History Walk. Join Allen Riddick, Aiken’s own local historian, for a walk back in time to Aiken in the age of the Winter Colony (late 1800s). Learn about Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch, the historic properties, and the families (Rogerses and Iselins) who owned them. The walk is cancelled if inclement weather occurs. Please meet in front of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. Online registration utilizing PRT online registration In-person registration is now available at the front desk of Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Rd, Aiken, SC 29803. For more questions about registration, please email info@hopelandsgardens.com or call the Weeks Center at (803) 642-7631.

History Walk. Join Allen Riddick, Aiken’s own local historian, for a walk back in time to Aiken in the age of the Winter Colony (late 1800s). Learn about Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch, the historic properties, and the families (Rogerses and Iselins) who owned them. The walk is cancelled if inclement weather occurs. Please meet in front of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. Online registration utilizing PRT online registration In-person registration is now available at the front desk of Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Rd, Aiken, SC 29803. For more questions about registration, please email info@hopelandsgardens.com or call the Weeks Center at (803) 642-7631.

Sean Poppy from the Savannah River Ecology Lab will present Native Amphibians. South Carolina is home to dozens of frog, toad and salamander species. See, in person, many of the native amphibians found in South Carolina. You’ll learn about their unique adaptations, calls and what you can do to help amphibians in the wild. After the talk, take a short walk in Hopelands to see if we can find a few that call the Gardens “home”. Please meet in the Guest Cottage located next to the Rye Patch stables. Online registration utilizing PRT online registration In-person registration is now available at the front desk of Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Rd, Aiken, SC 29803. For more questions about registration, please email info@hopelandsgardens.com or call the Weeks Center at (803) 642-7631.