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Category: 31. The Lumbee River; environment and environmentalism
SHIF001. Shiffer, James Eli. “Lazy
river.” (Travel Column.) News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
30 June 1996: H1.
Publication type: Newspaper article
The author gives an engagingly written, concise but detailed
account of a canoe trip with Dr. Neill Lee Sr., a Lumberton physician.
Along with the trip description, he includes background information
on the importance of the river to Lumbee people; how the river got its
name; the proposed hazardous waste treatment plant whose siting on the
river was successfully blocked by local citizens; the section of the
river that was designated as the Lumber River State Park in 1989; and
foliage and wildlife that can be seen along the river. At the end of
the article he provides a concise trip guide with these sections: Getting
there; Facilities; Canoeing; Canoe rentals; Fishing; Wildlife viewing.
Additional subjects: Lumber River State Park | Canoeing
This annotation was edited on: June 24, 2002
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