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Please join us for our Centennial Celebration of NC State Parks on Saturday, December 3, 2016 and help us celebrate from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

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    Please join us for our Centennial Celebration of NC State Parks on Saturday, December 3, 2016 and help us celebrate from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. We will have activities with exhibits from NC Forestry, Beaufort County Soil & Water, US Fish & Wildlife will also be bring an alligator from their Edenton office, games for children by NC Parks staff, tar-kiln demonstrations presented by Bryan Avery and The Tarheel Boys with their presentation on "Tar, Pitch & Turpentine: Naval Stores in NC" throughout the day, tar-kiln hikes at 10:30 & 1:30 by Goose Creek park staff and music from 11:30 to 3:00 by Ainsley Short, Pamlico Joe & Clearwater Flow and The Flatland Zingers. There will be s'mores available to be made over an open campfire and Same Power Ministries & Catering will be selling BBQ plates, sandwiches & other festival types of foods.

    Please share this information with your friends and family. (I have also attached the flier so that you can print it out for yourself or to share.) Opening ceremonies begin at 10:00 am and we hope to see everyone here!

    Those contributing to bring this event to you are:

    Bryan Avery & The Tarheel Boys
    NC Humanities Council
    Same Power Ministries & Catering
    Weyerhaeuser
    NC Forestry
    Beaufort County Soil & Water
    US Fish & Wildlife
    Friends of Goose Creek State Park
    NC State Parks
    Ainsley Short
    Pamlico Joe & Clearwater Flow
    Flatland Zingers


    Contact:

     Vanessa Fischer

       Goose Greek State Park

       2190 Camp Leach Road
       Washington, NC 27889

       Phone: (252) 923-2191  •  vanessa.fischer@ncparks.gov
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