11th annual Tunkhannock River Day held July 18

TUNKHANNOCK — Live music, nature explorations, environmental learning opportunities, a traveling zoo and other events were held during Tunkhannock’s 11th annual River Day at Riverside Park on Saturday, July 18.

River Day is planned by the Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater and the River Day Committee and sponsored by the Overlook Estate Foundation.

Canoers make their way down the Susquehanna River during the 11th annual Tunkhannock River Day on Saturday.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_DP_Tunk-River-Day_11.jpg.optimal.jpgCanoers make their way down the Susquehanna River during the 11th annual Tunkhannock River Day on Saturday. Bill Tarutis | For Abington Journal

Carrie Beebe, right, of Factoryville, points out fishermen on the river to friend Brenda Jones and her grandson Brayden Peters, 1, both of Tunkhannock, at the 11th annual River Day at Riverside Park in Tunkhannock.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_DP_Tunk-River-Day_21.jpg.optimal.jpgCarrie Beebe, right, of Factoryville, points out fishermen on the river to friend Brenda Jones and her grandson Brayden Peters, 1, both of Tunkhannock, at the 11th annual River Day at Riverside Park in Tunkhannock. Bill Tarutis | For Abington Journal

WNEP Pennsylvania Outdoor Life naturalist Rick Koval describes the biology of snakes at a program during the 11th annual Tunkhannock River Day.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_DP_Tunk-River-Day_31.jpg.optimal.jpgWNEP Pennsylvania Outdoor Life naturalist Rick Koval describes the biology of snakes at a program during the 11th annual Tunkhannock River Day. Bill Tarutis | For Abington Journal

Sixth-degree green belt Colin Fetterman, 11, left, of Centermoreland, shows his front leg front kick technique with High Energy Fitness and Karate owner and senior instructor John Filer at a demonstration during River Day in Tunkhannock.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_DP_Tunk-River-Day_41.jpg.optimal.jpgSixth-degree green belt Colin Fetterman, 11, left, of Centermoreland, shows his front leg front kick technique with High Energy Fitness and Karate owner and senior instructor John Filer at a demonstration during River Day in Tunkhannock. Bill Tarutis | For Abington Journal

Hannah Milner, 8, center, tastes her ice cream as she and her parents Lori, left, and Nathan Milner, all of Tunkhannock, leave the Kool Cow Cabin Creamery stand at the Tunkhannock River Day.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_DP_Tunk-River-Day_51.jpg.optimal.jpgHannah Milner, 8, center, tastes her ice cream as she and her parents Lori, left, and Nathan Milner, all of Tunkhannock, leave the Kool Cow Cabin Creamery stand at the Tunkhannock River Day. Bill Tarutis | For Abington Journal