NMB opens nature park on marsh

NMB opens nature park on marsh

From staff reports

Tracy Carr of Longs walks through the Heritage Shores Park in North Myrtle Beach with her sons Jeffrey, 6, (left) and Justin, 4, after the dedication ceremony Wednesday.

REBECCA KOENIG/The Sun News

Tracy Carr of Longs walks through the Heritage Shores Park in North Myrtle Beach with her sons Jeffrey, 6, (left) and Justin, 4, after the dedication ceremony Wednesday.

* Video from the park's opening

A dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday marked the opening of the Heritage Shores Public Nature Park in the Cherry Grove area of North Myrtle Beach.

The park - on 8 acres north of 55th Avenue North and Heritage Drive - has a series of boardwalks, two picnic shelters, boat access to the Cherry Grove marsh, two information kiosks, an observation station and a series of trails about two-thirds of a mile long.

City officials and residents have said it will be a great addition to the area. The city budgeted a total of $132,000 in its 2004-05 and 2005-06 Parks and Recreation funds for the nature park.

The park includes interpretative signs to identify the plants, animals and nature that people might see in the park, as well as directional signs to help people get around in the park.

Parking is at the Cherry Grove Boat Landing on 53rd Avenue North.

Online video extra

Go to MyrtleBeachOnline.com to view video of the Heritage Shores Public Nature Park and to hear North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley talk about the park's contribution to the city's quality of life.

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