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Santa Claus riding the rails Saturdays into Poplar Bluff
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Santa Claus will visit the Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum three times in December.
He will talk with children from 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Children may have photos taken with Santa at various areas in the museum, the red Missouri Pacific caboose or anywhere outside, weather permitting. Candy will be given to the children, according to a press release from the museum.
After visiting with Santa, visitors may view the new model train layout under construction, a new overhead train layout, an English train layout and building improvements.
The museum’s gift list for Santa includes new volunteers who are needed to greet visitors, maintain the museum and make improvements. If you are interested in being a volunteer (even if only one Saturday a month), please come to the museum or call 573-686-2241 for more information. Leave a message.
Volunteers also say these three Saturdays are a great time to complete your Christmas shopping in the decorated 1928 Frisco Train Station across Fifth Street from the Black River Coliseum.
The museum, which is celebrating its 31st anniversary, has a Train Shop which is fully stocked with engines, Amtrak and freight cars, tracks and many accessories for model train layouts.
Customers are offered a 10% discount if they become museum members. Annual memberships are still $12 per person or $20 per family. All proceeds from the Train Shop are used to maintain the 94-year-old Frisco Depot, which has been the museum’s home since it opened in 1991.
Regular hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 573-785-4539 or 573-686-2241 if you cannot come on Saturday. The museum closes only on Christmas weekend. It will be open on Dec. 31.
Since July 1, the museum has attracted 700 visitors from 19 states and Washington, D.C. Museum board members said they appreciate everyone who supports the museum and hope residents have a wonderful Christmas with their loved ones.