Sellout crowd fills the NC Aquarium

Thursday May 4th, 2006 will always be remembered as the day the hermit came back to Fort Fisher. Over 150 people gathered at the Aquariumm theater to see The Fort Fisher Hermit, The Life and Death of Robert E Harrill. Fred Pickler, who provided over 50% of the photos used in the film had about a dozen of his photographs blown up to poster size and were place on easels along the walk through the aquarium to the theater. After the film, a panel discussion was led by Rob Hill and Scott Davis which quickly erupted into a flurry of stories and rememberences by those that met and or knew The Hermit. The discussion lasted for about 45 minutes. It was at least another 30 minutes before the last person left. Quite an evening, which was a fundraising event for the aquarium to help fund a new educational program featuring The Fort Fisher Hermit. Word is that the gift shop might start selling the DVD in June.