20,000 Leagues Under the Sea miniseries premieres
ABC debuts a stylish miniseries airing Sundays and Mondays at 9 ET. Patrick Dempsey stars as Pierre Arronax, a French scientist recruited to investigate attacks on ships, with Rod Hardy directing and Brian Nelson writing. The voyage aboard a Cunard warship leads to a dramatic clash with a legendary sea creature and a crippled vessel.
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Keith
Richard Pierce
Jules Verne
Brian Nelson
Rod Hardy
Pierre Arronax
Patrick Dempsey
Cunard Shipping Line
Arronax
John Bach
America
Spring At Hopelands Garden Party Weekend Schedule
A three day garden celebration runs May 17 to 19 at Hopeland Gardens and Rye Patch with garden displays Doll House decor and a tea with musical accompaniment on Saturday. Sunday offers a Garden Party at Rye Patch and open garden hours. A Garden Show Sousa Concert conclude the event with a $10 garden party entry and reservations preferred.
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Rye Patch
Aiken Garden Club Council
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P.O
Sousa
Joan B. Tower
Sally Anaclerio
Aiken's Winter Health Resort Roots Recalled
Aiken emerged as a health resort before fame as a sports center. By 1892 the town was praised as the nation's great winter home with endorsements from Admiral Porter and publisher Joseph Pulitzer. Visitors like Senator George Edmunds lauded Aiken's dry bracing climate for invalids and lung maladies.
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South
Aiken Journal and Review
Aiken Standard
Pine Barrens
David D. Porter
Florida
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
U.S
George Edmunds
Vermont
Antique shop owner preserves family passion for old toys
Wayne Plunkett runs an antique store beside Highway 19, fondly showcasing trains and old gas pumps. He recalls his 1948 Ford restoration, travels across states for finds, and shares how antiques built his family life with his wife and four now-married children.
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Plunkett
Edgefield Highway
Route 19
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Highway 19
Maine
Florida
Massachusetts
Ohio
Missouri
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