The 23rd  Fourth of July Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2011.    This is the largest Fourth of July Celebration in South Carolina. The boat parade will start between 12:30-1pm with the Parade assembly at Bomb Island and move toward the Lake Murray Dam. It will pass the Lexington Park Site and make the half circle around the Towers and then pass the Irmo Park Site. After which time, the boats will pass the Leader Boat, the Southern Patriot, for judging and photos.  The best spots to view the parade is from one of the Parks sites on the dam. The fireworks will launch at dusk (approximately 9:10pm) from Dreher Island and Spence Island.    The best viewing spots for the shows will be both parks at the Lake Murray Dam and Dreher Island State.
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Lexington County Peach Festival, Gilbert South Carolina

The 53rd annual Peach Festival will be held on Monday, July 4, 2011 in Gilbert South Carolina.     The parade will begin at 9:30am and begins at the corner of Crosson and Hampton Streets.  It will turn right onto Main Street and continue just past Hayes Street where it will turn left onto an Access Road.   This festival is one of the oldest and most successful in our state. Over the years, it has allowed our community club to raise monies for countless community projects, the most significant being the total construction of our Gilbert Community Park. Our park is open to all regardless of race, color, or creed. It is a place of great beauty and quiet contemplation. Families enjoy outings under the picnic shelters. Children play on the playground. Walkers hike the hills and curving paths. On most Easter Sundays, the community churches meet together in the park for the Community Sunrise Service. Each year, hundreds and hundreds of folks visit and enjoy our park. Other projects include donations to our schools, our fire department, our town library, Girl’s State, and Festival Scholarships.

So, come on down and grab a great “peach ice cream” and spend the day with some of the friendliest folks in South Carolina.
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The only parade held after dark in West Columbia South Carolina

The Cayce South Carolina and West Columbia South Carolina  communities are located in Lexington County, the West Metro suburban area of Greater Columbia.  They  are located on the west side of the Congaree River and south of the Saluda River. The City of Cayce is located just across the Congaree River from downtown Columbia accessed by the Blossom Street bridge.  West Columbia is also across the river from downtown Columbia accessed by the Gervais Street bridge.    The beautiful Riverwalk along the Congaree River offers 1.5 miles overs overlooks of  the Congaree River.

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Park free for the event is in the parking decks at the State Museum with transportation to and from the museum in horse drawn carriage rides. 

The Vista is home to over 45 restaurants and bars, 60 artists’ gallaries, and a diverse mixture of businesses and services.

The Congaree Vista is a 1200 acre district running from the business towards the Congaree River which features of number of renovated historic buildings.

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For those of you who may not be familiar with collards, it is a cool weather plant  the same species that produces cabbage and brocoli.    The name collard is a shortened form of the word colewort (“cabbage plant”).  Collards are a favorite southern dish especially in the fall and winter months; after the first frost as they are tastier then.  Many people in the South have collards and black-eyed peas for New Year’s Dinner as they are thought to ensure wealth during the coming year.

Gaston SC is a small community located about 20 minutes from Downtown Columbia SC.

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The Columbia area’s newest walking pathway is directly across the top of the Dreher Shoals Dam along S.C. Highway 6. It’s a popular place for walking and jogging. The distance is 1.7 miles each way for a total walk of 3.4 miles.

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The walkway offers spectacular views of Lake Murray and even the downtown Columbia skyline 11 miles away. This pathway was completed after the construction of the new backup dam at Dreher Shoals Dam on Lake Murray (in 2005) and with the widening of S.C. Highway 6 across the top of the dam (in 2007).

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