12th Annual Historic Beech Island Tour

Make plans to attend the 12th Annual Historic Beech Island Tour on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The daylong, self-guided, driving tour will include several historic homes, the Zubly and Hammond cemeteries, the historic Baptist, Episcopal and Silver Bluff churches, the Beech Island Historical Society Visitors and History Center and Agricultural Museum, the Silver Bluff Audubon Center, Risher Clubhouse and a few more surprise stops. An old-fashioned barbecue lunch will be provided by the society from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. behind the Visitors Center. Barbecue dinners of pork or chicken will cost $10 a plate.

Advance tickets for the all-day tour are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors (60 & up) with children and students up to age 18 admitted free. Tour day tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors (60 & up). Purchase advance tickets at The Handy Hardware Store in Beech Island, Jackson Town Hall, the Aiken County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Visitors Center in Aiken or the Beech Island Historical Society. For more information, call Jackie Bartley, (706) 833-3651.