The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A Little Info On Victorian Christmas

A little info on Victorian Christmas.

The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, founded in 1989, is dedicated to rebuilding as much as practical of our namesake railroad, which was first built in 1894 and was torn up in 1937. The original railway had 45 miles of two-foot gauge track from Wiscasset to Albion, with a 15 mile branch to Winslow. Our two foot gauge railway is 2.5 miles long, all on original roadbed, built completely by hand by volunteers over the past 15 years. The work is hard but we all have fun doing it.

Victorian Christmas is a free, thank-you to the community event which we began in 2001. We run steam trains from our main station, Sheepscot, to Alna Center station- which we've replicated at its original location 1.6 miles up our line. At Sheepscot, while waiting for the train, we have hot chocolate and lots of goodies to enjoy. At Alna Center, Santa Clause is set up all day long inside the cozy, heated station building. Outside, there are horse-drawn sleigh rides (wagon rides if there isn't enough snow), and a large bon-fire to stay warm by. Everyone usually has a great time- volunteers and visitors alike.