WESTOVER PLANTATION 7000 Westover Rd., Charles City, 804-829-2882. http://www.jamesriverplantations.org/Westover.html . Grounds open 9 to 6 for self-guided tours. $2 adults, 50 cents ages 6-16, younger than 6 free.
FLOWERDEW HUNDRED PLANTATION 1617 Flowerdew Hundred Rd., Hopewell. 804-541-8897. http://www.flowerdew.org/ . Open Monday-Friday 10 to 4, April 1 through Nov. 15. $8 adults, $5 ages 6 to 12, seniors and military.
HOG ISLAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Route 650, Surry County. http://www.dgif.state.va.us/hunting/wma/hog_island.html . Open daily, sunrise to sunset, until September 2006. Because Hog Island is managed for hunting at other times during the year, check the Web site or call 757-253-4180 for information about hours from September on.
JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT Jamestown Road, Route 31 south. 757-253-4838 or 888-593-4682. http://www.historyisfun.org/ . $11.75 adults, $5.75 ages 6-12, younger than 6 free. Open daily 9 to 5, 9 to 6 June 15 through Aug. 15. Closed Christmas and New Year's Day.
HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE Colonial Parkway, Jamestown Island. 804-648-1889. http://www.historicjamestowne.org/ . Open daily 8:30 to 4:30, 8:30 to 5:30 Memorial Day through Labor Day. Closed Christmas and New Year's Day. $8 adults, 16 and younger free. Tickets good for seven consecutive days.
CHICKAHOMINY RIVERFRONT PARK 1350 John Tyler Hwy., Williamsburg. 757-258-5020. http://www.james-city.va.us/recreation/chickahominy_park.html . Free. Open daily 8 to 5. Call after Memorial Day for summer hours. Fees for boat launch, camping, pool. Canoe and kayak rentals available.
CHICKAHOMINY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA 12510 Eagles Nest Rd., Charles City County. 757-253-7072. http://www.dgif.state.va.us/hunting/wma/chickahominy.html . Seasonal hunting is permitted. (Schedules at http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/index.asp#seasons .)
BERKELEY PLANTATION 12602 Harrison Landing Rd., Charles City. 804-829-6018 or 888-466-6018. http://www.berkeleyplantation.com/ . Open daily 9 to 5 except Thanksgiving and Christmas. $11 adults, $6 ages 6-12, $7.50 ages 13-16, 10 percent discount for AAA members, military and seniors; group rates.
SHIRLEY PLANTATION 501 Shirley Plantation Rd., Charles City. 804-829-5121 or 800-232-1613. http://www.shirleyplantation.com/ . Open 9 to 5 daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Adults $10.50, seniors $9.50, ages 6-18 $7, younger than 6 free. Veteran, AAA discounts, active military free.
Other Resources
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH 400 PROJECT http://www.johnsmith400.org/ . On May 12, 2007, 14 scientists, historians and sailors will board a reproduction open boat for a 121-day voyage to retrace John Smith's 1608 expedition.
CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS NETWORK http://www.baygateways.net/ . Online maps, guides and more to 150 parks, wildlife refuges, museums, sailing ships, historic communities, trails and other attractions in the bay region.
JAMESTOWN 2007 http://www.jamestown2007.org/ . Official event web site, from the Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation.
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY SITE http://www.apva.org/jr.html . The APVA owns the Historic Jamestowne property, which it administers jointly with the National Park Service, which owns the rest of Jamestown Island (The National Park Service's Jamestown Web site is http://www.nps.gov/jame.
VIRTUAL JAMESTOWN ARCHIVE http://www.virtualjamestown.org/ . Featuring texts of original documents from Jamestown settlement, from which quotes were drawn for this story. A project of the Virginia Center for Digital History.
JAMESTOWN 1607 http://www.jamestown1607.org/ . From the Virginia Tourism Corp. Includes guide to locations where "The New World" was filmed. For information on film, to be released May 9 on DVD, visit http://www.thenewworldmovie.com/ .
Caroline Kettlewell lives on the "Powhatan Flu" and online at http://www.carolinekettlewell.com. Her blog devoted to narrative nonfiction is at http://carolinekettlewell.blogs.com/hinterlands.
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