ORRUM, NC (WBTW) – In Orrum Saturday, residents came out to enjoy family fun at the 8th annual Lumber river day festival.
Park superintendent Neill Lee told News13, the festival was started in 2010 as a way to celebrate Lumber River being named one of the state’s top 10 natural wonders. The day was filled with fun and events for kids which included, bounce houses, canoe rides and wet t-shirt races.
“It’s a t-shirt with water on it, and the kids squeeze the water into a jar and win a prize for that,” said park superintendent, Neil Lee.
Even with tons of fun and activities Lee saw the event as a moment to teach the youth about keeping the river free of litter“Unfortunately a lot of folks that get out on our waterways are some of the worst litterbugs, so we like to get them young and start educating them on the importance of protecting the river and nature in general,” added Lee.
