Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 1

December 31, 2013

 
Get outside for history

Celebrate the new year outside in various ways, historically, at:

• Brookgreen Gardens, open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily – regular admission, on U.S. 17 between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park: “The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail,” access by minibus only, hourly noon-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through March 7, to archaeological sites, for $3 extra besides gardens admission, which lasts seven days: $14 ages 13-64, $12 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12. 235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.

• “Emancipation Day Celebration – Remembering the Past While Planning Our Future,” Freewoods Farm, 9515 Freewoods Road, off Bay Road from S.C. 707 in Burgess community, with farm tour at 10 a.m., and Fireside Chat in farmhouse with Annie S. Plowden, lifelong resident of Freewoods and a retired school teacher and community historian, at 11:30. 650-9139 or www.freewoodsfarm.com.

‘First Day Hikes’ at parks

Take guided walks with a S.C. State Parks ranger through “First Day Hikes,” both free with admission – no registration necessary. Each park: $5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, $3 ages 6-15:

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