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In 1961, a group of Black protesters, most of them local college students, attempted to the enter Sesqui, which was open to White visitors only.

He has memories from growing up of visiting the park with family, but he never knew “Sesqui” had a campground.

On a cool November morning - prime hiking weather - Hunter walked the trails of Sesqui with state parks Director Paul McCormack, discussing what’s become their shared mission: making state park campgrounds look more like the communities they serve.

Its name: the Sesquicentennial Amphitheater, “Sesqui” for short.

Sesqui-, Latin for one and a half; so Sesquipedalis, a foot and a half long.