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- Jennie Kuhn likes to take her kids on the Story Walk Trail at Martin Marietta Park in New Bern.

- This one said, "I had just grabbed the doorknob when I felt another sneeze coming on.

I huffed and I snuffed and I tried to cover my mouth, but I sneezed a great sneeze."

- The friends at the New Bern Public Library installed signs on the trail, each one telling a different part of a story.

- And you're not going to believe it, but this guy's house fell down, just like his brother's.

So we get out and away from our phones.

That's probably the best experience, and, you know, we get to spend quality time together.

We normally make a morning of it, and it's really a fun time.

We normally will come out here, we're at least an hour, maybe two, depending on the weather.

[bicycle riding] - While Jennie and the kids are on the Story Walk Trail, her partner Eric is riding his mountain bike on the seven miles of park trails.

- It gives you a nice place to ride, good views.

[bicycle riding] The paths are pretty wide, so that's good.

You know, there's always a lot of people walking, fishing.

[water splashing] - Mike Murrie comes to the park to paddle with fellow members of the Twin Rivers Paddle Club.

- It's calming.

I really like the wildlife.

Today we have a lot of turtles around.

You never know what you're going to run into.

This park has two places to put a kayak in.

One goes to our area streams, and then the other one is this lake, which is a nice paddle in itself.

It's nicely protected.

It's a nice paddle just to go around the circumference.

It's a long enough lake that we could do that.

We really enjoy getting together here and doing what we call rescue practice when we practice special maneuvers like rolling or climbing back into the kayak.

[water splashing] - The city had over 800 acres of land set aside and started developing the park in 2017 after Martin Marietta Corporation donated another 55.

- It was actually a limestone quarry, which is what Martin Marietta Corporation used it for, and they were done mining it.

They really had no more use for the land.

- Phase one of the park opened in 2022 with the trails, an adventure playground, picnic shelters that can be reserved for special gatherings, fishing piers and wildlife observation decks, and restrooms.

More amenities are coming in future phases.

- This park offers something for all ages, and I want them to come out here and embrace that fully.

- For all the amenities the city provides, perhaps the best ones are provided by nature.

- There are certain areas of the park you can go to, and you're completely surrounded by dragonflies, and it's just an unbelievable experience.

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It's so relaxing, so I work in IT.

I love to come out, disconnect, put my phone away.

I'm off the laptops, and I enjoy the scenery.

The park is really wonderful.

It's well-maintained.

It's got different options.

Every time I come out here, it's a little bit different.

- Martin Marietta Park is at 700 South Glenburnie Road in New Bern, and they're open daily.

Admission is free.

To find out more, visit their website at newbernnc.gov.