STEAM CLEANING?

  THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND., 2019
            STEAM CLEANING?

   My 4-year-old grandson and I paid
another visit to the Steamtown National
Historical site in Scranton on Wednesday.
   We were pleasantly surprised to see
some of the huge engines moved from
their usual locations and, apparently,
painted and shined in some cases!
    I realized that while La Festa is being
held in SIroniocallycranton over the Labor Day
weekend, Steamtown will be hosting
its annual Railfest event!
    Ironically while Steamtown dropped
its admission charges awhile ago Railfest
remains a paid event. That's because of
all the special events and attractions
going on there that weekend.
     It's kind of neat to realize that
people come to Steamtown from all
over the U.S. and other countries as
well. People who love trains don't
mind traveling to see them,
      Wisely, the county will be running
free shuttle busses between Railfest
and La Festa to give some of those
visitors a good look at Scranton and
some of the events it has to offer.
       Looks like everything is being
"steam cleaned" for the big weekend
and that puts a good light on our
area!
        Hope both events are a big
success and that all your NEWS
is good!