Thursday, July 17, 2008

Visit the Historic Idora Park Carousel

In 1984 Jane Walentas purchased the 1922 Idora Park Carousel at an auction. She has spent the past 22 years painstakingly restoring this beautiful ornament to its original beauty. The carousel resides in Brooklyn, New York and Ms. Walentas is looking forward to the day when a Carousel Pavilion will be in the Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the Idora Park Carousel will have a permanent home.




A bus trip is being organized to see (and ride) the Carousel, here are the details:

Depart Thursday October 23rd 6:30 a.m.
Return Friday October 24th 11:30 p.m.

Tour highlights:
Round trip transportation via deluxe motorcoach
One night lodging at the Fairfield Inn in East Rutherford, NJ
Dinner included in Little Italy - Pellegrino's Restaurant
Reserved seats to the evening Broadway musical Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre
Visit to the 1922 Idora Carousel in Historic Dumbo
Free time to browse Chinatown and Little Italy


Cost for the trip:
$340 per person, double
$320 per person, triple
$310 per person, quad
$405 per person, single

A $150 deposit is due by Friday, July 25th with the balance due by September 23rd.


Please contact Joan Yanchick at (330) 542-3444 or Jane Wardle at (330) 793-9878 with questions and to make reservations.

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