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Please send
dates for 2013 gatherings as soon as possible.
I can't list them if I don't
have them.
(please include as much detail as possible to
make listing clear)
Scroll down below the date list for descriptions
of the Gatherings
and Festivals.
The following gatherings are scheduled for
2013.
As the dates for others come in they'll be
added to this list.
Where possible the name, in the listings will be a link to the Gathering Web site.
April 11-14, 2013 Annual Amory, MS Railroad Festival and Hobo Gathering
May 7, 2011 Hobo
Day in Pequabuck, CT The Plymouth Historical
Society is sponsoring a Hobo Day in Pequabuck,
CT at the Pequabuck Train Station. Pequabuck is located along Route
72 between Terryville and Bristol, CT. The location of this event
is a splendid one along the old New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
tracks, currently owned by the Boston & Maine. The event will
be in full swing around noon with a fire lighting at approximately 4 p.m.
Folks that may be interested can contact
Louise Stange at 860-582-8471.
April 24- , 2010 Second
Annual Rosenberg Railroad Festival & Hobo Days. www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org
See below for details.
Contact;
Jana Hallmark Smith
Executive Director
Rosenberg Railroad Museum
1921 Ave. F, PO Box 369
Rosenberg, Texas 77471
281-633-2846
janahsmith@yahoo.com
May 26, 2012
Bucyrus,
OH Hobo Day croneis@embarqmail.com
or
bucyruspreservationsoc@hotmail.com.
Our site is www.bucyrus-preservationsoc.org
June 1 - 2, 2013 Rochelle, Illinois Railroad and Hobo Days Contact Rick Barnes at; (815) 561-1231
As far as Rochelle goes the dates are the same, jun 4th-6th and contact Ross(the boss)freier at rossthebosshobo <freier@rochelle.net or check out this link at http://www.rochellerailroadpark.org/rrdays.html
Rochelle, Illinois Railroad and Hobo Days rsfreier@comcast.net or rossthebosshobo <freier@rochelle.net or check out this link at http://www.rochellerailroadpark.org/rrdays.html
July 13, 2012 7 to 9 p.m. Deep
Lock Quarry Hobo Days Metro Park in Peninsula,
Ohio (See program below)
Pat Rydquist
prydquist@summitmetroparks.org
July - 16 - 17, 2011 VanWert,
OH Hobo Gathering and Annual Railroad Heritage Weekend located
at:
July - 26 2008
Venego, PA (history of A No 1) Hobo
Gathering. Contact Host Kerrick Cadwell
at;
kcdco809@yahoo.com
August 9-10-11 - 12, 2013 Britt, IA.The 113th Annual Hobo Convention
August 17-18- 2012 Stonefield Railroad Days Cassville, Wisconsin Contact;
Peggy Rewey
Office Assistant & Store Manager
Stonefield Historic Site
12195 Co Hwy V V
Cassville, WI 53806
608-725-5210
August 31 - Sept 1 2013 Annual
Hobo Gathering in Historic Pullman, Chicago,
IL
For information, contact Tom Shepherd at tomshepherd2001@yahoo.com
or call,
Luther the Jet at 608-244-5493. or Stretch
at 414 610-4538
September 1, 2012 Bucyrus,
OH
Bucyrus, OH Hobo
Day croneis@embarqmail.com
or
bucyruspreservationsoc@hotmail.com.
Our site is www.bucyrus-preservationsoc.org
Bucyrus Museum Hobo Gathering
Contact Old Crow at croneis@embarqmail.com
bucyruspreservationsoc@hotmail.com.
Our site is http://www.bucyrus-preservation.org/news.htm
September 14- 2013 Port Huron Click
here for the Port Huron site and more
info.
SEPTEMBER 20-23, 2012 Derry,
PA Railroad days
Gila Bend, AZ - (?)
A No Host Gathering held along the UP, (formerly SP tracks). This is real desert, so be prepared, bring all your own supplies including water. Dress warm, the desert gets cold at night.
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Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park
5779 Riverview Road
Peninsula, OH 44264
Contact: Hummingbird (Pat Rydquist)
work: 330-865-8065
cell:330-2041457
Friday, July 15, 7 p.m.
LIGHTING OF THE HOBO CAMPFIRE
Gather for the official lighting of the
hobo campfire and enjoy potlatch
(stories), hobohemia (all things hobo),
music and a canal-era historian. Bring
your own marshmallow sticks, hot
dogs, chairs and a can of soup or
vegetables for the hobo cauldron. DLQ
Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
DEEP LOCK QUARRY HOBO DAYS
Enjoy all things hobo, learn about this
park's unique history and meet a canalera
historian all day and night. Start off
with breakfast at 9 a.m. (please bring an
item of eggs, sausage, muffins, juice or
fruit). At 11 a.m., enjoy a history hike to
the quarry. At noon, partake in the lunch
of hobo stew. At 2 p.m., help elect the
hobo king and queen, who will ride our
float in the Peninsula Python Days Parade
at 4 p.m. At 8 p.m., enjoy a campfire and
music by the Brick Road Ramblers. We'll
also have a variety of activities during the
day: woodcarving, acoustic music around
the campfire, crafts and conversations
with today's hobos. Bring your own
marshmallow sticks, hot dogs, chairs and
a can of soup or vegetables for the hobo
cauldron. DLQ
Sunday, July 17, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
DEEP LOCK QUARRY HOBO DAYS
A hobo service and kinship will begin
the day, followed by a walk down
memory lane, a soup lunch and
sharing of the campfire ashes among
participants to end our three-day hobo
event. DLQ
Pat Rydquist, Naturalist, CIG
Metro Parks, Serving Summit County
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
1828 Smith RD
Akron, OH 44313
330-865-8064 ext. 307
prydquist@summitmetroparks.org