Well, this year's Fall Festival and the Apple Harvest Moonlight Train have now moved into the history books. Annie and I had a great time at the Fall Festival which was superb! Everyone we met or spent time with seemed to be having a great time and it was just about as relaxed as could be. It was a great success.
Meanwhile, the evening train, which was a sort of 'proof of concept' for similar trains in the future was wonderful. Certainly attendance exceeded our wildest imagination. I had anticipated 30-60, but we wound up with a full 3 car train of nearly 100 passengers. The crew who helped put this together and happen was awesome, including many who had already put in a full day during the Fall Festival. Most impressive was how, when faced with the larger than expected crowd, everyone came together and helped the event run smoothly without missing a beat.
Improvising on short notice to help fill some time before everyone got situated, Dana delivered his great story Gagnon, world champeen moose caller. John, our speaker did an awesome job conveying his story of apples in the Sheepscot Valley which actually went back to the earliest cultivation of apples in Kazakstan.
Again, people seemed to have a wonderful time. Alan Downey pointed out that we had a lot of first time visitors who were local, yet came because the event was something they were interested in and the train seemed like a cool way to get there.
As for me, I couldn't imagine a better adopted family who was willing to hear out my crazy ideas, help develop them and then bring them to fruition. I hope that those of you who attended enjoyed the evening. Thank you all volunteers and passengers alike for helping to make the event a success.
Can't wait to do it again!
Now, onward to Head Tide
