ROCHE PERCEE - Approximately 100 people converged on the Roche Percee Recreation Site and Campground on Saturday for the third annual Commemorative Family Fun Day.
The event featured a free barbecue lunch, a fishing game for younger children, yard games, horseshoes, sparkle tattoos, tractor rides and a large splash area in a field.
Sheila Farstad, who was one of the event organizers, noted the splash field was something that started last year. Boards were placed around the yard, and then a tarp was laid on the ground and covered with water.
"The kids can splash and they can play … and then we usually have water guns and cannons that they can play with. Even though it wasn't that terribly warm, there were lots of people … that were using it," said Farstad.
Farstad suspects the weather kept some people from attending, but it was still a busy day for those who turned out.
The event was created by the Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Tourism and Trails committee to pay tribute to the volunteers who have worked tirelessly in the park to get it open and keep it operating. The committee is a group of people from the Roche Percee area looking to promote the region's vast history.
Farstad noted some members of the committee have passed away over the years, while others have moved out of the area.
The event also creates some awareness of the park and all that it has to offer. She overheard some people say they didn't know the park was there.
"My husband and I have been volunteering at the park for 17 years now, so it's been going for a long, long time," said Farstad.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Tourism and Trails is a registered non-profit, and Farstad said the people who are down there running the park are all volunteers.
