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Charleston picnic boom marks Memorial Day weekend
Charlestonians celebrate Memorial Day weekend with record crowds at Kanawha Forest Park and other sites. Officials report about 16,000 picnickers across the region over the three days, aided by expanded facilities to handle more diners. Outdoor gatherings, backyard barbecues, and sunlit breakfasts symbolize the start of summer festivities with planned expanded menus and activities for June.
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Kanawha Forest Park
Coonskin Park
Daniel Boone Roadside Park
Holiday Park
Charleston
Glenn Warmer
Sue Ann Edwards
Sharon Malory
Bob Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
Wyona Cavender
Sue Bess
Bruce Garrett
Coonakin Park
Huntington
Kenneth White
Barbara White
Reid Perry
JoAnn Perry
Becky Perry
Frank Wilkin