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    NOT ONLY CAN YOU VIEW TRAINS, BUT YOU CAN RIDE ONE, TOO !

    News & Press | June 2010

    NOT ONLY CAN YOU VIEW TRAINS, BUT YOU CAN RIDE ONE, TOO !

    Posted: June 1, 2010
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    RELEASE:                                          
                   
                   



    JUNE 1, 2010        



     



    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI OR DAN CRANDALL



    216-635-3200, EXT. 3263 OR EXT. 3274



    It's great to view model trains, but it's fun to take a ride on
    one, too!



    Experience the sights, sounds and even a train ride at the free
    annual Cleveland Metroparks �Train Day� event on Saturday, June 19
    from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CanalWayCenter in Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation in Cuyahoga Hts.



    Train-lovers young and old can enjoy model train exhibits -
    featuring G-scale, HO-scale, N-scale, S-scale, Legos, and
    more.  And, they can take guided hikes to the trestle, make
    some crafts, enjoy exhibits with local train organizations, watch
    movies about trains, listen to storytellers, and more!  Kids
    can also receive a free train whistle from the Information Table,
    while supplies last.



    Visitors can hike along the �hobo trail� to learn the markings
    these American travelers used to communicate with other hobos and
    even talk to a few �hobos.�  Over 30 hobo markings will be
    displayed along the trail.  These markings were used as
    sources of communication from one hobo to the next.  While
    strolling down the �hobo trail,� they can stop by the hobo camp and
    enjoy the hobo hospitality, or a few words of hobo wisdom; have
    �Conrad the Conductor� introduce you to some of the famous hobo's
    of yesteryear, such as the cook �Stone Soup Sally Huttner,�
    harmonica player �Pete Moss,� �James �Professor' Young� who all the
    other hobos ask for advice, and �Apple Annie Reynolds� who always
    travels alone on the rails. 



    Plus, enjoy kid's train rides, ($1/person), EarthWords Nature
    Shop selling unique train items, and refreshments for sale.



    The R&R Stage features the sounds of live music, with Barb
    Withee & Jon Mosey at 10:30 a.m., First String Band at noon, Ed
    McDade at 1 p.m., and First String Band again at 3 p.m.



    And, sign up for the enter-to-win family 4-packs of passes for
    the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, DennisonRailroadDepotMuseum,
    EnterTRAINment Junction, and Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad.



    CanalWayCenter is located onWhittlesey Way, off the East
    49th Street entrance of Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation, between Grant Avenue and Canal Road in CuyahogaHeights
    - just off the I-77/Grant Avenue exit.



    For more information, call 216-206-1000 or visit
    clevelandmetroparks.com.



    Follow the trains to �Train Day� in Cleveland
    Metroparks - part of your life, naturally.



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