes at:
Girls on the Run
401 Eisenhower Drive
Savannah GA 31410

For more information call:
Beth Aldrich
Office: 912-349-1528
b.aldrich@girlsontherun-ga.org

Join Kindermusik in Savannah with 88 Keys Piano for their August 2015 musical monthly playdates.

Bring your newborn to 7 year old to experience the super power that music can play in your child’s early development.

This month’s theme is “YUM! Fabulous Food!” and will be offered twice: Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 10AM and Sat. Aug. 22 at 10:30AM.

Spaces are limited, so enroll today. All participants receive the Kindermusik class, an instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs, plus a gift valued at $10 at the end of class. Cost is $15 and siblings pay only $5.

The Kindermusik studio is in Bloomingdale, just minutes from the new Tanger Outlets.

For more info or to enroll your child, call 912.988.KEYS (5397) or visit www.88keysga.com/kindermusik

It’s Kindermusik…we’re so much more than music.

Join Old Fort Jackson in Savannah August 29, 6-10PM for fun and food at their 34th Annual Silent Auction & Lowcountry Boil. Admission to this event is FREE, but donations are kindly accepted at the door.

Enjoy low country boil, bid in our silent auction, experience cannon firings, historic musket demonstrations, and more! 

All ages welcome

Food and drink pricing is as follows:

Lowcountry Boil Plate…………….$12
Beer, Wine, Mixed Drinks…………$4
20oz Soda…………………………….$2

Event includes family and kid-friendly activities.

Admission is free, dinner is $12 per plate and a cash bar is available.

More details here. 

This year’s item donors and sponsors include:
Revival Fest, Savannah Children’s Museum, Coastal Heritage Society, Snapology of Savannah, LLC, JetBlue Airways, The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, The Brice- a Kimpton Hotel, Mansion on Forsyth Park, Creative Catering, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah History Museum, North Island Surf and Kayak, The Florence, Port City Logistics, Eddie Kimmer Stage Lighting, B Street Salon, Photos by Rich Burkhart, Stefani Ashley Photography & Fine Arts

Where
Old Fort Jackson
1 Fort Jackson Road
Savannah, GA 31404
912.232.3945

Coastal Heritage Society manages Old Fort Jackson, a historic fort located on the Savannah River three miles east of downtown Savannah, www.chsgeorgia.org/, Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You’re invited to the Savannah 2015 Rally to Improve Birth

Monday, Sept 7 2015
10AM-Noon
Forsyth Park @ Drayton St & East Park Ave, Savannah, Georgia 31401

Supporters will take to the sidewalks of beautiful Forsyth Park to spread their message of evidence based care and humanity in childbirth!
Join in at 10AM at the very south end of the park, between the basketball court and the sidewalk. There will be vendor tables and goodie bags for the first 25 ladies to sign in.

All are welcome, family is encouraged.

Learn more here.

Hosted by Improvingbirth. org-Savannah

Fall registration is now open for The First Tee of Savannah golf program.

Sign up today here.  The Fall 2015 session is Aug 18 – Oct 5.

The First Tee of Savannah is now accepting registrations for their Savannah Fall Children’s Golf Sessions at Bacon Park Golf Course, Crosswinds, Henderson & the Mary Calder Learning Center.

Sessions will be offered at whichever location is convenient for your family, one day per week, for 90 minutes. See the Fall 2015 schedule by clicking here. 

Contact Ivan Bullard, Program Coordinator, at ibullard@thefirstteesavannah.org or 912.238.7108 for registration information.

Register online here. 

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Don’t miss the FREE Summer family stargazing event @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in Savannah: Gazing in the Garden.

The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in conjunction with the Oglethorpe Astronomical Association invite you to a free stargazing event starting at dusk around 8:15ishPM until 10PM.

Before the star-gazing, enjoy a 1950s sci-fi flick in the Visitors Center at 7:30PM

After the August sun sets at 8:03 pm and the sky darkens, the thin crescent moon becomes more visible and doesn’t set till just after midnight. Come to the Event Field for viewing of the waxing moon, constellations and Milky Way Galaxy through various-size telescopes that Association members (or you) bring.

Please use the renovated Canebrake Road entrance and new parking lot at the new Visitor & Education Center. Dress for the evening weather, bring a favorite cold or hot beverage, lawn chair and snack basket (alcohol is prohibited). Be aware that semi-dormant fire ants may be under your blanket or chair on your particular chosen spot on the lawn.

For more information, click here or call the office at (912) 921-5460.

Free and open to the public. This is a great family event. This event is dependent on the weather. More details here.

Here’s a list of children’s books on astronomy:

“Night Sky Atlas” by Robin Seagell
“Astronomy” by Kristen Lippincott
“Black Holes & Other Space Oddities” by Alex Barnett
“Space” by Simon Holland
“The Solar System: An A-Z Guide” by Christina Wilsdon
“Cosmic Light Shows” by Bobbie Kalman & April Fast
“Find the Constellations” by H.A. Rey
“The Stars: A New Way to See Them” by H.A. Rey

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (Formerly The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens), 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419. Please enter the gate on US Hwy. 17. Please call 912-921-5460 for information, http://bamboo.caes.uga.edu/, On Facebook here

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Constitution Day at the Georgia Historical Society

Thursday, Sept. 17
Open 9AM – 6PM
@ Georgia Historical Society’s Hodgson Hall. 501 Whitaker St., Savannah, 31406

Abraham Baldwin’s draft copy of the United States Constitution is one of the national treasures of the Georgia Historical Society collection. One of only a few still in existence, the draft includes the handwritten margin notes of Baldwin, one of Georgia’s signers of the Constitution of 1787.

In celebration of Constitution Day and to kick off the 2016 Georgia History Festival, GHS invites you to experience this piece of American history firsthand.

Stop by the GHS Research Center between 9AM & 6PM on Sept. 17 for a self-guided tour featuring the first public showing of this unique document, along with the educational displays and other one-of-a-kind materials that tell the story of Georgia’s role in the founding of our nation.

Learn more here. 

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Panic in the Pen 2015 Haunted Jail in Savannah opens to the public October 23,24,29,30 and 31.

7PM-midnight.

Proceeds benefit Explorer Post 876 and the Wounded Warrior Project.

For the first time, the public is being allowed inside the walls of the old Chatham County Jail, which has been abandoned.

Brave visitors can visit  six terrifying units in the old jail. 

For more information: Call 912-652-7682 or 912-652-7606 or Email rplipovsky@chathamcounty.org

Learn more here. 

Finishing a marathon is child’s play with KiDS ROCK Savannah – a one-mile fun run for children in grades K – 7. This non-competitive, non-timed event is all about having fun & making it to the finish line. Kindergarten distance is a half mile run.

Kids Rock 2015
3:15PM Sunday, Nov. 8
Daffin Park in Savannah, GA
For race time, click here.
Run with your friends. Team Registration available. Read more here.

Registration Information
Individual/School Paid Registration:
Entry fee:
$20 until November 1, 2015
$25 at expo & race morning (if available)
Register here.

Participants can become full marathon finishers by completing a 25.2-mile training program prior to race day or they can just run, walk or jog the one-mile course on race day. Every child is a winner & will be rewarded with an official race number, T-shirt, goodie bag & medal.

Associated with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Relay, Nov. 7.
Register here.

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Alee Shriners Presents the 9th Annual Terror Plantation Haunted House in Savannah

100 Eisenburg Drive off Skidaway Road
912.355.2443 or 912.429.3059

Halloween 2015 dates for the Haunted House to be announced but it is typically is open every Friday & Saturday night in October starting Oct. 9. For older kids & adults.

Hours: 7:30PM-11 PM
Cost: TBA

Military Discounts
Group Discounts for 6 or more
Concessions

Details here. 

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Zombie 5K Run
Alee Zombie Run
Saturday, September 26, 2015 10AM
JF Gregory Park
521 Cedar St.
Richmond Hill, Ga. 31324
Cost: $35; $20 for ages 10 and younger
Registration online here closes Sept. 16 at 11:30pm

A way for people to run/walk in a 5k like a Zombie. The participants can either be a runner or a Zombie. The runners or walkers have flags on each side and 1 on back in a flag football style. The object is to avoid the zombies and complete the run/walk with at least 1 flag still attached. The object for the zombies is to grab the flags of the runners.

More details here.

Contact aleehauntedhouse@gmail.com

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Help Oatland Island Wildlife Center celebrate Georgia’s diverse agricultural traditions during their annual Harvest Festival & Cane Grinding event,  10 AM- 4 PM Nov. 21 2015

Centered around Oatland’s 1800’s Heritage Homesite, history comes alive with old-time music, cane boiling, butter-making & cooking on the hearth & open fire.

See how “it was back then” amidst the sights, sounds & aroma of an old-fashioned fall gathering.

Children young & old will enjoy hay rides, crafts & games, cane syrup & other fun festival food that will tug at your senses as you venture back through history.

More details here.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center Wildlife, 711 Sandtown Rd. Savannah, GA, 31410 (912) 395-1212 Driving directions here.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE.