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    Say "Hello" To Conrad The Conductor And The Hobos At Cleveland Metroparks "Train Day" Event

    News & Press | May 2012

    Say "Hello" To Conrad The Conductor And The Hobos At Cleveland Metroparks "Train Day" Event

    Posted: May 8, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or - 



    DAN CRANDALL - 216-635-3274



    Everyone can enjoy saying �hello� to Conrad the
    Conductor as he welcomes visitors to Cleveland Metroparks annual
    �Train Day� event.



    The free, annual Cleveland Metroparks �Train Day�
    event is on Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CanalWay
    Center in Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation in Cuyahoga Hts., just
    below the massive, 2,000-foot long bridge that carries more than 40
    trains a day across the valley.



    Train lovers, young and old, can enjoy model train exhibits
    inside and out, railroad organizations and vendors, guided trestle
    hikes, kids depot play area with train toys and videos, crafts and
    face painting, a DJ playing railroad and summertime favorites, and
    more!



    Plus, young visitors can enjoy a kid's trackless train ride
    ($1/person). 



    EarthWords Nature Shop is selling unique train items, and there
    are refreshments for sale.  And, the first 1,000 kids will
    receive a free train whistle, too!



    Event-goers can also take a stroll down the Hobo Trail to
    discover what life was like for America'straveling workers,
    discover the hobo code through the hobo signs and strike up a
    conversation with the hobos.



    Travel back to the 1930s when hobos rode the rails and Cleveland
    had Shantytown.  Follow �Conrad the Conductor� as he
    introduces you to a select few of the hobos along the Hobo Trail
    and how they live.  Meet �Stone Soup Sally Huttner,� the cook
    and storyteller of the group from the south.  If you ask, she
    may share the story of her name sake.  �Pete Moss,� ex-pullman
    worker and ex-farmer, who now is looking for The Big Rock Candy
    Mountain and will sing and play this song for you on his
    harmonica.  �James �Professor' Young,� who the hobos go to for
    advice and wisdom, has a lot to say, but he is a mystery as to
    where he has traveled and where he lives.  And, �Apple Annie
    Reynolds,� who travels alone on the rails, loves children, and
    tries to sell her apples to everyone, even though we are not sure
    where she gets them. 



    Hobos were very good about helping one another through
    codes.  Visitors can walk the Hobo Trail to view over 30 hobo
    signs to see some samples of how the hobos would communicate to
    each other by using secret messages.



    CanalWay Center is located on Whittlesey Way, off the East
    49th Street entrance of Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation, between Grant Avenue and Canal Road in Cuyahoga
    Heights - just off the I-77/Grant Avenue exit.



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



    Get on board and say �hello� to Conrad the Conductor at the free
    �Train Day� event in Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
    naturally
    .



     



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